ABOUT
The Royal South Australian Society of Arts is proud to be launching its 2nd Biennial Abstract Art Prize. In 2025, we are taking this unique opportunity to showcase, nonrepresentational abstract art.
Art that does not draw from the natural world. Art, where the artist deliberately manipulates the interplay of colour, form, texture, line and composition to create a visual experience that stimulates the senses and emotes visceral reactions. Art that draws the viewer in to respond more directly to their own feelings; to form their own deeper interpretations at a subjective level.
Art that is sometimes referred to as ‘pure abstraction’ or non-objective. Art that marks a deliberate and conscious departure from the traditional narratives and techniques of classical representation.
For 2025, we are seeking nonrepresentational artworks that
- challenge conventional ways of seeing and understanding, by marking a complete departure from literal representation.
- stimulate the senses, evoke emotional responses and engage the viewer in subjective interpretation.
- can be appreciated for its pure aesthetic qualities, its notions of order, purity, simplicity, spirituality. display exceptional technical proficiency, understanding and innovative use of the chosen medium.
PRIZES
This award is open to local and interstate artists.
It has a total prize pool of $10,000 that includes an acquisitive first prize of $6,000 from the Kennedy Arts Foundation
$1,500 & $500 additional prizes from RSASA.
As well, the M & M Carbins Trust is sponsoring prizes of $1,500 and $500 for artists aged 16 – 30 on 1/1/2025.
The exhibition will be held at RSASA’s Gallery on the 1st Floor, the Institute Building, Adelaide from 8 June to 20 July 2025.
KEY DATES
- Entries open: the end of January 2025.
- Entries close: Thursday 17 April 2025 by 00 pm (ACST).
- Finalists notified by email mid-May 2025.
- Prize winners announced publicly on Sunday 8 June 2025 at the exhibition opening in the RSASA Gallery