Call for Entries

Since 2003, Emerging has run as a biennial art award to support early-career artists develop their practice. Entries are open to artists across New South Wales aged 18 to 30. The exhibition of the Emerging finalists provides an opportunity for the selected artists to develop and exhibit a new or existing body of work at Gosford Regional Gallery. The prize supports artists who work in non-traditional mediums and a wide range of installation-based practices to present their artwork to a regional gallery audience.

For early career artists, opportunities to gain recognition and experience within a professional gallery setting are essential to building a sustainable and fruitful career in the contemporary arts.

Emerging 2025 is the eleventh time the competition has been held, and we are pleased to offer the $5,000 prize and continue our commitment to provide opportunities for young artists.

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Submissions open 6 December 2024 and close on 3 March 2025
Selected submissions announced 17 March 2025
Award announcement and exhibition opening event Friday 27 June 2025

Image: Monica Rani Rudhar, Drop Earings That Once Belonged To My Mother, 2022.
Terracotta, glaze, lustre, chain and wire, 125 x 163cm .Emerging 2023 Prize Winner. Photo - Docqment