Hadley’s Art Prize has today announced 35 contemporary Australian artists selected as finalists for the 2024 edition of the esteemed annual $100,000 acquisitive landscape prize. The finalists’ works will be presented in an exhibition at Hadley’s Orient Hotel from 3 – 25 August 2024, this year marking the hotel’s 190th birthday, with the winning work announced on 2 August.

Selected for the best portrayal of the Australian landscape, the finalists for this year’s Hadley’s Art Prize feature an exciting cross section of established and early career artists including Robert Fielding, Zaachariaha Fielding, Rosie Hastie, Naomi Hobson, Harrison Bowe, Belinda Yee,  Jane Burton, Helen Mueller, and Stephanie Tabram

The 35 selected artworks encompass a wide array of mediums including oil, acrylic, graphite, pencil, enamel, woodcut prints and digital etching, offering diverse and contemplative interpretations of the Australian landscape.

The 2024 judging panel of art specialists is comprised of the Curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art at the National Gallery of Australia Tina Baum; Senior Curator of Exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia Jane Devery; and celebrated British-Australian artist and Associate Head of Art at the University of Tasmania, Dr Neil Haddon.

Alongside the Major Prize of $100,000, there is the $10,000 Residency Prize, the $2,500 People’s Choice Award, the $1,000 Packing Room Prize, and $1,500 worth of prizes for students. Artworks are for sale and entry to the exhibition is free.