CAPO’s most prestigious award was presented by CAPO Patron, Bree Pickering, Director, National Portrait Gallery to digital artist Paul Summerfield who will be the 2023 CAPO Fellow. Paul plans to use the fellowship to work on a graphic novel with Australian literary legend, Isobelle Carmody.

The Mandy Martin Art & Environment Award went to Annika Romeyn who will use the award for her group exhibition Canberra Contemporary Art Space. The project stems from the opportunity to create a series of new work in response to the provocation ‘collaborating with nature’.

The Rosalie Gascoigne Memorial Award has been presented to Elliot Bastianon to produce and exhibit a body of new work for the March 2024 exhibition, “Materiality: but not as we know it” at Canberra Museum and Gallery. The Rosalie Gascoigne Memorial Award is generously supported by The Tall Foundation.

The Robert Foster Memorial Award was presented to Rebecca Selleck to complete an ambitious new body of work, “self-portrait in the Anthropocene” (working title), that combines curved stainless-steel furniture with intricate bronze work, blown glass, living plants, and vibrant textiles. The Robert Foster Memorial Award is funded by TSA.

The Tall Foundation Award was awarded to Alicia Cox who will use the award to purchase and install a small to medium size kiln for her Canberra studio which will give her consistent and reliable access to a kiln giving her the freedom to create new works.

The inaugural Megalo Residency award went to Molly Kamenz. Molly will receive three months studio access and $3000 stipend at Megalo Print Studio to create etchings and lithographs inspired by historical aerial photographs of the Great Barrier Reef from the 1970s.

The Shaw and Partners Award went to Brenda Runnegar. The award will allow Brenda to take on an extended period of research and experimentation and to take her art practice to a new exciting level and at the same time help draw attention to the plight of our insects.

The Craft + Design Canberra Outstanding Practice Award was given to Annette Blair to work on a project drawing upon her skills she has acquired over the past 23 years of working with glass and invest time into a new direction in her work.

The Home by Holly Award went to Jeffrey Sarmiento to create new works for an exhibition at Canberra Glassworks which explores 19th century glassblowing techniques and new methods of digital fabrication using 2D and 3D printing of glass.

The winner of he Waldren Constructions General Award went to Kate Stevens. Kate’s project is to develop a new series of oil paintings focusing on war crimes in Afghanistan.

The Michele Black Memorial Award - Creations Manuka went to Josephine Townsend whose project will culminate in two solo exhibitions scheduled for 2023 and 2024. Both exhibitions are both exploring the key elements of trees – the textures of bark, the forms of tree trunks, the shapes and patterns of leaves and branches.

The winner of the Capital Chemist Award was Fran Romano who will use the award to develop works for an exhibition at Belconnen Arts Centre in 2024. This exhibition is an experimental project, exploring the idea of self-doubt.

The Canberra Weekly Award was presented to Nadege Desgenetez to embrace new ways of working to complement her glass blowing practice and reduce the environmental impact of her work. The resulting works will be included in 2 international solo exhibitions.

There were two winners of the Entice Travel & Performance Award this year. The first was given to Leah Blankendaal and the second to Sophie Edwards. Leah will use the award to fund a residency program at Arts Letter and Numbers in New York City in 2024. Sophie will use the award to share and publicise her most recent self-produced music with an international audience.

The Workplace Research Associates Award went to Marzena Wasikoswska to research a project which addresses family portraiture.

The Cook Creative Writing Prize was awarded to Linda Chen to support and research a digital-live hybrid project.

The Urban Pantry Manuka Emerging Artist Award went to Paul Martin who will animate a section of a music video using a rotoscoping technique of oil painting on glass.

There were three winners of the All Insure Emerging Artist Awards, Cassandra Dove, Bethany Saab and Nicola Knackstredt. Cassandra plans to create 6 paintings of abstracted representations of lived experience within the environment. Bethany will use the funding to support a project that is focused on her own professional development. Nicola will use funding for a polishing lathe and buffs.

The Boris Property Emerging Artist Award went to Alison Barnes who will use her award to build on her work, ‘Holding my breath’ which was exhibited at Thor's Hammer in 2022.

The Craft + Design Canberra Emerging Artist Award went to Nicola Knackstredt who will use the award to increase the sustainability of her practice through recycling scrap metal in her studio, and by using more efficient polishing methods.

The Canberra Museum and Gallery Award went to Yasmin Idriss who will use the award to create a limited edition of about 50 photobooks and purchase a small framing joiner.

The Radford & Co Sculpture Award went to Francis Kenna to create and develop new works for an exhibition at Belconnen Arts Centre in 2024. The works will be an inquiry into the atmospheric phenomena of light, and perceptual effects of colour, light, architectural space, and matter.

