Mandurah 9x5 ART PRIZE 2025. Celebrating Impressionism and the iconic 9x5 tradition. This year’s theme? Cats & Dogs!

Get creative—your artwork must feature a cat, dog, or both. Each exhibiting artist will receive a 9×5 plywood board to work their magic. Only the first 150 entries will be accepted.

Finalists will be displayed at the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre, Alcoa Art Gallery between the 25 July – 22 August 2025.

Official Opening: 6pm July 25th – All welcome.

Artist Applications: Artist applications for the 2025 9×5 Art Prize are now closed, as all entry spaces have been filled. If you have already registered and paid, please ensure you collect your board by Friday, 4 July.

• Collect your 9×5 board at the Box Office, Mandurah Performing Arts Centre. If you cannot collect your 9×5 board in person, you may request for it to be posted ($10 shipping cost). Boards will not be sent via Australia Post after June 20. See terms and conditions below for more info.

Prize categories

• Open Category: 19 years and over
• Youth Category: over 12 to 18 years of age

Prizes

• Open Category
  – First Prize $2000
  – Second Prize $750
  – Highly Commended $200
  – Highly Commended $200
• Youth Category
  – First Prize $200
  – Highly Commended $200

Timeline

• 4 June: Entries open
• 1 July: Entries closed
• 15 & 16 July: 10am to 4pm. Artwork deadline and delivery
• 25 July: Judging and exhibition opens
• 22 August: Exhibition closes
• 25 August: All artworks to be collected

Conditions of entry – APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.

See the terms and conditions of entry below for eligibility, fees, key dates, artwork guidelines, prize details, sales of artwork, and insurance information for the 2025 Mandurah 9×5 Art Prize.

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Sponsors: City of Mandurah, Terrace Art Framers, Alcoa Mandurah Art Gallery, Peel Chamber of Commerce , Friends of Mandurah Performing Arts Centre &  Mandurah Plein Air Artists, Mandurah Men’s Shed.