Dare to Differ
19 September- 19 October 2025
Gallery M, 287 Diagonal Road, Oaklands Park, SA 5046
Gallery Hours: Monday – Saturday 10am–4pm, Sunday and Public Holidays- closed
The exhibition will showcase Australian contemporary quilts predominantly fibre and composed of at least two distinct layers, stitched together throughout the quilt. They will be innovative, original and of course “Dare to Differ”.
Golden Textures Contemporary Art Quilt Award 2025
28 June- 12 October
Central Goldfields Art Gallery, 1 Neill Street, Maryborough, VIC
Gallery Hours: Thursday to Sunday 10am–4pm
Maryborough has a proud textile history. This specialisation lives on as we champion contemporary innovations in textile-based art through our prestigious Award. This year Linda Steele, President of the Ozquilt Network Inc., joins Helen Kaptein, Art Gallery Coordinator, Central Goldfields Art Gallery to select the winner. The Award showcases contemporary art quilts from around Australia. The artist whose work has been selected as the winner of the Golden Textures Contemporary Art Quilt Award, 2025 will receive $3,000. The winning work will become part of the Gallery’s permanent collection.
Pro Hart Outback Art Prize
15 August- 2 November 2025
Broken Hill City Art Gallery, 404- 408 Argent Street, Broken Hill, NSW 2880
Gallery Hours: Open Tuesday- Sunday 10am- 4pm
The Pro Hart Outback Art Prize is Broken Hill City Art Gallery’s largest and most anticipated exhibition of the year. This national acquisitive art prize invites artists from across Australia to reflect the spirit, beauty, and complexity of the outback through diverse mediums – from painting and sculpture to photography, installation, and digital works.
In 2025, the exhibition features 50 finalists selected from entries nationwide, offering a vibrant and thought-provoking snapshot of contemporary Australian art inspired by the outback.
