Graceville Arts Festival
Wednesday 8th to Sunday 12th October 2025
The Graceville Art Festival is a vibrant celebration of creative expression, participation and community collaboration.
This year we are delighted to introduce our inaugural Art Prize including The Graceville Art Prize, Heart Prize and Inclusive Photography Prize.
The Graceville Art Prize: is awarded to an artist whose artwork resounds powerfully with the theme Earth, Sky, Sea, Me and communicates a lived experience of mental health and/or disability. Selected by the judging panel, the Graceville Art Prize winner is awarded $2,000 in prize money.
The Heart Prize: is awarded to the artist whose artwork is selected by the packing room crew as their favourite piece of the festival. The Heart Prize winner is awarded a non-financial one month residency at Graceville Centre to create a commissioned piece inspired by the Graceville Centre, an artist supplies voucher, and a feature interview at the Graceville Art Festival on opening night.
The Inclusive Photography Prize: is open to all photographic submissions. The photograph can be digitally altered however must not utilise Artificial Intelligence apps/programs. The Inclusive Photography prize winner is awarded $700 in prize money sponsored by My Supports. The winning artwork in this category is selected by a judging panel member with Photography expertise.
Please click here to read Art Prize Terms and Conditions.
We invite you to join the festival by submitting your artwork/s for our Art Prize, displaying/selling at the festival, attending our free events and participating in workshops listed on our events page.
All proceeds from the Graceville Art Festival are invested into creative program and events in the community for our clients.
Want to submit your work for the Art Prizes, display your art or join a workshop?
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