Because it is a contest patronised by Australia's top artists as well as some new ones.
the packers prize is a prize in the archibald prize
Aboriginal Art
There are all sorts of art in Australia but their paintings are mostly of nature and animals, they all have stories behind them...
Vincent Price
The animals found on Aboriginal art depend on the native Australian animals found in theur area. kangaroo, koala, crocodile are some examples.
JF Archibald started the Archibald Prize, an Australian art competition, to promote and celebrate Australian portraiture. He believed that Australians should have the opportunity to appreciate and support the work of their own artists. The prize was also intended to encourage Australian artists to develop portraiture as a genre and improve the quality of Australian art.
The Archibald Prize was named after John Feltham Archibald who was later then known as Jules Francois Archibald. The Archibald prize was named after his death in 1919, where he left 89,061 pounds (which is 139,626 USD or 142,796 AUD). After his death one-tenth of the prize was provided for the Archibald prize to commence.
The Archibald Prize is organized by the Trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
The Archibald Prize began in 1921 and is one of Australia's oldest and most prestigious art awards. It is awarded annually for the best portrait painting, preferably of some man or woman distinguished in art, letters, science or politics.
Sam Leach
J.F. Archibald established the Archibald Prize in 1921 to promote and celebrate portraiture in Australian art. Archibald wanted to encourage artists to engage with portraiture and create works that captured the essence and character of notable Australians. The prize continues to be one of Australia's most prestigious art awards.
the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
The Archibald Prize began in 1921. It is one of Australia's oldest and most prestigious art prizes, awarded annually for the best portrait painting.
Archibald believed that it was important for a nation as young as Australia to have a strong sense of national identity, and he decided to encourage this through a portraiture prize. The prize was to achieve three key aims: to promote portraiture, encourage Australian artists and memorialize prominent Australians. To do this, Archibald dictated that the subject and the artist must both be Australian residents.
The judges for the Archibald Prize are typically art experts, artists, and gallery curators who are appointed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales. The composition of the judging panel changes each year.
The Archibald Prize is regarded as the most important portraiture prize in Australia.It was first awarded in 1921 after a bequest from J.F.Archibald, the editor of The Bulletin who died in 1919. It is administered by the trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales and awarded for "the best portrait, preferentially of some man or woman distinguished in Art, Letters, Science or Politics, painted by an artist resident in Australia during the twelve months preceding the date fixed by the trustees for sending in the pictures."The Archibald Prize is awarded annually and as of September 2011, the prize is A$75,000
The Archibald Prize is awarded to the best portrait, 'preferably of a man or woman distinguished in art, letters, science or politics, painted by an artist resident in Australasia.