Exhibition Dates: 8 November 2025– 1 March 2026
Celebrating innovation in Victorian printmaking.
Castlemaine Art Museum is pleased to announce the fourth Experimental Print Prize (EPP).
Established in 2019, the biennial prize is open to artists residing in Victoria. Initiated and funded originally by Michael Rigg, the prize now evolves to a platform supported by many. Through their generous support, three prizes are offered: $10,000, $5,000 and $3,000 for an emerging artist.
This iteration of the prize and future iterations will now be acquisitive, cementing the importance of this opportunity for printmakers and CAM’s commitment to showcase the medium.
There is a strong tradition of printmaking in Victoria and the EPP seeks to foster new directions in the field, through both the exhibition of shortlisted artists and awarding of prizes. Unique amongst printmaking prizes, EPP recognises that experimentation and risk are essential to art.
The finalists for 2025 are:
Amanda Morgan, Amy Grover, Andrew Nille, Annie Brigdale, August Carpenter, Aylsa McHugh, Benjamin Bannan, Chelle Destefano, Clare Humphries, Clare McCracken and Heather Hesterman, Chris Orr, Damon Kowarsky, David Lewis, Dianna Wells, Ellie Malin, Emily Fong, Emma Stoneman and Cam Ross, Erica Elgin, Finn Keighley, Greg Somerville, Huiyi Xiao, Ingmar Apinis, Janet Neilson, Jennifer Tarry-Smith, Jinette de Gooijer, John Loane, Justine Mary Philip, Kate Shaw, Kim Barter, Kylie Jayne, Lori Kirk, Margaret Manchee, Matthew Clarke, Melissa Nguyen, Michael Rigg, Peter Ward, Rebecca Murray, Ruth O'Leary, Shirley Ploog, Silvi Glattauer, Simon Klose and Zoe Amor.
Castlemaine Art Museum
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