Now in its eleventh year, the Local Contemporary Art Prize is the premier local art prize for the Sunshine Coast region.

This highly anticipated annual exhibition showcases, and celebrates, contemporary artists residing on the Sunshine Coast — from emerging, to mid-career, to established visual artists.

Artists living within the region, working across all mediums, are invited to submit 2D and 3D works for the prize, and forty finalists will be selected for the exhibition — the winners sharing in $17,000 prize money. 

Exhibition Dates

11 Apr to 8 Jun 2025 

Tue–Fri, 10am–4pm
Weekends, 10am–2pm

Launch Event & Public Program

Celebrate with the finalists at the Local Contemporary Art Prize launch.
Thu 10 Apr, 6-8pm.

Full Public Program to be announced soon.

Creative Team

• Guest Judge — Claire Sourgnes, Director Ipswich Art Gallery 
• Gallery Director — Jo Duke
• Exhibition Officer — Rachel Weldon
• Senior Curator Collections — Nina Shadforth

Acknowledgements

Local Contemporary Art Prize is presented by Caloundra Regional Gallery and the Friends of the Regional Gallery, Caloundra.

The prize is supported by Sunshine Coast Council, Mary Henzell Investments, Local Agent Caloundra, The Friends of the Gallery and Caloundra and Community Bank Caloundra, Bendigo Bank.