2025 Ipswich Art Awards

The Ipswich Art Awards is a vibrant celebration of the arts, drawing in hundreds of entries from Ipswich and beyond. As the leading visual arts award in the Ipswich region, it honours both established and emerging artists.

The Ipswich Art Awards are back in 2025. See below table for a list of the key dates.

For more information, visit Shapeyouripswich.com.au/ipswich-art-awards

KEY DATES

Guidelines released

June 2025

Entries open

9.00 am 1 August 2025

Entries close

6.00 pm 31 August 2025

Artwork drop off

10.00 am – 4.00 pm 31 October and 1 November 2025

Exhibition

10.00 am – 4.00 pm daily 8-15 November 2025

Awards night

6.00 pm 8 November 2025

Artwork collection

4.30 pm – 6.00 pm 15 November 2025

10.00 am – 4.00 pm 16 November 2025

10.00 am – 12.00 pm 17 November 2025

Ipswich City Council respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners, the Jagera, Yuggera and Ugarapul people of the Yugara/Yagara Language Group, as custodians of the land and waters we share. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, as the keepers of the traditions, customs, cultures and stories of proud peoples.