Fremantle Print Award

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The Fremantle Print Award is Australia's longest-running, most prestigious and largest printmaking award, and is awarded by the Fremantle Arts Centre, who also acquire the winning work. [1] [2] The award was established in 1976 with the support of Shell Australia. This partnership continued until 2006.

With acquisitive and non-acquisitive awards the prize money totals A$ 22,000as of 2021, with $16,000 for the first place, and $6,000 for second. The awards were put on hiatus for 2020, due to COVID-19. Beginning in 2022, the awards will be held every two years.

Several noted Australian artists have been recipients of the award including David Rose in 1978 and Mike Parr in 1990. [3]

Selected past winners include:

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  9. ↑ 25th Annual Shell Fremantle Print Award catalogue ISSN   1327-4015
  10. ↑ 26th Annual Shell Fremantle Print Award catalogue ISSN   1327-4015
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  12. ↑ 27th Annual Shell Fremantle Print Award catalogue ISSN   1327-4015
  13. ↑ 28th Annual Shell Fremantle Print Award catalogue ISSN   1327-4015
  14. ↑ 29th Annual Shell Fremantle Print Award catalogue ISSN   1327-4015
  15. ↑ 31st Fremantle Print Award catalogue ISSN   1327-4015
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