Archibald Prize 2008
Entries: 693 (40 selected)
Sponsor: Myer
Exhibition dates: 8 March to 18 May 2008
Only selected finalists were exhibited; each artist could submit only one work
Auckland artist Martin Ball’s portrait of singer-songwriter Neil Finn became the first New Zealand entry to gain one of the awards on offer in the Archibald competition when it won the Packing Room Prize.
The prize money for the main award increased from $35,000 to $50,000.
