Archibald Prize 2014
Have fun exploring the Archibald Prize 2014 and make some art of your own.
The Archibald Prize, first awarded in 1921, is Australia’s favourite art award and one of its most prestigious. Awarded to the best portrait painting, the Archibald Prize is a who’s who of Australian culture – from politicians to celebrities, sporting heroes to artists.
Works in this children’s trail
- Peter Churcher Four self-portraits in a bunch of balloons
- Vincent Fantauzzo All that’s good in me (self-portrait as son Luca)
- Phillip Barnes Anna Meares
- Dapeng Liu Portrait of Yin Cao on blue-and-green landscape
- Julian Meagher John Waters – the clouds will cloud
- Fiona Lowry Penelope Seidler
- Tim Maguire Cate, take 1/ Cate, take 2
- Kate Beynon Sangeeta and Fuji
- Andrew Mezei Morpheus
- Mia Oatley Real thing
About our children’s trails
Our children’s trails are available online or as free printed booklets/sheets at the Gallery. They are designed to engage young children aged 6-12 with selected objects and images in the Gallery and our exhibitions. They present looking and interpreting, drawing and writing activities for children to do in front of the art with extension ideas for activities away from the Gallery.
Many of these suggestions can be adapted for use at home or in the classroom, even if you can’t visit or the particular artworks are not on display.