drawings by William Dobell to the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) The commission of a panoramic mural by John Olsen for the new Sydney Opera House The commission and fabrication of a major public sculpture for Martin Place by Bert Flugelman and the donation of the work to the City of Sydney The funding of the annual Dobell Drawing Prize acquisitive award ($25,000) at the Art Gallery of NSW with the winning work donated to the AGNSW collection. The Prize had a different guest judge each year. The twentieth anniversary was celebrated in 2013 with a touring exhibition of all 20 prize winners to regional galleries in NSW and the ACT along with the production of a special catalogue containing the history of the Prize and its over 700 participating artists. Founding patron of the Australian Centre for Photography, and financial support of the acquisition of Dobell House by the ACP. Support of the Gunnery Art Centre studios, Woolloomooloo, for artists in residence at Artspace and establishment of the Dobell Studio for visiting artists. Creation of the Dobell Chair in Art History at the Australian National University, Canberra Refurbishment and presentation of the Dobell Room at the New England Museum and Art Gallery in Armidale Founding sponsor of Art Express, the annual exhibition of outstanding work from the HSC Visual Arts examination. Funding of the annual Dobell School of Drawing at the National Art School, Sydney, for 75 Year 11 students from regional NSW. Support for education programs for regional NSW visual arts teachers to enhance their skills and to create special professional development opportunities in non-metropolitan areas. An international lecture series in art and art history and the support of art scholarship The Dobell Prize is an acquisitive award, with the gallery keeping past winners in the permanent collection. There were 685 entrants in the first year of the prize, in 1993, of which only 34 were exhibited, and there were similar numbers in following years. At the presentation of the 2012 Dobell Drawing Prize it was announced the prize would close as an open entry drawing prize, to be replaced by a curated biennial drawing show/award to be named the Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial List of winners 1993 – Kevin Connor – Pyrmont and the city 1994 – Thomas Spence – The roofs of Oxford Street (Taylor Square) 1995 – Jan Senbergs – Kitchen at Smacka's