Gosford Art Prize 2025 (opening event and award announcement)

Exhibition dates: 6 September - 9 November 2025

The Gosford Art Prize is an annual award that attracts entries from across Australia. The finalist exhibition and opening night is the biggest event held at the Gallery each year. The Prize is open to all Australian artists working in any medium and attracts submissions that show a breadth of artistic excellence and display a diverse array of contemporary techniques and conceptual concerns.The Prize has been a feature of the Gallery’s exhibition program since opening in 2000 and is a cultural highlight of the region. This year the prize pool has increased to over $55,000 and presents the selected winner with a prize of $25,000 in recognition of the 25th anniversary of Gosford Regional Gallery. $10,000 will be awarded to a First Nations artist and $10,000 to a Ceramic based artwork. The inaugural Moving Image Art Award, also valued at $10,000, will be presented to an artist working in any moving digital film/screen-based artwork. 

Archibald Prize 2025 (opening event)

Exhibition Dates: 22 November 2025 - 11 January 2026

The Archibald Prize for portrait painting is Australia’s most celebrated and democratic - sometimes controversial - art award. The trustees of the Art Gallery of New South Wales judge the entries and the winner receives $100,000. First awarded in 1921, the Archibald Prize was established following a bequest from former Art Gallery trustee and founder of The Bulletin magazine JF Archibald (1856-1919), whose aim was to foster portraiture, support artists and perpetuate the memory of great Australians. Following their display at the Art Gallery in Sydney, the Archibald Prize 2025 finalist works will tour to venues across NSW offering audiences outside Sydney the opportunity to see these notable works.

Todd Fuller | Dear Christians (opening event)

Exhibition Dates: 15 November 2025 - 28 February 2026

A new hand-drawn animation by award-winning artist Todd Fuller, centered on the life and work of Reverend Rod Bower of Gosford Anglican Church. Narrated by Bower himself, the body of work explores his powerful advocacy for LGBTIQ rights through his viral church signs, including “DEAR CHRISTIANS, SOME PPL ARE GAY. GET OVER IT. LOVE GOD.” Through animation and drawing, Fuller’s exhibition weaves together poignant moments from Bower’s life and his impact on diverse communities beyond the church pews of Gosford.