by Rosemary Warmington, AM

Preparations are underway for an exhibition, at the Adelaide Festival Centre, of 88 artworks, carefully chosen as the finalists, in the 2025 Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize.

During February, our five respected judges selected the finalists from among 320 entries, that had been received by the closing date at the end of January.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to all entrants for their fabulous entries and the effort and thought they put into their works.

*Detail (snippets) from 12 different finalists’ works that will be on display at the Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize. For image credits, see below.*

Our Exhibition this year will include works in 2-D, 3-D, digital and of course painting and multimedia works.

Works will be on show from artists of all ages. I’m delighted that the exhibition will show more works than in previous iterations of the Adelaide Park Lands Prize. All 88 works accepted as finalists will be on display at the Adelaide Festival Theatre Gallery from 1 April to 29 April.

In a first for the Adelaide Art Prize, you will also be able to remotely browse all works in a 3D augmented reality version of the Festival Centre’s gallery, thanks to Michael Petros, of ABM visual.

If you entered the Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize you should have received an email notification, to advise whether your artwork has been selected as a finalist. Don’t forget to check your inbox for your potential finalist notification.

Lord Mayor’s reception

Adelaide Lord Mayor, Jane Lomax-Smith has confirmed an official Mayoral reception for all finalists.

Artists chosen as finalists, have been invited to meet the Lord Mayor, and their fellow finalists, at a Town Hall reception, on Wednesday 19 March.

The City of Adelaide is the major sponsor of the Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize.

Finalists and sponsors also have been invited to the opening night on 1 April at the Adelaide Festival Centre when we will announce the category winners and the overall first prize winner.

*In addition to the above categories, there will be two additional “Judge’s Commendation” prizes of $2,500 announced on 1 April.*

We look forward to keeping you informed with our behind the scenes sneak peaks at what’s going on, in the buildup to the opening night. For more information stay in touch.

And remember this exhibition is a celebration of Art, your community, your Park Lands. So Love Your Park Lands. 💚

*The Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize is made possible through the generosity of these sponsors and donors.*

IMAGE CREDITS on this page:

Header pic: (from top left)

Adelaide Beauty - Glenda Markwell
After the Feast - Hamish Fleming
Blue Gum - Miia K Ascione
Connections -Anjana S Thomas
Green worship place - Reb Rowe
Cradled In The Canopy - Kate Marie Lewis

First pic within the article:

Each one a world - Bridget Anne Currie
Entangled Dance (Adelaide Parklands from Mount Lofty) - Nic Human
Island Refuge - Gail Angela Kellett
Lachlan and the Nymphs - Keith Neilson
Monument - Samuel Rush Condon
Leaves of change - Deb McKay
Light and Dark - Bernadette van Eyk
Nankeen Kestrels in the Urban Wild - Sophia Guth
Illuminate - Mignon Clift
Transplant Graft Tuthangga Park-17 2024 -Daryl Austin
HIST - Deborah Baldassi
Grit of the Wild - Kristy Lee Bennets

SECOND PIC within the article:

We cannot keep taking - Lloma MacKenzie
Untitled - Debra Umala
Not Your Typical Day - Kathy Doley
The Sea Of Sand - Gishka van Ree
Road Side Happiness - Lisa Losada
Leaf Litter - Carole Bann
Una - Georgina Mills and Adam Tarns
The observational intimacy of gumtrees that hold us beyond the change in light - Gemma Rose Brook
Ode to the blue banded bee - Kerryn Levy
What the birds know - Naomi McCann
Just a Tree Along Peacock Road - David Wayne Braun
View from park 26 - Nicholas Aplin