ACAR Finalists Selected

We’re thrilled to announce that six Defiance artists have been selected as finalists in the inaugural Australia China Art Residency Art Prize!

Launched in 2025, the prize centres around interpretations of the theme Landscape, reimagining natural environments, built spaces, urban landscapes, and conceptual ideas of place.

Congratulations to Tim Allen, David Collins, Joe Furlonger, Peter Godwin, Michelle Hungerford and Angela Malone.


Winners will be announced in ???????????????????? ????????????????. 
• ACAR Art Prize (acquisitive) — AUD $100,000
• Super Nova Award (artists under 30) — AUD $5,000
• Digital Art Award — AUD $5,000
• People’s Choice Award (to be announced at the end of the exhibition) — AUD $5,000

January 8, 2026
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