The winners of a prestigious national art competition will be unveiled at a gala evening and exhibition reveal at the City of Coffs Harbour’s Yarrila Place on Saturday, 6 September.
STILL: National Still Life Award is Yarrila Arts and Museum’s (YAM) national biennial acquisitive art award that recognises excellence, diversity and innovation in contemporary still life practice while broadening the interpretation of this enduring genre.
The awards include the STILL 2025 Award of $30,000 (acquisitive – the winning entry is added to the Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery collection), the inaugural Coffs Coast Artist Award of $5,000 and the People’s Choice Award of $1,000.
“With 70-odd artists named as finalists we can be certain the diversity of the work will be outstanding,” said Mayor, Nikki Williams, who will be the guest speaker at the opening night.
Established in 2017, the awards are open to artists at all stages of their practice and working across all mediums, including but not limited to painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, video and installation.
“The STILL exhibition will run at YAM through to 9 November and we’ll be kicking off in style at the launch event,” said City Cultural Services Team Leader, Carrie Kibbler.
“The celebrations will be held in the galleries and flow out into the atrium at Yarrila Place. We’ll also have live music by The Phil Stitt Trio and the YAM Bar will be open.”
The judges’ panel includes Ms Kibbler, Dr Victoria Wareham (Australian Cinémathèque, Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art), and Cath Fogarty (ceramics artist and teacher, TAFE NSW Coffs Harbour).
Exhibition visitors will also have the chance to cast a vote in the People’s Choice Award, which will be announced on Friday, 14 November.
