Alec Baker Ngura (Country) 2019, acrylic on linen, 112 x 198 cm. Winner of the 2020/21 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize
Michelle Zuccolo Habitat 2020, oil on canvas, 50 x 70 cm. Winner of the 2020/21 Local Art Prize
Noni Drew I like that (Series) 2020, acrylic and pencil on board, 73 x 73 cm. Winner of the 2020/21 People’s Choice Award
Installation view of the 2020/21 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize finalist exhibition
Installation view of the 2020/21 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize finalist exhibition
Installation view of the 2020/21 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize finalist exhibition
Installation view of the 2020/21 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize finalist exhibition
Installation view of the 2020/21 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize finalist exhibition
Installation view of the 2020/21 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize finalist exhibition
Installation view of the 2020/21 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize finalist exhibition
Installation view of the 2019 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize finalist exhibition
Installation view of the 2018 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize finalist exhibition
Installation view of the 2018 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize finalist exhibition
Installation view of the 2018 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize finalist exhibition
Moya McKenna, Boombox 2018, oil on canvas, 86.5 x 122.5 cm. Winner of BAAP 2018
Installation view, BAAP 2016
Installation view of the 2016 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize finalist exhibition
Installation view of the 2015 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize finalist exhibition
BAAP 2017 winner Michael Vale with judges Samantha Comte and Michael Brennan
Major Prize (Acquisitive)
Local Art Prize
People's Choice Award
Call for Entries 2022 BAAP Now Open
We are pleased to announce that the Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize is open for entries 11 October 2021 to 11 February 2022.
Entries will be shortlisted and finalists announced 18 March 2022.
Judges
The judges for the 2022 prize are:
Dr David Sequeira, Director, Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne
Bala Starr, Director, La Trobe Art Institute
Joanna Bosse, Curator, Bayside Gallery
Key Dates
Applications close: 5pm, Friday 11 February 2022
Selection notification: By Friday 18 March 2022
Artwork delivery: During gallery hours 26 April to 01 May 2022
Announcement and official opening: 6pm, Thursday 5 May 2022
Finalist exhibition dates: Friday 6 May – Sunday 26 June 2022
Artwork collection: During gallery hours Tuesday 28 June to Friday 01 July 2022
Established in 2015, the Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize is a celebration of contemporary Australian painting. The finalist exhibition brings together a broad range of artists, both established and lesser known, whose varied approaches to the painted medium conveys the breadth and diversity of painting in Australia today.
The annual prize is an important opportunity for Bayside City Council to add exceptional works of art to its collection and to promote art and artists as a valuable part of the Bayside community.