19th Annual Estuary Art and Ecology Awards

The only contemporary art award in Aotearoa New Zealand with ecology at its core.

The Estuary Art and Ecology Awards are Aotearoa’s only annual contemporary art awards with ecology at the core. Artists are invited to research and respond to the Tāmaki Estuary, explore the ecological value of this vital waterway, and encourage action against its pollution. Finalists will be exhibited in the Malcolm Smith Gallery at UXBRIDGE Arts and Culture and winning artworks will be intelligent and innovative responses to ecology in the field of contemporary art.

Conditions of Entry

Submissions page will go live on 4 April 2025.

KEY DATES
Entries open 4 April 2025
Entries close 23 May 2025
Finalists Announced 13 June 2025
Exhibition of Finalists 5 July – 31 August 2025
Opening function and awards ceremony Saturday 5 July 2025, 2:30PM

AWARDS
First Place: $5,000
Second Place: $2,000
Third Place: $1000
Merit Awards (2): $250 + $150 Gordon Harris Art Supplies Voucher
People’s Choice Award: $1,000

SPONSORS
The 19th Estuary Art and Ecology Awards are generously funded by Auckland Council’s Howick Local Board, Tāmaki Estuary Environmental Forum (TEEF), the Rice Family Partnership, and Gordon Harris Art Supplies.

JUDGE – to be announced