Gallery Details
WAMA - Australia's First Precinct for Environmental Art
4000 Ararat-Halls Gap Road
Halsls Gap VIC 3381
T: (03) 9996 9811
E: info@wamafoundation.com.au
W: wama.au
Opening Hours
Thursday to Sunday, 10am - 5pm
Entry: $2
WAMA ART PRIZE 2025
WAMA ART PRIZE 2025
6 Dec 2025 – 8 Mar 2026
Now in its third edition, the biennial prize has established itself as a significant platform for artists deeply engaged with the natural world. Dedicated to environmental art, the exhibition reveals the breadth and ingenuity of works on or with paper today, spanning drawing, printmaking, collage, sculpture, and experimental forms that reimagine paper as both material and message
The 2025 WAMA Art Prize will award a Major Acquisitive Prize of $15,000, along with three Awards of Excellence ($2,500 each), as well as a People’s Choice Award to be announced in late February 2026.
The exhibition marks a major milestone for WAMA, as it is the first time the prize has been presented within its purpose-built gallery — Australia’s only institution dedicated exclusively to the intersection of art and the environment
All 2025 finalists’ artwork will be on display in this exhibition. Visit our online exhibition to view more, vote for People’s Choice Award or even secure one of these incredible pieces as your own.
Salon des Refusés
While not every artwork was selected as a finalist, many captured the imagination of the judges and can be seen through WAMA’s online catalogue.
The Salon des Refusés is a collection of WAMA Art Prize entries that responded to the brief of a Work on Paper that responds to our environment. Each work is available to purchase, providing a unique opportunity to support artists and WAMA.
Image: Installation view, WAMA Art Prize 2025. Photo: Nicole Cleary Photography.
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