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Thursday 1 May 2025 Competition opens

Sunday 27 July 2025 Competition closes at 11pm AEST 

Monday 11 August 2025  Works to be delivered to Gloucester Gallery between 9am - 11am 

Wednesday 13 August 2025 Gallery is open to the public

Saturday 16 August 1pm 2025 Opening Event where the judge will announce the winners

Sunday 7 September 2025 Works to be collected from Gloucester Gallery from 12pm to 1pm 

Gallery Address: 25 Denison St Gloucester NSW 2422

Faces I Have Met

This portraiture category allows you to capture the essence of some of the interesting and diverse characters that you may have met.

Lie of the Land

This category is specific to the Barrington Coast and allows you to explore the differing landscape features around this region. 

The Natural Environment

For a more in-depth photography experience of nature, capture the flora and fauna in a truly individual and explicit manner. 

Man-Made

Focus on obscure or everyday objects and use your photographic skills to capture the essence of the myriad of man-made objects that surround our lives wherever we may find ourselves. 

Not Your Normal Photo

A time to really test your artistic flare. Experiment with a more abstract or conceptual approach to photography, pushing the limits of what is achievable through digital technology.

Absence of Colour

Black and white photography (or even partial colour absence) has a unique way of highlighting and capturing the essence of a subject. Use your imagination to create stunning photographs highlighted by the distinct lack of colour.

Culture and Our Way of Life

This category is a chance to capture what culture means to you. By definition, culture is all about the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of people within a community.

Junior

This category is open to people aged 17 years and under. There is no specific genre so feel free to  experiment in any of the above listed categories.

The ’Junior’ section (under 18 years as of the closing date of the exhibition period) is an open genre category. 

The ‘Senior’ section must be submitted under one of the above categories with the genre used as the basis for the composition of the photograph.

Any image deemed unsuitable/inappropriate will be excluded from the competition and/or the exhibition.

No refunds will be issued.

All winners are chosen through a blind-judging process. The competition judge will be provided with the digital photographs only, containing the category and title of the photograph. Judging will be completed prior to the first day of the exhibition with the winners announced at the opening event.

All entries are to be submitted in both digital and print format.  Any entry not submitted for physical exhibition will be disqualified without refund.

Each senior category awards: 1st Prize $100, 2nd Prize $50

Junior category awards: 1st Prize $75, 2nd Prize $50 plus a $25 Encouragement Award.

A Major Prize of $500 is awarded to the overall winner - chosen from senior categories only. This is an acquisition prize - meaning that the framed winning photo will become the property of the Gloucester Arts and Cultural Council to be included in the PIX Collection.  The photographer retains copyright over the image.

Category prizes will only be paid once the work has been collected from Gloucester Gallery.

Prize Sponsors

People’s Choice Prize 

There is a voting box on display during the course of the exhibition where visitors can cast a vote for a gold coin donation. The winner of this vote will be awarded the funds collected in the box during the exhibition. 

• Complete the online PIX entry form on Trybooking, once this has been submitted you will be emailed a link to upload your images.

• All completed entry forms, payments and digital photographs MUST be received by 11pm on 27th July 2025 for the blind-judging.

• All entries must be prepared in both a digital and print format. Any entry not submitted for physical exhibition will be disqualified without refund.

• An entry fee of $20 applies for each entry in the ‘senior’ section and $10 per entry for the ‘Junior’ section. Please note that payment made via trybooking.com may incur an additional booking fee retained by Trybooking.com.

• Each person can submit up to five (5) entries.

• A maximum of 3 photographs for any one entry displayed as a series is permitted.

• Photographs must not have been exhibited in the Gloucester Gallery or any other gallery within a 200 kilometre radius of the Gloucester Gallery.

There is no maximum size specification for printed photographic entries this year.  When choosing your photograph and frame size please be mindful that firstly, entries are only judged on the digital photograph and secondly, there are space limitations within the gallery.

• All digital entries must be in either jpeg (.jpg) or png (.png) format, between 2Mb and 7Mb in size.

• An email confirmation will be sent which will include a link for you to upload your image(s)

• Each photograph file name must include the category code and photograph title.

• The following format is to be used. Example: NAT-PixFromTheStix.

• There must not be any photographer signature or watermark on the digital photo for judging purposes.

  Category code are:

All print photographs must be suitably framed for hanging via a 2-hook system (one on each side near the top on the back of the frame).

Where large ‘D’ rings aren’t fitted to the frame, please ensure the wire or cord is firmly stretched across the back of the frame. A loose wire or cord will cause the work to flop forward and/or the wire or cord to be visible.

Any entry not conforming to the framing requirements may be disqualified without refund.

All print entries must be clearly marked on the back with the following details:

* Name of photographer

* Photograph Title

* Category

* Brief description/explanation

Category codes are:

All print photographs must be prepared for exhibition hanging with in-person deliveries received at the Gloucester Gallery, 25 Denison Street on Monday, 11 August 2025 between 9am and 11am. 

Works being sent by courier or post must be received by Noon on  Monday, 11 August 2025.  Please let us know at pix@gloucester-arts.com.au if you are posting your works so we know to expect a delivery.  Address for deliveries is 25 Denison Street, Gloucester, NSW 2422.

Courier and postage expenses are the responsibility of the entrant, including pre-paid return freight. The packaging must be reusable or include additional packaging for return and include required address labelling.

Photographs submitted prior to the delivery date must be packaged for storage by the entrant. 

For assistance with alternative delivery arrangements, please email pix@gloucester-arts.com.au.

Late entries will NOT be accepted.

By entering the competition, the photographer gives permission for the Gloucester Arts and Cultural Council Inc and the Gloucester Gallery to use the digital images for promotional purposes. This includes use by the sponsors of the entered category. The photographer will be given credit, where possible.  The photographer will retain ownership of the photograph.

By entering the competition, the photographer agrees to have their works on exhibition in the Gloucester Gallery for the duration of the public exhibition.

The Pix from the Stix exhibition will be on display in the Gloucester Gallery from Wednesday, 13 August until Sunday, 7 September 2025.

The exhibition opening and prize winner announcements will be made at 1pm on Saturday, 16 August 2025 in the Gloucester Gallery.  All competition participants, friends and families are invited to attend. Entry to the opening is free.

Photographers can opt to have their entries up for sale during the exhibition in the Gloucester Gallery and are required to supply a sale price at the time of delivery.  Any sales made during this period attract a 20% commission retained by the Gloucester Gallery.

All unsold entries must be collected between Noon and 1pm from the Gloucester Gallery on the final day of the exhibition unless otherwise arranged with the competition coordinators. Any unsold entries uncollected after 2 months from the conclusion of the competition will automatically become the property of the Gloucester Arts and Cultural Council Inc.

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