2026 Portia Geach Memorial Award

18 Sep 2026 ‐

02 Nov 2026

11:00 am ‐ 5:00 pm

Members: Free

Concession: $12.00

Adult: $15.00

Child: Free

Family: $42.00

The Portia Geach Memorial Award is Australia’s most prestigious art prize for portraiture by women artists.

The Portia Geach Memorial Award was established by the will of the late Florence Kate Geach in memory of her sister, Portia Geach. The non-acquisitive award of $30,000 is awarded by the Trustee for the entry which is of the highest artistic merit, ‘…for the best portrait painted from life of some man or woman distinguished in Art, Letters, or the Sciences by any female resident who was born in Australia or was British born or has become a naturalised Australian and whose place of domicile is Australia.’

Image: MICHELLE HISCOCK The Weather Watcher after Zurbarán oil on linen 50 x 40cm

 

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S.H. Ervin Gallery

Address:

Watson Road, Millers Point (The Rocks) NSW 2000

Open:

Tuesday to Sunday
11am – 5pm, last entry 4pm

Closed:

2 - 6 March 2026

New Years Day, Australia Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, ANZAC Day, Christmas Day

Phone:
Gallery: (02) 9258 0173. Cafe: (02) 9258 0175
Email:
shervingallery@nationaltrust.com.au
Entry Fees:

National Trust members – FREE
Adult - $15
Family - $42
Concession* - $12
Child (under 5 years) - FREE
*Concession applies for full-time students, seniors, pensioners and children aged 5-15 years.

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