Remagine Art Prize 2025 – Terms and Conditions
Conditions of Entry
Please read the Conditions of Entry because they change every year.
Remagine Art Prize is a competitive, non-acquisitive competition and exhibition. Remagine Art Prize is organised and sponsored by Hornsby Shire Council and delivered in partnership with Hornsby Art Society, through the Remagine Project Team. The Remagine Project Team shall hereafter be referred to as the Organisers.
All entries must address an element of the 2025 theme: ‘RE:THINK TO RE:PURPOSE’ – entries that do not address an element of the theme will not be considered for the competition or exhibition.
1. ELIGIBILITY:
1.1 Remagine is open to all permanent Australian residents aged 18 years and over (as at 13 June 2025), with the exception of participating judges, and Hornsby Shire Council staff and their immediate family.
1.2 All artworks must be original work commenced and completed by the entrant within the last twenty-four (24) months, May 2023 – May 2025.
2. ENTRY SUBMISSION AND FEE:
2.1 Entries to Remagine Art Prize 2025 open 20 January 2025 and close at 5pm, Thursday 1 May 2025.
2.2 Entries open to Digital Stills, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Ceramics, Painting, Drawing, Printmaking and Photography.
2.2.1 Digital Stills is defined as any artistic practice or artwork that relies on the use of computers in its main creation. A Still or Still Imagery is considered to be a non-moving visual representation. Digital photography, digital imaging, digital painting, and digital illustrating, subject to the Conditions of Entry, will be accepted into the Digital Stills category. All finalist Digital Stills must be printed and framed. Any use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the creation, modification, or enhancement of the artwork must be clearly disclosed in the artist statement. This includes AI-generated elements, AI-assisted touch-ups, filters, or any other AI tools used in the creative process. Failure to disclose the use of AI may result in disqualification of the artwork from the competition and exhibition at the discretion of the Organisers.
2.3 Entries (including digital photographs of the artwork) are to be submitted online at www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/remagine.
2.4 One photograph is required to complete an entry submission. Digital photographs of artwork must be in jpg format and not more than 5MB.
2.5 An entry comprises of a completed online submission including a digital photograph of the artwork and payment of a non-refundable entry fee of $21 (including GST) per artwork. Payment of entry fee is to be made online at the time of submitting the entry.
2.6 There is a maximum of two entries per person. A separate entry form needs to be completed for each entry.
3. PREPARATION OF ARTWORK:
3.1 Any works proposed to be hung must be appropriately mounted with D rings. Please contact the Remagine Project Team if you would like advice on the placement of D rings.
3.2 Works with hanging wire, inappropriate cord, screw eyes, other protruding metal or wire will not be accepted. Works with perishable items such as food will not be accepted.
3.3 All submissions require an artist statement, maximum 150 words. This should include how the work addresses an element of the theme ‘RE: THINK TO RE: PURPOSE’.
3.4 Where the artwork consists of multiples, a photograph illustrating the set-up of the multiples must be attached to the work.
3.5 The Remagine Project Team reserves the right to disqualify an artwork without recourse or refund if the artwork does not meet the abovementioned presentation standards.
4. SIZE AND WEIGHT OF ARTWORK:
4.1 The maximum size of 2D artworks is limited to one hundred and twenty-five centimetres (125cm) in any one direction and 15kg. The maximum size for 3D artworks – sculpture and ceramics – is limited to eighty-five centimetres (85cm) in any one direction and 15kg.
4.2 Any artwork that exceeds this size or weight will not be considered for the exhibition or award.
5. EXHIBITION OF ARTWORK:
5.1 The Remagine Finalists’ Exhibition will take place at Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Avenue, Hornsby. It will run from Friday 13 June to Sunday 29 June 2025.
5.2 All finalist works selected for the exhibition will be listed on Hornsby Shire Council website on Monday 12 May 2025.
5.3 Finalists will also be advised by email and/or phone of their inclusion in the exhibition.
5.4 All works selected for exhibition must remain on show for the duration of the exhibition. No early collection can be accommodated.
5.5 All artworks are hung in the best relative position as determined by the Remagine Project Team and Hornsby Art Society.
6. DELIVERY OF ARTWORK:
6.1 All artworks selected for exhibition must be delivered to the Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre on Monday 2 June – Tuesday 3 June 2025, 10am-5pm. Only artworks selected for the exhibition will be accepted at the Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre. Commercial couriers may pre-arrange to deliver artworks.
6.2 All delivery and collection costs are the responsibility of the artist.
6.3 Works not delivered at the designated time will be ineligible for exhibition and disqualified from final adjudication.
7. COLLECTION OF ARTWORKS:
7.1 Artists must collect their artworks from Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre on Sunday 29 June 2025 from 4.30pm-5.30pm or on Monday 30 June 2025, 10am-5pm.
7.2 If circumstances prohibit Artists from collecting their work/s at the set time, then Artists are advised to contact the Remagine Project Team. Work/s not collected will be disposed of after three (3) months at the discretion of Hornsby Shire Council.
8. SELECTION AND ADJUDICATION:
8.1 The judging panel will select artworks for exhibition based on digital files submitted as part of the entry process. The final adjudication will take place once the exhibition has been installed.
8.2 All prizes will be awarded on the advice of the judges, with the exception of the People’s Choice Award. The judges’ decision is final.
8.3 Voting for the People’s Choice Award will close at 3pm, Sunday 29 June 2025. The winner will be notified by phone and email and announced through Council’s social media channels.
8.4 Entrants shall not offer any gifts, hospitality, or other inducements to judges or the Remagine Project Team for the duration of the competition and exhibition. The offer of any gifts, hospitality or other inducements to judges may result in the disqualification of the entrants’ artwork from the competition.
8.5 The Organisers present the Remagine Competition and Finalists’ Exhibition. Entrants’ artworks are judged by a panel of independent adjudicators.
9. PRIZES:
9.1 Prizes will be detailed at www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/remagine.
9.2 Prizes will be announced on Friday 13 June 2025.
9.3 To be eligible for the Hornsby Shire Local Artist Award you must be a resident of the Hornsby Shire LGA.
9.4 To be eligible for the Recycled/Reused Award, artworks must be made from recycled or reused materials. These recycled/reused materials should be at least 50% of the entire artwork.
9.5 To be eligible for the Youth Award, you must be 18 – 25 years old (as of 13 June 2025).
10. SALE OF ARTWORKS:
10.1 All artworks exhibited in the Remagine Art Prize exhibition are for sale.
10.2 The Hornsby Art Society will coordinate the sale of artworks and charge a commission of 25%. If GST should be applied to the sale of your artwork, please include it in the total sale price.
11. INSURANCE:
11.1 The Organisers will take all reasonable care but will not be responsible for any loss or damage to any artwork whilst in their custody. The Organisers do not insure the works whilst in transit, in storage or on exhibition. Artists must arrange their own insurance to cover potential damage, loss, or theft.
12. COPYRIGHT:
12.1 Copyright for submitted works remains the property of the entrant.
12.2 Finalist entrants grant the Organisers’ non-exclusive license to use images of their work, in print and online, within Australia, for a three- year (3) period, for the purposes of promoting Remagine Art Prize.
12.3 If Hornsby Shire Council would like to use your artwork, other than for promoting Remagine Art Prize, Hornsby Shire Council will contact the Artist directly to seek approval.
13. ATTRIBUTION:
13.1 Artists will be credited both online, and alongside their physical artworks, when on display.
14. PRIVACY:
14.1 All personal information collected by the Organisers will be used solely for the purposes of the delivery of the Remagine Art Prize and exhibition.