The Gallipoli Art Prize is an Australian acquisitive art prize that celebrates the Gallipoli campaign of the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, awarded annually by the Gallipoli Memorial Club and worth . The prize's organisers began work in 2004. The

Anzac The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) was a First World War army corps of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. It was formed in Egypt in December 1914, and operated during the Gallipoli campaign. General William Birdwood comma ...

Centenary Art Prize project was announced on 15 April 2005 by Australian prime minister

John Howard John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian former politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007, holding office as leader of the Liberal Party. His eleven-year tenure as prime minister is the s ...

. The inaugural prize was awarded in 2006, when it was won by Margaret Hadfield. Entries do not need to reference the Gallipoli campaign or portray war: entrants are instead encouraged to "respond imaginatively to the Gallipoli Memorial Club's creed": The award is run by the Gallipoli Memorial Club. It is open to artists born in Australia, New Zealand or Turkey or holding citizenship of those countries. A connected prize in Turkey, the Canakkale Art Prize, is also run annually and sponsored by the club. The 2022 Gallipoli Art Prize was won by a painting entitled ''Along the ride to Damascus'', by Deirdre Bean.

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* {{Australian art awards Awards established in 2006 2006 establishments in Australia