by Rosemary Warmington, AM, Chair of the 2025 Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize
Even if you’ve never held a paint brush, there’s still time for you to become part of the 2025 Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize 2025.
The key date - 31 January - is fast approaching, but it still leaves you time to get on board, as a donor, a sponsor, or as an artist.
For months, we have been hoping to match the $50,000 prizemoney that was on offer for the previous (2023) Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize. Until now, the prize pool had been limited to $37,500 but some late donations and sponsorship have enabled us to increase the total prize pool to a guaranteed $42,500.
Is that the limit? It could go higher. With only days to go, now it’s up to you.
Donations at all levels are still welcome. Your donation to the Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize is tax deductible, but only if you donate through Australian Cultural Fund.
Entries
Entries close at 8pm, 31st January 2025. All types of art are eligible for entry, in one or more categories,
Submit your entry here: https://parklandsart.org/entries2025/
Our Judging Panel
Our Judging Panel is ready and waiting to consider all entries, during February.
Our distinguished judges are:
From top left:
Andrew Purvis, an accomplished artist and curator Adelaide Central School of Arts
Doreen Mellor: a Ngadjan woman, with extensive experience working with First Nations creatives as a curator, writer, and arts administrator
Emma Fey: Acting Director of the Art Gallery of South Australia
Erica Green: Director of Samtag Museum and with deep understanding of contemporary art
Liam Fleming: a distinguished glass artist
Prizes
In addition to a first prize of $20,000, there are:
Seven category prizes of $2,500 each, offered for: Multimedia (including digital art and photography), School Student, First Nations, People's Choice (sponsored by the Royal Adelaide Show Society), Three-dimensional (i.e. sculptures, craft etc), Artist Living with a Disability (sponsored by Minda), and Emerging Artist; and
At least two Judges Commendation prizes, of $2,500 each.
Our Sponsors
Our Platinum Sponsors have given generously to our category prizes:
$20,000 Main Prize - (major donor, $15,000 provided by City of Adelaide)
$2,500 First Nations - Mount Horrocks Wines
$2,500 Artists Living With a Disability - Minda Inc
$2,500 People’s Choice - Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society
$2,500 3D - Mary Louise Simpson
$2,500 Emerging Artist - David Robinson
$2,500 Multi Media - Judith Hunter OAM
$2,500 School Student - APA Fund Raiser
Our Gold Sponsors have also given generously ($1,500 each). Our thanks go to: Pam & Robert O’Donnell; Jan & Peter Davis; St Peters College, Hero Weston, and Anonymous. Their sponsorship has contributed to underwriting the prize pool, for both the First Prize and the two Judges Commendations.
We are still seeking more Gold Sponsors (at $1,500 each) to further increase the overall prize pool, with additional Judges’ Commendation prizes.
Silver sponsors (at $750 each) are: St Aloysius College; JPE Design (Josephine Evans); and James & Jackie Hahn.
The generosity of all these sponsors is acknowledged on the home page of the Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize website.
The Opening Event
The prestigious Opening Event is booked for the Adelaide Festival Centre Gallery on the evening of Tuesday 1st April.
Our volunteer event team is busy organising a fabulous Opening Event for what will be 200 invited guests, including finalist artists, sponsors and distinguished guests.
The Exhibition
To be held in the amazing Adelaide Festival Centre Gallery, will be open to theatre goers and art lovers from April 1st to Tuesday 2nd May. Our volunteer curatorial team is planning a fantastic exhibition for up to 80 finalists.
Banner image at top: two of the finalists in the 2023 Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize.
Left: Judges Commendation -“Tree Lines, Pale Green with Dark Green” - Clare Belfrage
Right: “Shadow tree” - Madeline Gordon
