by Rosemary Warmington, AM
The Finalists’ Exhibition at the Adelaide Festival Centre has 89 artworks from 85 talented artists.
The Festival Centre Gallery is open from 10am to 3 pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and in the evenings before and during shows at the Festival Centre.
Your last chance to see it, in person, is on Saturday, April 26th.
However there are two other ways that you can view (and/or purchase!) the artworks. You can walk around a virtual exhibition here:
Or you can scroll through (with the option to purchase) each of the 89 artworks here: https://www.adelaide-parklands.asn.au/2025-art-prize-artworks
Special events
We have a couple of special events for those planning a visit to the Exhibition.
Easter SaturdaY, 19 APRIL
On Easter Saturday, April 19th, at 1:45 pm, I’ll be leading a free Exhibition Walk-around. It’s a great way to get out and about and check out the art. A nice thing to do on an Easter Saturday, especially if you’re not going away on an Easter Holiday. If you’re coming to the Walk-around, meet me by the Park Lands Art Prize banner near the entrance to the Exhibition gallery.
There can be some surprises too! At our last Walk-around on April 12th, some finalists joined us and talked about their work and what inspired them. It was great to hear the detail about their work and what it means to them to be a part of the show. You never know who might be there!
Saturday 26 April
The other special event is on Saturday 26 April at 2 pm in the Festival Centre Gallery.
Margaret Ambridge, the First Prize Winner, will be giving a talk on the making of her winning work, “Bush for Life”. You’ll get the behind-the-scenes information on what inspired Margaret and her artistic process.
First prize winner, Margaret Ambridge, with her charcoal and ink drawing “Bush for Life”
Art in Adelaide has created this 10-minute video: “What Artists say about the Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize.”
To stay in touch, go to the Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize:
Detail (snippets) from 12 different finalists’ works on display at the Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize. From top left:
Mnemosyne - Marlize de Klerk
Kainka Wirra Reflections - Mae Irvine
Just our Perception - Rebecca Hartman Kearns
Untitled - Leshaye Swan
The Kangaroo and the Emu - Rachel Scholich
This landscape doesn't make sense - Brenton Drechsler
By angel guards attended - Caitlin Bowe
Botanics - The Last Unicorn
A Tranquil Commute - Vanessa Bartholomaeus
Cloud Watching - Jake Yang
Common ground - Rod Bax
Four Geological Armatures - Tom Borgas
Opening night, 2 April 2025. Some of the prize-winners receiving their awards. From top left:
Evie Li (Primary school category) receiving the award from APA’s Terri Moore for her work“Weekend”
Jay Lord (Emerging Artist category) receiving the award from Douglas Gaultier for his work “Stadium”
Miia Ascione (Commendation prize) receiving the award from Pam O’Donnell for her work: “Blue Gum”
Ray Harris (Multimedia category) receiving the award from Jacqui Hunter for “Destiny as Tree”
Sophia Guth (Secondary school category) receiving the award from APA’s Terri Moore for “Nankeen Kestrels in the Urban Wild”
Stella Valente (Artist living with a disability category) receiving the award from David Panter, CEO of Minda for the work “Bird-Day Party”
Read our report on the Art Prize opening night, featuring all prize-winners:
