Main Gallery
29 August - 21 December 2025

The Georges River Art Prize is a biennial art prize that provides an opportunity for artists from all over Australia to display their best work. There are categories for painting and sculptural work, children and youth, and local artists.

The Georges River Art Prize is hosted by Hurstville Museum & Gallery and offers $20,000 in prize money.
 

Events offered for this exhibition

Opening night: Georges River Art Prize
Join us for the opening of the Georges River Art Prize.  Date: Friday 29 August 2025 Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm. Cost: Free event.  Ages: All Welcome. RSVP for GRAP Opening Night
Opening: Georges River Art Prize - Little Artist & Youth
Join us for the opening and award presentation for Little Artist (7-12) and Youth (13-17) categories of the Georges River Art Prize.  Date: Friday, 29 August 2025 Time: 3.30pm – 4.30pm. Cost: Free event. Ages: All welcome. RSVP for Little Artists & Youth Session
Baby Explorers: September - December
Our Baby Explorers program is designed for parents and carers of babies 12 months and under to come to Hurstville Museum & Gallery for stories and songs in the sensory pit and a guided tour of the current Main Gallery exhibition. September until December, join us for a Main Gallery tour of the Georges River Art Prize.  In this relaxed program our aim is that you and your baby can feel at ease in the Museum & Gallery. Dates: Visit our bookings link below for dates.  Time: Guided tour 10.35am, sensory pit open from 10.15am - 11.30am. Cost: $5.25 per adult participant, per session. Babies are free. Ages: Babies under 12 months old. Book Baby Explorers Session
Indigenous art workshop
Join Kamilaroi artist, Amy Lea Hill-Trindall for a special painting workshop linked to Georges River Art Prize and her Spotlight Display Walking on Country. Date: Tuesday 16 September 2025 Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm. Cost: $8.50 per person (excluding online booking fees). Ages: Adults (16 years and older). Book Indigenous Art Workshop
Artzone: Clay Inspiration
Learn about some of the greatest sculptors and get inspiration from this year’s Georges River Art Prize, then create your very own sculpture! A relaxed school holiday art class where kids can explore materials, techniques, and themes.   Date: Saturday 11 October 2025 Time: 10.15am - 11.30am. Cost: $8.50 per child (excluding online booking fees). Ages: 8-12 years. Book Artzone: Clay Inspiration
Art in the Afternoon: Air-dry clay workshop with Kassandra Bossell
Discover the joy of sculpture in this beginner-friendly workshop with artist Kassandra Bossell. Inspired by the works in the Georges River Art Prize. Date: Sunday 12 October 2025 Time: 2.30pm – 4.30pm. Cost: $12.50 per person (excluding online booking fees). Ages: Adults (16 years and older).    Book Air-dry clay workshop - with Kassandra Bossell
Art Play Make: Clay Creations
Get inspiration from our sculptures in the Georges River Art Prize and learn how to mould and shape clay to make your very own bowl. Play, experiment and explore through art and craft. This program is designed so that any child can join with no prior skills or session knowledge.   Date: Saturday 1 November 2025 Time: 10.15am - 11.30am. Cost: $8.50 per child (excluding online booking fees). Ages: 6-8 years. Book Art Play Make - Clay Creations
Art in the Afternoon: Etching printmaking with Joanna Williams
Get inspired by the stunning works of the Georges River Art Prize, then roll up your sleeves for a hands-on introduction to etching with artist Joanna Williams.  Date: Sunday 9 November 2025 Time: 2.30pm – 4.30pm. Cost: $12.50 per person (excluding online booking fees). Ages: Adults (16 years and older). Book Etching Printmaking - with Joanna Williams
Textile Still Life Workshop with Mary-Helen Daly
Be inspired by the still life artworks in the Georges River Art Prize and create your own fabric masterpiece in this hands-on workshop. Explore the art of still life using textiles as your medium. You’ll learn how to observe shapes and forms, experiment with colour and composition, and “paint” with fabric through layering, glueing, and simple stitching techniques.  Date: Sunday 16 November 2025 Time: 2.30pm – 4.30pm. Cost: $12.50 per person (excluding online booking fees). Ages: Adults (16 years and older). Book Textile Still Life Workshop - with Mary-Helen Daly

