The Kilgour Prize is an annual major non acquisitive art award administered by the Newcastle Art Gallery, in Australia.
Established in 1987 through a bequest from artist Jack Noel Kilgour (1900–1987), an Australian landscape and portrait painter.
[1] Judged by a panel of three judges, the competition focuses on figurative and portrait painting, and stipulates that entries use painting media including oil, acrylic, watercolour and/or mixed media.
[2] A$50,000 is awarded to the most outstanding work and a People's Choice Award is worth A$5,000 and is determined by public votes.
In 2021, just under 500 works were received by the Newcastle Art Gallery from Australian artists for entry into the competition.