HALLORAN CONTEMPORARY ART PRIZE 2025

The Halloran Contemporary Art Prize is an acquisitive art prize that engages with and responds to the Halloran Collection: Science & the Sea. The 2025 theme is ‘time’.

A selection of finalists’ artworks produced in response to the Museum’s Science and the Sea Collection, a diverse collection displayed in the manner of an eighteenth century curiosity cabinet, or Wunderkammer, including artworks, nautical equipment, scrimshaw, navigational equipment such as sextants, figureheads, historical weapons, and much more.

People’s Choice prize will be awarded at the conclusion of the exhibition. Be sure to cast your vote when you visit!

Congratulations to the Winners!

Acquisitive First place awarded to Chris Leaver for ‘Blow the Wind Southerly’

Runner-up awarded to Anna Glynn for ‘…Here between the hither and the farther shore…”

Exhibiting Artists: 

Vanessa Barbay, Tim Barrass, Sue Bessell, Alison Chiam, Katie Conciatore, James Cowden, Julie Cunningham, Kathleen Dan, Viola Dominello, Anna Glynn, Pablo Grover, Fe Heffernan, Nigel Helyer, Beric Henderson, Lee Honey, Kerry Laws, Chris Leaver, Denise Lithgow, Julie Love, Gary Martin, Kevin Mundy, Penelope Oates, Nicole O’Regan, Diane Quick, Lizette Richards, Vicki Robinson, John Santucci, Erica Seccombe, Rebecca Selleck, Mook Simpson, Randall Sinnamon, Linelle Stepto, Joscelyn Sweeny, Suellen Symons, Marianne Urth, Patrice Wills, Christine Wiltshier.

Exhibition closes 27th April 2025.

Download Catalogue here:

HalloranContemporaryArtPrize Finalists 2025

Image: The Halloran Contemporary Art Prize in the Vera Hatton Gallery.

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