Emerging Artist Award

Celebrating its sixteenth year, the 2018 Emerging Artist Award provides upcoming artists and arts students with the opportunity to exhibit their work to the wider community, as well as a chance to share in over $11,000 worth of prizes. 

2018 Award Categories

$4,000 City of South Perth | Open Award

All works entered into the City of South Perth’s 2018 Emerging Artist Award are eligible to receive this Award. 

$750 Karalee on Preston | Local Theme Award

At the discretion of the judges any work depicting, in title or content, the City of South Perth’s natural or built environment, lifestyle or landmarks, will automatically be eligible to receive this Award. 

$750 Preston St IGA | Youth Award

Works entered by secondary school students or artists up to 25 years of age at date of entry will be automatically eligible to receive this Award.

$750 Liquor Barons on Angelo | Works on Paper Award

This category will cover all works on paper including photography, drawings, etc.

$750 White Frame | Painting Award

This category will cover all painted works including watercolours, oils, pastels, etc. 

$750 Curtin University | 3D Sculpture/Textiles Award

This Award category will include all works considered as sculpture or 3D textile.

$750 Curtin University | Aboriginal Artist Award

Works entered by Aboriginal artists will automatically be eligible/considered to receive this Award.

$750 John McGrath MLA | City of South Perth Resident Award

Works entered by artists living in the City of South Perth (suburbs of South Perth, Kensington, Como, Manning, Salter Point, Karawara and Waterford) will be automatically eligible to receive this Award.

$750 WA Natural Resource Management Program | Photography Award

This Award category will cover photographic works related to the theme ‘Your Urban Banksia Woodlands’. Images can be taken within bushland settings and can be of bushland, plants or animals.

$500 Soco Realty | People’s Choice Award

This award will be presented to the work that receives the greatest number of votes from exhibition visitors by the close of the exhibition period. The winning artwork may be pasted up in the Angelo Street Coles Underground Car Park alongside previous winners.