Entries close 10 September 2025
Artists can enter artworks completed in the past 2 years.
Presented by University of Tasmania; Hadley’s Orient Hotel; Hadley’s Art Prize, Hobart (HAPH); and Art Education Australia (AEA), the prize includes:
- $500 towards art supplies presented by the University of Tasmania to be redeemed in the State/Territory where the student resides
- The opportunity for the winning student’s artwork to be exhibited at Hadley’s Orient Hotel
- A visit to the UTAS Fine Arts and Design campus at Hunter Street, or the chance to have a virtual meeting with one of the Fine Arts lecturers
- A copy of the Hadley’s Art Prize exhibition catalogue
This prize is judged by art education experts at the University of Tasmania (UTAS) and Art Education Australia (AEA). Judges will consider the Entry’s creativity and technical skill, seeking work that is imaginative or profound in its response to contemporary art themes with a high level of conceptual and practical resolution.
Eligibility:
- Currently enrolled students in Year 10, 11 and 12, TAFE/VET, University or other higher education who are residents of Australia and under the age of 20 years of age.
- Entrants must be at least 16 years old.
- Entrants under 18 years old must have their parent’s or legal guardian’s consent to enter this Prize, and we may award any prizes to the Entrant’s parent(s) or legal guardian in our sole discretion.