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.
Finalist Announcement
Join us in congratulating this years finalists:
Judith Nangala Crispin, Ellen Dahl, Gerwyn Davies, Ella Dreyfus, Tim Georgeson, Silvi Glattauer, Helen Grace, Stephen Haley, Yvette Hamilton, Sammy Hawker, Drew Connor Holland, Alana Hunt, Jana Koelmel, Honey Long & Prue Stent, Jazz Money, David Newson-Tran, Stanislava Pinchuk, Jake Preval, David Rosetzky, Matthew Schiavello, Samuel Scoufos, Damien Shen & James Tylor, Ali Tahayori, Tobias Titz, Marian Tubbs, Shan Turner-Carroll, Matteo Volpi, Meng-Yu Yan
About the 2026 Award
This year, we invited submissions reflecting the traditional and expanded medium, including photocollage, sculpture, projection, installation and cameraless photography. Entries to the award have now closed.
This year’s finalists were 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.
The winner of the $25,000 acquisitive award will be presented during a private event and announced to the public on the opening weekend.
Previous winners include Polly Borland, Merilyn Fairskye, Shaun Gladwell, Polixeni Papapetrou, Darren Sylvester and Justine Varga.
