Visual Art: Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship 2020

16–29 November 2020

In the time of COVID, this award was able to pivot and carry on better than ever! With the support of Shark Island Institute and Ben Quilty, five young artists were awarded the prize for the first time, instead of just one.

They spent two glorious summer weeks in Kangaroo Valley, sharing a studio, making extraordinary work and forging friendships that would continue into the future.

Special day guests who visited the artists during the residency included Lucy Culliton, the judge for 2020; Wendy Whiteley and Maud Page; Gundungurra elder Aunty Val Mulcahy and Ben Quilty; and Wayne Tunicliffe, the head curator of Australian Art at AGNSW.