ARTIST COMPETITIONS

TO ENTER: Complete the entry form (link to download above) and email to edenwhalefestival.com.au .

DUE DATE: Entry forms are required by 30th September 2025, no late entries will be accepted. Details regarding bump in and bump out of entry items will be emailed to all entrants upon receiving entry form. 

WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT: Winners will be announced at the official opening of the exhibition and special launch party held at Barclay Street Sports Oval Pavilion, Eden.

Conditions of Entry 

General Conditions 

– Entries are open until 5pm Tuesday 30th September 2025 (no late entries will be permitted). 

– The item entered MUST be made/photographed/painted by the person entering the competition. 

– The item cannot have been entered in, or won, any other similar competition including previous Eden Whale Festival competitions. 

– A maximum of two items may be entered per category per person. 

– For age categories, age is set at date of entry being lodged. 

– Items entered in the competition MUST be available to be exhibited in the exhibition space up 3rd & 4th October 2025. Space may be limited. In the unlikely event that we run out of exhibition space we will do our best to rotate the display. 

– Entrants are responsible for delivery and pick up of the entered items to the exhibition venue for judging and exhibiting. 

– Exhibition venue is Eden  Barclay Street, Sports Oval Pavilion, Eden
bump in and bump out requirements will be emailed to all entrants upon receiving completed entry form.

– The organizers of the competition and exhibition, and organizers of the Eden Whale Festival take no responsibility or liability for any damage caused to entered items during the setting up and exhibition period. 

– Judging will be by a panel and judges’ decisions are final, no correspondence will be entered into. 

– The results of the competition will be announced through local and social media. All entrants grant permission to the organizers and sponsors to publish and / or broadcast the names and photographs of the finalists, the winners and their entries through print and electronic media. 

– Judges and their immediate families are not eligible to enter. 

Artists Who Wood Additional Conditions 

– Categories are Open (aged 18 and over), Unplugged (pieces made using unpowered hand tools) and Youth (aged under 18).  Composite entries must indicate what inclusions have been added.

– The competition has no theme, any piece can be entered if it is made primarily from wood. 

– The prize money (kindly donated by the Forestry Corporation of NSW) will be as follows: Winner (Open) $500 Runner Up (Open) $250, Winner (Unplugged) $500, Runner Up (Unplugged) $250, Winner (Youth) $500, Runner Up (Youth) $250.  Composite  (Open)Winner $500, Runner up $250.

From the Lens Additional Conditions 

– Categories are Open (aged 18 and over), Youth (aged 13-17 inclusive) and Junior (aged 12 and under). Amateur photographers only please. 

– Photographs must be taken within the last 12 months and in the Eden area. 

– All photographs need to be 20cm X 30cm (A4 size) mounted on thick black or white cardboard with a 2cm border labelled with the title of the work on the front and the name and category on the back. No watermarks please as this will identify the entrant. 

– No glass, frames, boards or poster prints will be accepted. 

– The prize money (kindly donated by the Twofold Bay Ladies Club) will be as follows: Winner (Open) $200, Runner Up (Open) $100, Winner (Youth) $80, Runner Up (Youth) $50, Winner (Junior) $50, Runner Up (Junior) $20. 

Painting Competition Additional Conditions

• Categories are Open (aged 18 and over), Youth (aged 13-17 inclusive)
• The item cannot have been entered in, or won, any other similar competition including previous Eden Whale Festival competitions.
• Commercial quality canvas is essential and art work must be ready for hanging. Watercolour artwork  must be mounted and ready for hanging.
• A maximum of two items may be entered per category per person.
• The maximum size is A1, 84cm (H) x 59cm (W).
• For age categories, age is set at date of entry being lodged.
• Items entered in the competition MUST be available to be exhibited in the exhibition space up to and including 3rd and 4th October 2025. Space may be limited. In the unlikely event that we run out of exhibition space we will do our best to rotate the display. – Entrants are responsible for delivery and pick up of the entered items to the exhibition venue for judging and exhibiting.
• The prizes for this competition, kindly donated by