Overview
- Melbourne artist Sean Layh won the $3,000 Packing Room Prize for his portrait of actor Jacob Collins in character as Hamlet.
- The prize is chosen by Art Gallery of New South Wales packing room staff, who judge works for visual impact and artistic merit.
- Layh’s painting is one of 59 Archibald finalists selected by the gallery’s trustees, and the main $100,000 winner has not been announced.
- The Archibald, Wynne and Sulman finalists will be exhibited at the Art Gallery of New South Wales from May 9 to August 16.
- Archibald entries must be painted from life within the past year, a rule that saw Layh set up sittings after he first saw Collins perform Hamlet in 2024.