The National Art School has announced that a record number of entries have been received for the revived Dobell Drawing Prize. 784 entries have been received from 650 artists from all over Australia, the highest number of entries to the Prize to date. Leading Australian artist Ben Quilty is the Judge for the 2019 Prize and the winner of this major Prize is to be announced on Thursday 28 March 2019 at the National Art School.

The Prize is a biennial competition by submission and will showcase the expanded field of drawing and an exhibition of work by 50 finalists will be presented at NAS Gallery from 28 March until 25 May 2019, alongside a new drawing symposium that explores the importance of drawing in all its diversity.