Moreton Bay Art Prize 2026

Moreton Bay Art Prize

• Applications open: Monday 12 January 2026
• Applications close: 11.59pm Saturday 11 April 2026
• Shortlisted entrants notified: 5:00 PM Thursday 30 April 2026
• Shortlisted artwork delivery: 4:30pm – 6:30pm Saturday 23 May 2026
• Exhibition: 30 May - 18 July 2026
• Awards Night: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Saturday 11 July 2026.
• Artwork collection: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Saturday 18 July 2026

Outdoor Art Prize

• Applications open: Monday 12 January 2026
• Applications close: Saturday 11 April 2025
• Shortlisted entrants notified: 5:00 PM Thursday 16 April 2026
• Artwork high resolution photography: 21 April 2025 - 23 April 2025
• Outdoor Art Prize display: 19 May 2025 - 16 June 2025
• Displayed banners ready for collection: 18 June 2025 - 25 June 2025

Entry forms must be submitted online. There is no fee to enter.

• All Entrants must be 18 years or over to enter the Art Prize.
• Entrants must currently reside in the City of Moreton Bay local government area upon entering the Art Prize, or identify as a Kabi Kabi, Turrbal or Jinibara First Nations person residing in Australia.
• Eligible artworks must have been completed in the 24 months prior to the exhibition.
• Artists may enter either the Art Prize or the Outdoor Art Prize, or both. Only one artwork may be entered per person into each section. If entering both the Art Prize and the Outdoor Art Prize, the entrant must submit a different work for each. All artworks which qualify for entry into the Art Prize will be shortlisted by a pre-selection panel from which 20 - 50 finalists will be selected for exhibition into the Art Prize.

• Must be suitably framed for handling. A stretched canvas is considered a suitable frame. 
• Must NOT be wet when delivered. 
• Must be accompanied by a photograph of the assembled work and clear instructions for its installation IF it is a complex work such as a multi-panelled work. 

For further information, including instructions with accompanying images, refer to the FAQ document.(DOCX, 883KB)

Shortlisted applicants will deliver their work to Pine Rivers Art Gallery on a date communicated via email.

During the delivery window, artists will work with the Gallery team to:

• conduct an incoming condition report of the work
• confirm all details of both the artist and the artwork as per the application form
• confirm any installation preferences or specifications (if required).

Artists chosen for the Outdoor Art Prize who require high resolution files will need to bring their artworks into North Lakes Library to be photographed.

Winners of the prize will share a prize pool totalling $10,000 with a non-acquisitive prize of:

• $5,000 for first place
• $3,000 for second place
• $1,500 for third place 
• $500 for a People's Choice Award.

The People's Choice Award is open for voting until the final day of the exhibition, Saturday 18 July 2026.