16 October 2021 - 29 November 2021 | 5 min read | cost: Free event | website: https://www.lesterprize.com/whats-on/exhibitions/ | address: Old Police Courts, Centenary Galleries (Temporary Entrance Beaufort St)
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The Lester Prize is one of the country's most recognised and prestigious portrait prizes-an award that places artists and the community front-and-centre.
This year's forty finalists were chosen from more than 750 entries received from artists across Australia. 22 of the 40 finalists are emerging artists, seven former finalists including 2 previous winners have made it the final list. 12 finalists are from Western Australia.
The prize pool available to professional, emerging and young artists is now worth over $100,000, including the main prize of $50,000.
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