Entries have now closed for the 2025 Northern Beaches Environmental Art & Design Prize. 

Now in its fifth year, the annual prize has become one of Australia’s leading competitions for both art and design with an environmental focus.

Finalists will be announced here on Friday 30 May and showcased in an exhibition across 3 Northern Beaches venues from 1 August to 14 September 2025.

Prize winners

Prize winners will be announced on Thursday 31 July at 6.30pm. 
There’s a $46,000 prize pool across 4 categories:

  • $20,000 – Art
  • $20,000 - Design
  • $3,000 - Young
  • $3,000 - People’s Choice

Approximately 80% of the prize money is funded by our generous sponsors and application fees.

Exhibition  

The exhibition will be presented across 3 venues from 1 August to 14 September, Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-5pm:

  • Manly Art Gallery & Museum
  • Curl Curl Creative Space
  • Mona Vale Creative Space Gallery 

2025 Judges

Meet the 2025 Judges - Keinton Butler and Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran

Bio photos of EADP Judges

2025 Sponsors

Thank you to the 2025 Northern Beaches Environmental Art and Design Prize Sponsors.

Tanya Reinli, Standing Flowers

2024 Prize

In 2024 the Environmental Art & Design Prize exhibition included works by 200 finalists across the newly consolidated Art, Design...

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2023 Prize

The Environmental Art and Design Prize presents an opportunity annually for the Australian community to engage with the unique insights...

EADP 2023. Install shot

2022 Prize

In 2022, the Environmental Art & Design Prize exhibition displayed works by 212 finalists across nine categories, shining a light on renewal, regeneration and our shared human experience in the world.

Image of oysters

2021 Prize

In 2021, the inaugural Environmental Art & Design Prize exhibition displayed works by over 220 finalists across nine categories.

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