 

Georges River Art Prize Judges

Pippa Mott
	Pippa (she/her) has gained extensive experience in the arts and cultural sector through various roles at the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona), Mona Foma, Artist Profile, the Antarctic Arts Fellowship, Art & Australia and the Australian Museum. Most recently, she led Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf into its third year of operations. Pippa is now based in Gariwerd (Grampians National Park), where she has taken up the role of CEO of WAMA - The National Centre for Environmental Art. WAMA is set to open in 2025.
Matt Bromhead
	Matt Bromhead works between sculpture and drawing. In 2009 he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the College of Fine Arts, UNSW, and since then has held solo exhibitions at Olsen Gallery (2021, 2022, 2024), Chalk Horse Gallery (2020), Galerie pompom (2017), Bathurst Regional Gallery (2016) and Ray Hughes Gallery (2012).   His work has been selected for numerous awards and prizes including the Dobell Drawing Prize (2021), the Adelaide Perry Drawing Prize (2020), Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award (Highly Commended 2019, 2017) and The Paddington Art Prize (2018). Bromhead has participated in residencies both nationally and internationally including the Kedewatan Studio Residency (inaugural recipient, 2019), Umbi Gumbi Artist Residency (2019), CAMAC Studio Residency, Marnay-sur-Seine, France (2017), the Hill End Artist Residency (2015), and the Bundanon Trust Studio Residency (2015, 2014, 2013).
Kon Gouriotis
	Kon Gouriotis OAM is the Managing Director of Bandicoot Publishing Pty Ltd, which he co-founded in 2018. The company is home to Bandicoot Books, Art Almanac, and Artist Profile which he has edited since 2015. He was the co-editor of Khaled Sabsabi’s monograph. His latest book is Common Ground: Gary Deirmendjian, which he has co-edited and will be launched in May 2025. Kon has held various leadership roles within the visual arts in Australian, including Director of the Australia Council for the Arts Visual Arts Board (now Creative Australia), the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Liverpool Regional Museum, Street Level ARI and the Australian Centre for Photography. Since 1988 Kon has curated many exhibitions including the 2022 survey exhibitions Steve Lopes Encountered, for S.H. Ervin Gallery and Orange Regional Gallery, and co-curated Mick Richards: Above & Below for Redcliffe Art Gallery. In 2024 he curated the Logos / Λογότυπα exhibition at Hazelhurst Arts Centre.

 

