HOTA, Home of Arts is proud to announce the return of the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award in 2026. As Queensland’s richest acquisitive photographic prize, the $25,000 award and exhibition platforms artists from across the country working within the broad field of contemporary photography.
Previous winners include Polly Borland, Merilyn Fairskye, Shaun Gladwell, Polixeni Papapetrou, Darren Sylvester and Justine Varga.We invite submissions reflecting the traditional and expanded medium, including photocollage, sculpture, projection, installation and cameraless photography.
This year’s finalists will be selected by a panel of esteemed judges including 2018 Award winner Tamara Dean, Director of UNSW Galleries José Da Silva and independent writer and curator Mikala Tai.
Eligibility & Conditions of Entry
- • Entrants must be over the age of 18 at the time of entry
- • Entrants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents
- • The Award is open to both individuals and groups/collectives; however, an individual may be involved in only one submission (i.e. they cannot enter both as an individual and part of a group).
- • Artworks must be the original creation of the Entrant
- • Artworks must be created on or after 11 May 2025
- • Artwork must not exceed 300 cm in any dimension, inclusive of the frame or mount
- • Artworks must be available for display for the full exhibition period (Sat 28 Nov 2026 – Sun 25 April 2027)
For the full Conditions of Entry, please refer to the terms and conditions, below.
How to Enter
Access the digital entry form here: Entry Form
Once started, you can save your progress by hitting "Save" and return to complete later. All entries are to be submitted by Mon 17 Aug, midnight.
For enquiries or access support, please contact hotagallery@experiencegoldcoast.com
Entry Fee
To support participation, the entry fee has been reduced to $15 AUD.
Mob Tix are available for $10 AUD. Mob Tix are a special allocation of tickets that allows First Nations peoples from both within and outside Australia access to a discounted rate to certain programs. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from Australia are eligible, as well as Māori, Pasifika and First Nations people from other countries.
