Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize 2025
Hervey Bay Regional Gallery's flagship national art prize Girra returns in 2025.
Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize was borne out of the enduring social and cultural importance of the natural environment on Fraser Coast. Drawing its name from the Butchulla word for sand, a vital component of our region’s landscape, Girra brings together contemporary art that examines the intersection of people, place and the environment.
The biennial art prize invites entries from artists working in any visual art medium from across Australia, offering a $25,000 major acquisitive prize.
The finalists’ exhibition, held at the Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, will form a compelling story of our nation’s relationship to the environment told through diverse perspectives and aesthetic approaches.
The 2025 prize finalists are: Lino Ah-Honi (QLD), Ariella Anderson (QLD), Amanda Bennetts (QLD), Jacqueline Bradley (ACT), Johnathon World Peace Bush (NT), Shoufay Derz (NSW), Christophe Domergue (NSW), Claire Ellis (VIC), Baylee Griffin (QLD), Georgia Hayward (QLD), Joseph Williams Jungararyi (NT), Ingvar Kenne (NSW), Anna May Kirk (NSW), Aaron Perkins (VIC), Brian Robinson (QLD) and Paul Snell (TAS).
Major Acquisitive Prize: $25,000
The Hervey Bay Boat Club People’s Choice Award: $2,000
Call for entries: 7 April – 6 May 2025
Launch and prize announcement: Saturday 23rd August 2025