The Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) are Flying Arts Alliance’s annual visual arts awards for established and emerging artists living in regional Queensland, offering Australia’s largest regional art awards prize pool. Finalists are exhibited in Brisbane and subsequently tour around the state through 2026. Winning and highly commended artworks are announced at a Launch event. The theme for the 2025 QRAA is momentum. Continuous forward movement requires great balance. In keeping up with a fast-paced society, art provides a space of reflection and innovation. Critique and reflection through art and culture is what maintains the forward movement of our society. Each well resolved artwork is propelled forward by iteration on the last and builds on history and legacy in the arts. The QRAA is open to artists from across Queensland living outside the Brisbane City Council boundary. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to share in Australia’s largest regional art awards prize pool.
Queensland Regional Art Awards 2025
Prizes
Art for Life • Non-acquisitive cash prize: $25,000 • Artist Profile digital editorial (valued at $10,000) • Solo Exhibition (two-weeks) Flying Arts Gallery (valued at $10,000) The Mervyn Moriarty Landscape Award • Non-acquisitive cash prize of $10,000 • Regional residency (valued at $10,000) • Two-week Solo Exhibition and reception at Flying Arts Gallery (valued at $10,000) First Nations Award • Non-acquisitive cash prize: $10,000 supported by Queensland University of Technology • Solo Exhibition (two-weeks) Flying Arts Gallery (valued at $10,000) Remote Artist Award • Non-acquisitive cash prize: $5,000 • Solo Exhibition (Two-weeks) Flying Arts Gallery (valued at $10,000) • Regional Residency (valued at $10,000) Emerging Artist Award • Non-acquisitive cash prize: $5,000 supported by Consolidated Properties Group • Online exhibition with state, national and international reach supported by Onespace (valued at $5,000) • 1 week residency at Fireworks gallery (valued at $5,000) Young Artist Award • Non-acquisitive cash prize: $3,000 supported by ADFAS Brisbane • Solo Exhibition (two-weeks) Land Street Gallery (valued at $6,000) Environmental Art Award • Non-acquisitive cash prize of $5,000 • Solo Exhibition (ten days) supported by Griffith University Queensland College of Art and Design (valued at $8,000) • Residency Cairns (valued at $10,000) The Annie Tan Memorial Watercolour Award • Non-acquisitive cash prize: $3,500 supported by the Booth Memorial Fund of Annie Tan (Yuh Siew) and The Geoff Booth Foundation. • Solo Exhibition (two weeks) Flying Arts Gallery (valued at $10,000) Textile Art Award • Non-acquisitive cash prize of $2,000 supported by John and Lyn Reynolds People’s Choice Award • Non-acquisitive cash prize for Adults: $1,250 supported by TAFE Queensland and $250 Flying Arts Alliance voucher • Non-acquisitive cash prize for Young Artists: $750 (aged 15-25 years) supported by TAFE Queensland and $250 Flying Arts Alliance voucher