How to Enter:

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• Download the entry form on this page, complete the entry form, pay the entry fee and upload the completed form with your image/s to this link https://eastgippslandartgallery-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/admin_eastgippslandartgallery_org_au/EgbS9UtJ409GjdRd5T5pnFgBkWqg5rqzk7XfG-C4WbHlCw

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• Or email the form and the images of the artwork to admin@eastgippslandartgallery.org.au

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• Alternatively, request a form via phone (03) 5153 1988 or the above email, or pick a form up in person at East Gippsland Art Gallery, 2 Nicholson Street, Bairnsdale

 

Entry Fee:

• $35 per entry non-refundable.

• Up to 2 entries permitted per artist. Each entry requires a separate entry form, images, and an entry fee.

 

Entry Fee Payment Methods:

• Bank transfer: BSB: 633000, Acc: 113274757 with your name as reference.

• Credit card over the phone: (03) 5153 1988

• In person at East Gippsland Art Gallery, 2 Nicholson Street Bairnsdale.

 

Submission Checklist

• Completed entry form (one for each entry)

• For 2D work - one high-resolution image of artwork per entry (JPEG, 300dpi, max 5MB each)

• If 2D work is framed or matted, please include a second image that includes framing.

• For 3D work, we require two high-resolution images of the artwork per entry (JPEG, 300dpi, max 5MB each)

• $35 entry fee

 

Pre-Selection of Finalists

• A committee will select finalists from their emailed submissions.

• Finalists will be notified by email Friday 09 January 2026

• Finalists deliver their work for exhibition and final judging.

 

Artwork Delivery

Selected finalists can deliver artwork to East Gippsland Art Gallery on the following dates:

Friday, 23 January between 10am-4pm

Saturday, 24 January between 10am-2pm

Tuesday, 27 January between 10am-3pm

 

• 2D framed artworks must be ready to hang/install with D-rings and wire.

• 2D matted artwork will be pinned to the wall for display.

• 2D works on paper that are not mounted or framed will be displayed using magnets.

• Clearly label on the back of the artwork, the title, artist’s name, and edition number (if applicable).

• Entrants must supply a current ABN or a completed Statement by a Supplier Form at the time of artwork delivery.

 

East Gippsland Art Gallery reserves the right to refuse to display delivered artwork and it will not be submitted for judging if any of the following apply

 

• Not ready to hang/install.

• Deemed very fragile and/or vulnerable to be safely displayed.

• Poses safety risks.

• Any artwork damaged in transit.

• No substitutes for works entered - it must be the same artwork as in the photos submitted with the entry form.

 

Judging of finalists' artworks

• Finalists' artwork will be judged when installed at East Gippsland Art Gallery.

• Judging panel: Michael Beazer, East Gippsland Art Gallery Director, Crystal Stubbs, and an arts professional to be confirmed.

• The Judges decision is final.

• The winner will be announced at East Gippsland Art Gallery at the exhibition launch 5.30pm Friday 30 January 2026.

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See previous years winner here

 

Still got questions? Contact us

East Gippsland Art Gallery

2 Nicholson Street, Bairnsdale VIC  3875

Tel: (03) 5153 1988 | email: info@eastgippslandartgallery.org.au