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The Olive Cotton Award is a $20,000 biennial national award from Tweed Regional Gallery for excellence in photographic portraiture in memory of photographer Olive Cotton.

The exhibition is selected from entrants across Australia and is a significant opportunity for established and emerging photographers. The winning work is acquired for the Gallery’s collection.

• First prize: $20,000 acquisitive
• Director’s Choice: purchases up to wholesale value of $4,000
• People’s Choice: $500 (announced at end of exhibition)

The 2023 Award judge is Dr Daniel Mudie Cunningham.

Key dates

• Entries close Sunday 30 April 2023 at 5 pm.
• Finalists announced 29 May 2023.
• Winners announced 15 July.
• Exhibition dates 14 July – 24 September 2023.

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Image | D-Mo (b.1977), Vice Versa, 2021 Digital print on Hahnemuhle photo rag. Acquired as the Winner of the Olive Cotton Award, 2021. Courtesy of the artist