R & M McGivern Prize

The R&M McGivern Prize 2025/26 Atmosphere

 

Submissions are now closed. Prize winners will be announced at the exhibition launch on Thursday 19 November 2026.

About the R&M McGivern Prize

The R & M McGivern Prize was established by the will of the late Muriel Evelyn McGivern, a local resident and artist of Maroondah, as a legacy of Muriel’s support of the arts in Maroondah. Awarded every three years by the Perpetual Trustee Company Limited, acting as Trustee of the R & M McGivern Croydon Arts Trust, the Prize recognises outstanding, original artwork in painting.

The R & M McGivern Prize is an acquisitive award and the winning artworks, as judged by an expert panel, enter the Maroondah City Council Art Collection. The Prize aims to promote artistic excellence in painting and build a high-quality collection for Maroondah.

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Exhibition of entries

Selected artworks will be exhibited at ArtSpace at Realm and Maroondah Federation Estate Gallery from Thursday 19 November 2026 to Sunday 24 January 2027.

Announcement of winners

Prize winners will be announced at the exhibition launch on Thursday 19 November 2026.

2026 Finalists

Greg Ades

Zoe Amor
Nicholas Aplin
Benjamin Armstrong
Xiao Yu Bai
Kate Bart
Kate Belvedere
Leon Bowers
Eleanor Butt
Micaela Bumpstead
Liz Coats
Michael Cusack
Asha Maria Dare
Emily Ferretti
Simon Grennan
Dana Harris
Katherine Hattam
Jennifer Huang
Clara Joyce
Hongli Li
Gian Manik
Loren Marks
Sam Martin
Grant Nimmo
Robert O'Connor
Kerrie Oliver
David Ralph
Steven Rendall
Mark Rodda
Zea Rous
Vanessa Russ
Tony Scott
Madeleine Simm
Julian Aubrey Smith
Nicola Smith
Florence Steel
Lachlan Stonehouse
Christopher Theophanus
Judith van Heeren
Kate Wallace
Darren Wardle
Malcolm Thomas Webster
Brett Weir
Lotus West
Bradd Westmoreland
Julia White
Marleah Wilkie
Ruby Wilkinson
Mark Wingrave
Caroline Zilinsky

About Muriel McGivern

Muriel McGivern (née Britten) was born on 1 October 1904 and passed away on 29 January 2000. She lived a richly creative life, and the R & M McGivern Prize grew out of her desire to provide an art prize within her local Croydon community.

Muriel lived her entire life in what is now known as the City of Maroondah and she is fondly remembered for her colourful writing, paintings of the Australian landscape and dedication to local history research. Muriel is also noted as the founder of the Croydon Historical Society and Museum in 1963.

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