EP43 All about the Archibald prize

My Crazy Artist Life

It’s Archibald prize time! For artist’s and art lovers all over Australia it’s that special time of year, where art becomes the talking point and everybody has the chance to become an art critic.

As one of the best known (and oldest) art prizes in Australia, it has built it’s own deserving fan base and in this weeks podcast @lisamajdesings chats with Arts Writer and friend Bree Di Mattina @meandmy2guys about everything Archibald. This year @blakdouglas was announced the incredible honour of winning the @archibaldprize in 2022 with his incredible painting of Moby Dickens. You can visit @agnswmembers to see more inspiring entires.

We talk about the evolution that Archibald prize has had over the years. How current culture has had a part to play in it as well as how important contemporary art has become to society. We talk about our favourite paintings, what we love and don’t love, and some of the fun art history facts with paintings and portraiture.

If you are an art prize or art history buff, we know you are going to love this episode.