Running alongside the Archibald - which is portraits - was the Sulman prize (subject or genre painting) and the Wynne prize (figure sculpture, landscape or scenery).

I fell in love with this painting (above) by Song Ling; the interwebs doesn't do it justice, it looks so incredible in it's giant 3d form! Oh, to have money!! I googled it, and it's for sale - but I'd have just enough change from $15k to cover the delivery charges. I can only hope that one day, the artist becomes so wildly famous and popular that he begins selling prints of his brilliant work :)