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Waverley Art Prize

The Waverley Art Prize has been running since 1986 as a painting and drawing prize. The Prize is aimed at emerging to professional artists, with four award categories:

• The Open Prize: $15,000 and acquisition into the Waverley Council Collection.
• The Mayor’s Prize: $2,000 and acquisition into the Waverley Council Collection.
• The Local Prize: $1,500 non-acquisitive sponsored by Waverley Woollahra Art School.
• The People’s Choice Prize: $500 non-acquisitive.

The Judges for 2025 were Anne Ryan, Curator Australian Art, AGNSW, and Jasper Knight, artist.

The funds raised through the art prize support Waverley Woollahra Art School and help them sustain their role as the longest running artist run initiative in Waverley.

The Waverley Art Prize 2025 winners will be announced by the Mayor of Waverley, Cr Will Nemesh, at the exhibition launch night on Friday 4 July 2025 in Bondi Pavilion Art Gallery, 6pm–8pm. The exhibition continues until 17 August 2025.

Applications for the next Waverley Art Prize will open in February 2026; local artists should subscribe to to the Waverley Weekly for updates.