The Fisher’s Ghost Art Award is an annual art award and exhibition inviting artists to submit works in a variety of artistic categories and mediums. Now in its 63rd year, there is over $60,000 in prize money to be won across the categories. In 2025, the celebrated Open Award, which is acquisitive to the Campbelltown City Council Art Collection, is valued at $50,000.
Over the years, the Open Award has been awarded to some of Australia’s most respected contemporary artists including Elisabeth Cummings, Khaled Sabsabi, Justene Williams, David Bromley, Marion Borgelt, Raquel Ormella, Tina Havelock Stevens, Kuba Dorabialski, Robert Fielding, Angela Tiatia and most recently, Katy B Plummer.
The Fisher’s Ghost Art Award coincides with Campbelltown’s annual Festival of Fisher’s Ghost. Held over ten days, the Festival dates back to 1956 and celebrates Australia’s most famous ghost – Frederick Fisher.
"'Moving On' explores transformation through layered paint, where additions and removals reveal depth and shifting light. The canvas captures moments of revelation, struggle, and curiosity. Its vastness suggests a forest journey, while a sudden burst of orange surprises like discovering something rare and magical hidden on the forest floor." - Caroline Collom
"'Where the Air Folds' belongs to a new series of works on paper I’ve been developing this year. These works explore the tension and harmony between the natural world and human structures. Layered washes, improvised and unpremeditated, unfold into landscape-like forms of mountains, water and air, while in contrast, the fine coloured lines have been tested, designed, and carefully composed which suggest architectural space and human order. Inspired by traditional Chinese ink and water painting yet employing contemporary techniques and materials, this series invites reflection on how nature’s fluidity meets humanity’s impulse to define, measure, and contain space." - Dapeng Liu