Finalists for Georges River Art Prize 2025

• Evie Adasal – Marigold, acrylic on canvas, 130 x 120 cm.
• Michael Ambriano – Ganguddy - Distant Rain, oil on canvas, 41 x 51 cm.
• Mukayi Baker – Piltati, acrylic on linen, 91 x 152 cm.
• Robby Bennett – The Last Oyster Farmers of the Georges River, oil on canvas, 100 x 120 cm.
• Peter Berner – Misremembered Landscape, acrylic on board, 120 x 100 cm.
• Fleur Brett – Blue Torso, recycled cardboard and clothing, 27 x 23 x 22 cm.
• Matt Butterworth – Ghost, wood, 21 x 6 x 6 cm.
• Richard Byrnes – Pulp Rhino, papier mache, 65 x 75 x 30 cm.
• Olivia Chin – the visible track to the invisible thing, oil on linen, 142 x 117 cm
• Zara Collins – Teddy, ceramic, 17 x 19 x 18 cm.
• Samuel Condon – Memories of Morandi, Horse riding boots, oil on linen, 35 x 27 cm.
• Daniela Cristallo – Desert Rose Rain, acrylic and oil stick on paper, 66 x 53 cm.
• Evan Curtis –  Fowlers Gap diptych, oil on cardboard, 34 x 103.5 cm.
• Katie Daniels – A Lasting Song, oil on linen board, 51 x 41 cm.
• Malpiya Davey – Kalaya Tjukurpa - Emu Dreaming, acrylic on canvas, 51 x 51 cm.
• Pauline  Dewar – After the Floods, mixed media, 75 x 105 cm.
• John Edwards – Captain Thunderbolt Hiding In The Landscape, oil on canvas, 76 x 61 cm.
• John Edwards – Mary Ann Bugg Avoiding The Trackers, oil on canvas, 76 x 61 cm.
• Dongwang Fan – Submersion, acrylic on canvas, 90 x 90 cm.
• Julia Flanagan – All my dreams came true, acrylic on timber assemblage, 78 x 39 x 30 cm.
• Mim Fluhrer – Sun portal (Pink 2025), acrylic compound and acrylic on hessian, 40.5 x 40.5 cm.
• Richard Goncalves – Information Junior Vs Consumer, acrylic on board, 91.5 x 61 cm.
• Paul Gorjan – Autumn in Mt Victoria, oil on canvas, 30 x 60 cm.
• Michelle Hanlin – Desert Forms, acrylic on canvas, 61 x 61 cm.
• Tahlia Henderson – The Death of Optimism, watercolour on paper, 52.5 x 42 cm.
• Atipalku Intjalki – Tjukurpa Mulayangu, acrylic on canvas, 122 x 152 cm.
• Annabelle Josse – Horse Head Rock – Bermagui, oil on board, 20.5 x 25.5 cm.
• Natasha Junmanee – Blue and white porcelain collection, oil on canvas, 61 x 91 cm.
• James Lai – Autumn in the valley, acrylic on canvas, 80 x 100 cm.
• Langaliki Lewis – Tali / Sand dune, acrylic on linen, 116 x 141 cm.
• Kylee Malloy – we don't live here anymore, mixed media on board, 30 x 30 cm.
• Kevin McKay – Pavilion, oil on handmade cotton paper, 87 x 118 cm.
• Bindi Mira-Bateman – Ornithology I Blue Faced Honeyeater, woven textile, 85 x 122 cm.
• Sally Mowbray – Away, oil on canvas, 100 x 80 cm.
• Jasmine Mowbray – Ordinary Days, oil on canvas, 70 x 50 cm.
• Lina Ocolisan – Contours of Silence, ceramic, 25 x 15 x 12 cm.
• Felicity  O'Connor – Relics, oil on canvas, 100 x 122 cm.
• Sarah Park – Glimmering Glow, oil on linen, 30 x 40 cm.
• Sassy Park – On the border, ceramic, 36 x 22 x 18 cm.
• Tamara Pottier – Caught Between - A self portrait in chaos, oil on canvas, 110 x 76 cm.
• Nadera Rasulova – Veins of a Sunburnt Land, oil on canvas, 50 x 40 cm.
• Isobel Rayson – Things Left Unsaid, relief carving on painted wooden chairs, 87 x 115 x 42 cm.
• Lee Salomone – Ancestor stool #2, wood, soil and bronze, 106 x 36 x 29 cm.
• Therese Shanley – So quiet, oil on board, 90 x 110 cm.
• Gary Smith – Nardoo Street, acrylic on board, 60 x 70 cm.
• Dave Snook – The Deer, oil on board, 40 x 35 cm.
• Kate Vassallo – Radiate, acrylic on canvas, 92 x 82 cm.
• Agus Wijaya – Divide, conquer, repeat?, mixed media, 65 x 45 x 25 cm.
• Bradlee Wiseman – Modern Dance, oil on canvas, 122 x 91.5 cm.
• Mei Zhao – Garden C. IV, acrylic, pigment, concrete powder, and collage on hessian on wood, 112 x 97 cm.
• Zi Xin / Sylvia – Atypical year of snake, ceramic, 33 x 15 x 15 cm & 14 x 26 x 20 cm.
• Zuza Zochowski – Due North 2024, oil on linen, 44 x 53 cm.
   

Terms and Conditions

Please view the Georges River Art Prize Terms and Conditions 2025.

View the winners for the Georges River Art Prize 2023.
 

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​Image:  Hurstville Museum & Gallery, Georges River Art Prize 2023. Photography by Hurstville Museum & Gallery.