Entries for the 2026 Bald Archy Prize are OPEN!
A Message from Maude
I've been JUDGING YOU for 30 YEARS now.
So, I've just about seen it all. With our current crop of politicians, celebrities and world figures, I have no doubt this year's contest will bring great wit, satire and maybe ruffle a few feathers! As always, pretty much anything flies, so long as it's fun.
SO GET PAINTING!
Don't quote us!
"The prize laughs at the lighter side of Art"
- Canberra Times, February 2010
"The most expertly judged art prize in Australia"
- Professor Maude Cockatoo PhD, March 1997
"It’s just another circus come to town!"
- Edmund Capon, 1994
"Tapping into the larrikin side of the Australian sense of humour…"
- The Press, Christchurch