CAPO Fellowship: Mariana del Castillo

Mandy Martin Art & Environment Award: Anna Madeleine Raupach

Rosalie Gascoigne Memorial Award: Nicola Dickson

Robert Foster Memorial Award: Sean Booth

Tall Foundation Award: Bryan Foong

Shaw and Partners Award: Yusuke Takemura

Craft ACT Outstanding Practice Award: Ximena Briceno

Belco Arts Inclusion Award: John Brookes

Creations of Manuka Award: S.A Adair

Capital Chemist Award: Madisyn Zabel

Canberra Weekly Award: Hannah Gason

Entice Travel & Performance Award (1): Luminescence Chamber Singers

Entice Travel & Performance Award (2): Juliet Moody

Workplace Research Associates Award: Lee Leibrandt

Cook Creative Writing Prize: Lucy Alexander

Home by Holly Emerging Artist Award: Melinda Heal

Urban Pantry Manuka Emerging Artist Award: Michael Lawrence-Taylor

All Insure Emerging Artist Award (1): Molly Kamenz

All Insure Emerging Artist Award (2): Lea Durie

All Insure Emerging Artist Award (3): Solomon Karmel-Shann

Boris Property Emerging Artist Award: Alison Ford

Craft ACT Emerging Artist Award: Jonathon Zalakos

CAPO Fellowship: Michael Sollis

Rosalie Gascoigne Memorial Award: Sian Watson

Tall Foundation Award: Michele England

Robert Foster Memorial Award: Bengt Cannon

Craft ACT Outstanding Practice Award: Jennifer Robertson

Shaw and Partners Award: James Tylor

Belco Arts Inclusion Award: Olympia Sarris

Canberra Weekly Award: Tom Buckland

MPS Travel & Tours Award (1): The Australian Voice Collective, Artistic Directors Rachel Campbell and Paul Bissett

MPS Travel & Tours Award (2): Kirsty Zane

Capital Chemist Award: Larah Nott

Workplace Research Associates Award: Akie Haga

Creations of Manuka Award: Rose-Mary Faulkner

Cook Creative Writing Prize: Julia Faragher

Urban Pantry Manuka Emerging Artist Award: Lucy Palmer

All Insure Emerging Artist Award (1): Belle Palmer

All Insure Emerging Artist Award (2): Lucy Chetcuti

All Insure Emerging Artist Award (3): Linda Chen

Canberra Museum and Gallery Emerging Artist Award: Prue Hazelgrove

Craft ACT Emerging Artist Award: Sue Peachey

Rosalie Gascoigne Memorial Award: Scott Chaseling

Tall Foundation Award: Mahala Hill

Raine and Horne Commercial Award: Sarit Cohen

Robert Foster Memorial Award: Marissa Ziesing

Craft ACT Outstanding Practice Award: Sharon Peoples

Canberra Weekly Award: Hannah Gason

MPS Travel & Tours Award (1): Alex Lundy

MPS Travel & Tours Award (2): Lexi Sekuless

Capital Chemist Award: Marilou Chagnaud

Creations of Manuka Award: Madisyn Zabel

Cook Creative Writing Prize: Greg Gould

Urban Pantry Manuka Emerging Artist Award: Katrina Leske

PSC Capital Insurance Brokers Emerging Artist Award: Bryan Foong

McGrath Woden Emerging Artist Award: Jess Higgins

Balmain Financial Emerging Artist Award: Dan Power

Craft ACT Emerging Artist Award: Daniel Leone

CAPO Fellowship: Julie Bradley

Rosalie Gascoigne Memorial Award: Lisa Cahill

Craft ACT Outstanding Practice Award: Lisa Cahill

Tall Foundation Award: Saskia Scott

Raine and Horne Commercial Award: Michael Dooley

Robert Foster Memorial Award: Kristina Neuman

Craft ACT Emerging Artist Award: Kristina Neuman

Canberra Weekly Award: Neil Doody

Shaw & Partners Award: Rebecca Selleck

Belco Arts Centre Inclusion Award: Vera Delova

MPS Travel & Tours Award: Jake Silvestro

Capital Chemist Award: Millán Pintos-Lopez

Workplace Research Associates Award: Samuel Townsend

Canberra Glassworks Award: Louis Grant

Urban Pantry Manuka Award: Dan Venables

Macquarie Telecom Award: Amy McGregor

PSC Capital Insurance Brokers Emerging Artist Award: Abbey Jamieson

McGrath Woden Emerging Artist Award: Rowan McGinness