National Works on Paper

For more than fifty years the National Works on Paper (NWOP) has presented a survey of contemporary art and celebrated the medium of paper in all its forms. NWOP is one of the leading art awards and exhibitions in the country, attracting Australia’s foremost contemporary artists working with paper. There were 1049 artists from across Australia who submitted entries for NWOP 2024, with 70 works shortlisted. From painting, printmaking, drawing, video, sculpture and weaving, the finalists’ works explore the possibilities of paper and the personal and political power of paper as a medium. Every state and territory is represented and, for the first time, four Mornington Peninsula-based artists are finalists. MPRG has a range of workshops with NWOP artists, including explore surface and texture with Hiratanao, form, pattern play and repetition with local artist Eleesa Howard, printmaking with Barbie Kjar and weaving with Jacky Cheng. They’ll also be running a range of school holiday workshops. Visit their website to find out more.