New International Art & Design Publishing Prize

The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) has launched a new international publishing prize, in a major new initiative for the gallery’s annual Melbourne Art Book Fair. The Cornish Family Prize for Art and Design Publishing is the first of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region, and will award $15,000 for the winning book, with additional $1,000 prizes for up to five finalists. Tony Ellwood, Director, NGV, said, "With the generous support of the Cornish family, the NGV has developed The Cornish Family Prize for Art and Design Publishing to honour excellence and innovation within art and design publishing, and to…