STILL: National Still Life Award 2025
STILL: National Still Life Award is Yarrila Arts and Museum’s national biennial acquisitive art award. Established in 2017, STILL aims to recognise excellence, diversity and innovation in contemporary still life practice while broadening the interpretation of this enduring genre.
STILL: National Still Life Award is open to artists at all stages of their practice and working across all mediums, including but not limited to painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, video and installation.
STILL 2025 has a prize pool of $36,000.
Awards
STILL: National Still Life Award: $30,000 (acquisitive)
Coffs Coast Artist Award: $5,000
People’s Choice Award: $1,000
Award winners will be selected by a panel of judges.
Key dates
Applications open 1 April, 9am
Entries close 6 July
Finalists announced 18 July
Artwork deliveries 11-15 August
Exhibition opens Saturday 6 September
Exhibition closes Sunday 9 November
Key information
Artist must be an Australian Resident
Artists may submit up to 3 entries.
Download the Conditions of Entry here.
Do you have a question? Email us at still@chcc.nsw.gov.au
STILL 2025 Sponsors
Moving Art, Bryant McKinnon Lawyers, Peace Wines
2023
2023 Winner: Alana Hunt, …and fled swiftly (I and ii), 2022, 35mm film / archival digital print, 800 x 530 mm (each)
2021
2021 Winner: Blak Douglas Silent Cop (Edition of 7), 2020, Bronze and concrete, 1590 x 700 x 420mm
2019
2019 Winner: Kelly Austin, Stilled Composition 43, 2018, Ceramic, timber and acrylic paint, 480 x 1480 x 380mm
2017
2017 Winner: Sarah Goffman, Asian table, 2017, PET plastics, other plastics, enamel paint, permanent marker, 200 x 1000 x 350mm