64th Blake Prize Exhibition

Overview

For artists whose work deals in spiritual matters — be that Christianity and the Holy Trinity, Ancient Greece's Titans and Titanesses, Mother Nature or reflections on suicide — the biennial Blake Prize is Australia's biggest award. Its goal is not to preach or proselytise, but to encourage people to talk. At the same time, it aims to reflect our nation's extraordinary religious diversity. 

This year, 594 entries poured in, from Australia, as well as New Zealand, the United States, Ireland, France, Germany and Switzerland. From February 13, the 83 finalists will show at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre for five weeks.

The winner, to be announced on February 12, will take home a cool $35,000, while one emerging artist will receive $6000. 2014's winner was Richard Lewer, for Worse Luck I’m Still Here, a new media work telling the story of Herbert Bernard Erickson, a pensioner from Perth who survived a suicide pact in 2012.