Gosford Art Prize 2025

The Gosford Art Prize is an annual award that attracts entries from across Australia. The finalist exhibition and opening night is the biggest event held at the Gallery each year. The Prize is open to all Australian artists working in any medium and attracts submissions that show a breadth of artistic excellence and display a diverse array of contemporary techniques and conceptual concerns.

The Prize has been a feature of the Gallery’s exhibition program since opening in 2000 and is a cultural highlight of the region.

This year the prize pool has increased to over $55,000 and presents the selected winner with a prize of $25,000 in recognition of the 25th anniversary of Gosford Regional Gallery. $10,000 will be awarded to a First Nations artist and $10,000 to a Ceramic based artwork. The inaugural Moving Image Art Award, also valued at $10,000, will be presented to an artist working in any moving digital film/screen-based artwork. 

Entries open Friday 16 May 2025 and close Monday 30 June 2025 at 4pm.

Image: Gosford Art Prize 2024. Image includes paintings by Justin Lees, St. Patrick’s Day Fall, 2024. Oil on canvas and Mandy Francis, Rising Through The Mist, 2024. Oil on canvas. Docqment

Opening Event and Award Announcement: 6pm Friday 5 September 2025. RSVP at www.trybooking.com/CLCUF