Northern Beaches Environmental Art and Design Prize: Call for Entries

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Entries now open for the 2025 Environmental Art & Design Prize 

Artists and designers from across Australia, including young people aged 7 to 18 years, are invited to submit work on the theme of the environment. 

This is your chance to be part of the conversation around climate issues and inspire a sustainable future.

A $46,000 prize pool across 4 categories:

  • $20,000 Art
  • $20,000 Design
  • 3,000 Young
  • $3,000 People’s Choice

This year’s esteemed judges are contemporary artist Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran and design curator Keinton Butler.

Entries close 19 May.

Key dates

  • Submission deadline: Fri 19 May, 5pm
  • Finalist notification: Thu 29 May, 5pm
  • Exhibition: Fri 1 Aug – Sun 14 Sep

Enter the 2025 Environmental Art & Design Prize

Submissions close Monday 19 May 2025, 5pm.

Northern Beaches Environmental Art and Design Prize: Call for Entries

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Artists and designers are agents of change, often taking the lead in responding to environmental or societal challenges. The Environmental art and design prize brings together a dynamic community of artists, designers and audiences who care deeply about our future.  

Each year, we invite audiences to explore the diverse ways artists and designers Australia-wide have interpreted our unique Australian landscape, responded to our climate emergency and advocated for our planet through their creative practices.

Prize pool of $42,000 includes:

  • $5,000 for each of the Open categories
  • $2,000 for each of the Young Artists & Designers categories
  • $3,000 for the People’s Choice Awards.

Call-out open:            17 Mar – 14 May 2023

Exhibition dates:        4 – 27 August 2023

The Prize categories are:

  • Ceramics & small sculpture
  • Film
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Painting & mixed media
  • Works on paper & photography
  • Wearable design
  • Functional design
  • Young artists and designers 7-12 years and 13 – 18 years.

Winners from each category are awarded by an expert panel of judges.

Entries are open until 12pm (AEST) Sunday 14 May 2023.

Enter HERE