The biennial Lloyd Rees Emerging Artist Award (formally the Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award) is back, and finalists will have their artwork displayed at Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Space from 3rd to 20th December 2025.
What is the Lloyd Rees Emerging Artist Award?
The Award is a national prize established in 1981 to promote and support talented emerging artists in Australia.
Initiated by the Lane Cove community in honour of its long-term resident and acclaimed artist Dr Lloyd Rees, who was an advocate for getting young artists involved in the arts.
The award is for artists aged 18-30 who create works in the mediums of painting, drawing, or printmaking.
What Are the Prizes?
First Prize: 8,000 (acquisitive) + a solo exhibition to be held alongside LREAA 2027 at Gallery Lane Cove (sponsored by Lane Cove Council).
Highly Commended:Â $1,500 (sponsored by Lane Cove Art Society)
Commended:Â $1,000 (sponsored by Centrehouse Inc.)
How Do I Apply?
Click here to enter. Entry Fees are $35 for one piece of artwork $60 for two pieces of artwork, and $90 for three pieces of artwork. Entries close on 19 October 2025.
If you know a local young artist who would like to enter this competition, please share this article.
What are the Terms and Conditions?
Click here to see the terms and conditions.
What Are the Key Dates?
Entries close: Sunday 19 October 2025
Finalists announced: 3 November 2025
Delivery of artworks: 29 November 2025
Finalists’ exhibition dates: 3rd – 20th December 2025
Art/Craft/Pottery/Ceramics Workshops and More
Gallery Lane Cove offers the entire community opportunities to attend art workshops and term classes in printmaking (including screen printing), sewing, jewellery making, knitting, life drawing, painting, and pottery. To view all current term classes and workshops, click here.
Children’s Art Workshop and Term Classes
Gallery Lane Cove also offers term art classes, workshops, and fun school holiday programmes (which sell out). To view all current term classes and workshops, click here.
Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios stages several exhibitions a year. Entry is FREE (yes, FREE).
Contact Details and Hours
Address:Â Â 164 Longueville Road NSW (opposite the Library)
Phone:Â 9428 4898
Website:Â www.gallerylanecove.com.au
Email:Â Â [email protected]
Facebook:Â @gallerylanecove
Opening Hours: Tues to Friday 10:00 am – 4:30 pm, Saturday and 10.00 am to 2.30 pm
Gallery Lane Cove and In the Cove are community partners – Gallery Lane Cove is a not-for-profit organisation, and we offer a discounted ITC Business Supporter package to them – this article is part of that arrangement.
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