Fisher’s Ghost Art Award 2024

2024 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award finalist exhibition, Campbelltown Arts Centre. Image credit: Silversalt Photography

The 62nd Fisher’s Ghost Art Award exhibition showcases a diverse array of artistic categories and mediums. In 2024, the celebrated Open Award, which is acquisitive to the Campbelltown City Council Art Collection, is valued at $50,000.

Over the years, the Open Award has been awarded to some of Australia’s most respected contemporary artists including Elisabeth Cummings, Khaled Sabsabi, Justene Williams, David Bromley, Marion Borgelt, Raquel Ormella, Tina Havelock Stevens, Kuba Dorabialski, Robert Fielding and most recently, Angela Tiatia.

The Fisher’s Ghost Art Award coincides with Campbelltown’s annual Festival of Fisher’s Ghost. Held over ten days, the Festival dates back to 1956 and celebrates Australia’s most famous ghost – Frederick Fisher.

All finalist works selected for inclusion in the exhibition are available for purchase.

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Winners of the 62nd Annual Fisher’s Ghost Art Awards

Open – Katy B Plummer, Margaret And The Grey Mare

Contemporary – Kalanjay Dhir & Akil Ahamat, a vanishing point

Traditional – Catherine Stait-Gardner, Still Life Objects Waiting to be Painted

Macarthur Award – Lathalia Song, Lament

Aboriginal Art Award – Dave Doyle, Eroded

Macability Award – Catherine McGuiness, Good night tinker bell

Primary – Helaina Davies, Self Portrait; Boadicea Griffin, Ice cream and Minh Tran, Look At Me Now

Secondary – Edwin Babu, Nace; Peter Dabrowski, Platypus Canopic Jar; Tailey Richards, Self Portrait and Sasha Shynkarenko, Fruits and a Jar

Key Dates

Exhibition Open to the Public – Saturday 26 October – Friday 6 December 2024
Collection of Artwork – Saturday 7 – Monday 9 December 2024

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Location

Campbelltown Arts Centre, 1 Art Gallery Road, 2560, View Map