Local Student Art Prize 2025 Details

Entries are now open.

Sponsored by Friends Regional Gallery Inc. and Marie Pigott and supported by the Sunshine Coast Council and Caloundra Regional Gallery, the Local Student Art Prize 2025 will be held on Friday 11 April to Sunday 8 June 2025 in the Artroom at the Caloundra Regional Gallery. 

Children aged five and up are encouraged to participate in this exciting opportunity by entering a two-dimensional artwork on paper that celebrates their local region.

A total prize pool of $1500 has been generously donated by Friends Regional Gallery Caloundra Inc. and Marie Pigott. Art supplies vouchers will be awarded across a range of categories to winning entrants and their schools.

Thirty finalists will be displayed in the Artroom at the Caloundra Regional Gallery.

Key dates

• Entries open: Monday 4 November 2024
• Entries close: Sunday 16 February 2025
• Artworks and completed entry forms are to be delivered from Tuesday 12 November 2024 through to Sunday 16 February 2025 between the hours of 10am–4pm Tuesday to Friday or Saturday and Sunday 10am–2pm (excluding Public Holidays) to Caloundra Regional Gallery, 22 Omrah Avenue, Caloundra (adj. Caloundra Library).
• Finalists announced: Friday 4 March 2025
• The winners will be announced on Saturday 12 April 2025 at 11.30am 
• Exhibition dates: Friday 11 April to Sunday 8 June 2025
• Return of artworks: Collect Wednesday 11 to Sunday 15 June 2025, between the hours of 10am–4pm, from Caloundra Regional Gallery

How to enter

There is no entry fee. To be considered for selection, entrants must comply with all entry instructions and conditions. Ensure your artwork does not exceed the size requirements.

Bring the completed entry form along with the artwork to Caloundra Regional Gallery from Tuesday 12 November 2024 through to Sunday 16 February 2025 between the hours of 10am–4pm Tuesday to Friday or Saturday and Sunday 10am–2pm (excluding public holidays).

Get your entry form here

Maximum one entry per student.

The artwork

• Must be a depiction of something about the Sunshine Coast region/area.
• Must be on paper (NOT board).
• Must be unmounted and unframed.
• Paper must be no smaller than A4 (210 × 297 mm) and no larger than A3 (420 × 297 mm).
• Can be either horizontal or vertical.
• Any art materials may be used (eg. paint, pencil, pastels, collage, etc.) but the artwork must be two-dimensional.
• Must be original and not infringe the copyright, moral rights, or other rights of any third party.
• Must be recent work created in 2024 – 2025.

Eligibility

Local Student Art Prize 2025 is open to school-aged children from within the Sunshine Coast and Noosa Council regions that are 18 years and under at time of entry. Eligible schools include: Private schools, state schools, independent schools, home school groups.

Categories

There are three categories:  

8 years and under

• Individual winner: $200 art supplies voucher
• School of winner entry: $200 art supplies voucher
• Highly commended: $50 art supplies voucher

9 – 13 years

• Individual: $200 art supplies voucher
• School of winner entry: $200 art supplies voucher
• Highly commended: $50 art supplies voucher

14 – 18 years

• Individual winner: $200 art supplies voucher
• School of winner entry: $200 art supplies voucher
• Highly commended: $50 art supplies voucher

Judge’s Encouragement Award: $150 art supplies voucher