The Wollumbin Art Award (WAA) is the Gallery’s biennial $30,000 award open to artists living in the Tweed, Ballina, Byron, Kyogle and Scenic Rim Shires, as well as Richmond Valley, Lismore and Gold Coast City.
The Award, named for the mountain the Gallery overlooks, celebrates the calibre and diversity of artists of the region. There is no theme and artists may submit works in any medium.
The 2024 Judge is recently appointed Director of Hazelhurst Arts Centre, Sebastian Goldspink. A proud descendant of the Burramattagal people of Western Sydney, Goldspink is an independent curator with international and domestic experience. His extensive career includes founding artist-run space ALASKA Projects, curating the 2022 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, and professional appointments at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Art Month Sydney, National Art School and dLux Media Arts.
The 2024 Pre-selection Panel includes Sebastian Goldspink, Aunty Joyce Summers, Gallery Director Ingrid Hedgcock and Exhibitions Curator Tina Wilson.
2024 Key dates
Entries open: Monday 25 March, 5 pm
Entries close: Monday 3 June, 5 pm
Finalists announced: Tuesday 25 June
Exhibition dates: Friday 6 September – Sunday 24 November
Winners announced: Saturday 7 September
For more information, visit gallery.tweed.nsw.gov.au
