The John Stringer Prize is an annual, non-acquisitive Prize for Western Australian contemporary artists, initiated and run by the Collectors Club of Western Australia. This year the John Stringer Prize celebrates it’s 10th Anniversary.

The prestigious John Stringer Prize – created in 2015 in honour of acclaimed curator, the late John Stringer (1937–2007) – Entry to the John Stringer Prize is by invitation only. This year we are showing John Stringer Prize RETROSPECTIVE.

The last 10 John Stringer Prize winners will show subsequent work at John Curtin Gallery. Artists are Merrick Belyea, Jacobus Capone, Jack Cheng, Erin Coates, Jarrad Martyn, Bjoern Rainer-Adamson, Susan Roux, Stewart Scambler, Alistair Rowe and Brendan Van Hek. The Prize honours John’s life and the legacy of his contribution to local visual arts and culture. In keeping with John’s passionate devotion to the arts, and his wish to see greater patronage of local talent, the Prize is intended to encourage and support Western Australian artists.

Through the involvement of the Collectors Club of Western Australia, the Prize connects locally based artists with collectors, thus contributing to the vibrancy and economic viability of the Western Australian art market.

This year’s exhibition celebrates 10 years of visual art in Western Australia. You can donate to support this years artists via the Australian Cultural Fund.