On August 28, Sydney-based artist Sophie Cape was announced as the winner of this year’s Hadley’s Art Prize, an annual acquisitive award for Australian landscape art endowed with AUD 100,000 (USD 65,200). A retired professional athlete who began her artistic career after enduring sports-related injuries, Cape often explores the physical and emotional potency of nature in her work. Her winning canvas, Thunder shifts the shivering sands (2024), features expressive, rust-colored streaks and smears of locally sourced soil, rust, and charcoal. The works of all 29 finalists will be exhibited from August 29 to September 21 within the hotel’s customized gallery spaces. Arphy Li is an editorial assistant at ArtAsiaPacific.