pARTicipate began as a biennial event in 2011 with the goal to offer local artists the opportunity to exhibit and receive recognition for their work alongside their peers. It provides artists with a platform to exhibit in a professional gallery setting and acknowledges and awards excellence and contemporary regional stories.


Artists who live on the Southern Downs or within 75km of the Warwick CBD are invited to enter. Artists may enter one work in any of the following mediums:


  • Drawing
  • Ceramics
  • Mixed Media
  • Painting
  • Printmaking
  • Sculpture
  • Textiles


Entries for hanging must be framed and have 2 "D" rings attached. See below for more information.


Entry fee: $15 - strictly one entry per artist


Entries close Friday 27 September. Artworks must be delivered to the Gallery by 4pm on Friday 4 October.

  • Important Dates

    Entry forms and fees: due by 4pm Friday 27 September. 


    Artwork Delivery: to Warwick Art Gallery no later than 4pm, Friday 4 October during opening hours. The Gallery is open Tuesday - Friday 10am - 4pm and Saturday 10am - 1pm. 


    Exhibition dates:  17 October - 23 November, 2024 


    Opening and winners announced: Friday 18 October, 6.00pm 


    Collection of unsold work: from Tuesday 26 November



  • Terms and Conditions

    Terms and conditions 

    1. The entry fee is $15. Entries are limited to one artwork per artist. No work will be accepted or exhibited without payment of the entry fee. Entry fees are to be submitted with the entry form. 
    2. Works for sale will attract a commission rate of 30%. Payment for works sold will be made within 30 days of the close of the exhibition. 
    3. Items entered must not have previously won first prize at a Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery or Warwick Art Gallery exhibition. Entries must have been created in the previous 12 months.  
    4. All work submitted must be labelled on the rear or base with the artist's name, title of the work and contact details. 
    5. 2D and Textile artwork must not exceed 150cm in any direction including the frame. Dimensions (i.e. height, width and depth) of 3D artwork must not exceed 300cm cumulatively. 
    6. The Gallery Director reserves the right to not exhibit work if space is limited or if the work is deemed inappropriate, or if the work is not suitably framed or presented. If an artist's work is not selected to exhibit, the entry fee of $15 will be refunded. 
    7. All paintings must be dry. 2D works without "D" rings will not be hung. A stretched canvas is considered framed but must have "D" rings attached. Our hanging system requires two "D" rings positioned 6cm from the top of the work. Works on paper should be framed with a matte board unless the artwork is desined to be installed differently. Textile works must be ready to display - by rod, pin, fishing line or 3M Command Strip. Self installation of textile and 3D work will be allowed only if prior arrangements are made. 
    8. The winners will be announced at the opening on Friday 18 October at 6pm. 
    9. By entering the competition artists give permission for their work to be reproduced in any form of media related to the promotion of this event. 
    10. Entrants are responsible for the packing, freighting and insurance charges. The Warwick Art Gallery accepts no liability for the loss or damage in the course of transit. Transit insurance remains the responsibility of the exhibitor. All due care will be taken of entries submitted. Appropriate security will be in place during the Gallery's possession of art works. 
    11. All works shouls be delived to the Gallery at 49 Albion Street, Warwick, Queensland by Friday 4 October at 4pm. All works must be delivered during Gallery hours. 
    12. Unsold works can be collected from Tuesday 26 November 2024. Work not collected within 30 days of the exhibition closing will become the property of Warwick Art Gallery Inc. 

  • Awards and Prizes

    First prize: $2000  

    Jason Gard Memorial Award for Emerging Artists: $1000 


    An additional prize pool of $4000