Steph Wallace, Migration, 2024 - Recipient of the 2025 Eureka Art Award
Eureka Art Award
The biennial Eureka Art Award is a non-acquisitive prize valued at $2,500. It showcases the work of past recipients of the Ballarat Arts Foundation’s early career grant and mentoring program, celebrating the achievements of artists supported over the last 25 years. This award highlights emerging talent and contributes to the ongoing development of the regional arts community.
The Eureka Art Award 2025 Sat 1st Nov - 6th Dec
The biennial Eureka Art Award (non-acquisitive prize - $2500) was instigated to celebrate the work of former recipients of a Ballarat Arts Foundation early career grant and mentoring program over the past 25 years.
2025 Finalists: Kim Anderson, Margie Balazic, Genèvre Becker, Charmaine Channells, Anzara Clark, Ash Coates, Patrick Duffy, Dr. Deanne Gilson, Georgina Gould-Hardwick, Yvonne Hearn, Heather Horrocks, Ben Howe, Lisa G Hunter, Len Hyatt, Aldona Kmieć, Jessica Larm, Fehraz Lateef, Abbie Matthews, Lauren Matthews, Corrie Nantes, Pauline O'Shannessy-Dowling, Alison Parkinson, Kat Pengelly, Jessica Schroeter, Steph Wallace, Jade Walsh, Tas Wansbrough, Amanda Western.
2025 guest judge: Emily Wakeling, Curator, Art Gallery of Ballarat
The 2025 Eureka Art Award exhibition is currently showing at Gallery 10 (10 Bridge Mall, Ballarat) until 6th Dec.
But who are we to judge! We encourage you to make your own judgement by voting in the People’s Choice Award (non-acquisitive prize - $500) to be announced at the conclusion of the exhibition on the 6th of December.
To vote for your favourite artwork click the button below between 1 November and 6 December 2025.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: The best way to support the arts is to buy art! All art purchases include a 30% commission to the Ballarat Arts Foundation to support next year’s grants for the next generation of emerging artists.
It’s a win for you, a win for the artist and a win for the Foundation!
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Former Eureka Art Award and People’s Choice Award recipients -
2023 - Eureka Art Award, Rapture, Ben Howe, 2022
2023 - People’s Choice, Winterbloom #11, Aldona Kmiec
2020 - Eureka Art Award, Nyirram turt-barram (The Morning Star), Deanne Gilson, 2020
2020 - People’s Choice, Lucy, Abby Matthews, 2020
2018 - Eureka Art Award, Mycolinguistics: Rubico-Sterolosis (Oneness), Ash Coates, 2018
2018 - People’s Choice, Meat Peaches, Dan Kelly, 2018
2016 - Eureka Art Award, Fighting Inertia, Kim Anderson, 2016
2016 - People’s Choice (inaugural), Fighting Inertia, Kim Anderson, 2016
2014 - Eureka Art Award, Balancing Act, Aldona Kmiec