FACETS
CONNECTING COMMUNITY THROUGH ART
In 2017 Fairholme College, celebrated ‘100 Years At Fairholme’ and as a part of the festivities to mark this exciting milestone, an inaugural Art Exhibition, the ‘Facets of Fairholme’, was held at the College.
Now in its ninth year, ‘Fairholme Open Art Prize – FACETS’, presents a carefully selected and thoughtfully curated presentation by our Curatorial Team that invites a shared conversation, artistic expression, and audience engagement; and it is this, the celebration of Art, Education and Community that have become the focus of this exhibition.
The exhibition provides local, regional, national, and international artists an exciting opportunity to exhibit their works in a refined, boutique setting. Up to 200 works will be exhibited and these works will vie for a number of acquisitive awards.
The 2025 Exhibition Date is 9-11 May 2025.
2025 Key Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Entries Close | 11 April |
| Artists Notified | 22 April |
| Delivery Of Works | 2 May |
| Artists Preview | 8 May |
| Exhibition | 9-11 May |
2025 Events
Major Sponsor
Awards
$10,000
Acquisitive Award
Fairholme Open
Art Prize
$2,500
Acquisitive Award
FACETS Inspiring Creativity Art Prize
$2,000
Acquisitive Award
The John Sessarago Photography Award
$1,000
Mary Snow Memorial
Emerging Artist Award
Non- Acquisitive
Guest Judge
Our Fairholme Open Art Prize | FACETS Art Exhibition Guest Judge for 2025 is Henri van Noordenberg, Project Officer: Regional Services for the Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art.
Henri is a Meanjin-based artist, curator and artsworker with cultural connections to Amersfoort, The Netherlands. He has a Visual Arts and a Creative Writing degree from Griffith University and a Master’s in Photography and Theatre at Queensland University of Technology.
In addition to his work at QAGOMA, Henri has worked as a lecturer in Photography at QUT, Visual Arts Coordinator at the Brisbane Powerhouse and a Board Member for Queensland Centre for Photography.
For the last decade he has developed a new technique of hand carving inkjet prints— a technique similar to the sgraffito process. This unique technique in combination with photography marked a significant change in his art practice.
Furthermore, Henri has received numerous awards, including The Jeff Spann Award 2016, Australian Pacific LNG Award 2014 and the Clayton UTZ in 2012 and 2020 and selected in the top ten of emerging focus folio review at Photo LA 13 (Los Angeles, USA).
Curator
Fairholme Open Art Prize is pleased to have Georgia Hayward as our 2025 FACETS Curator.
Georgia is an Meanjin-based artist, curator and artsworker with cultural connections to the Maranganji people in west Queensland. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts) and Bachelor of Business (Management) from the Queensland University of Technology.
Georgia has worked across several arts organisations, including the Caboolture Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery and previously as the Exhibitions Coordinator at Outer Space. In addition to these roles, she has also curated several independent exhibitions and public programs.
Her practice explores the influence of public space on contemporary social dynamics and community development through social, spatial, and digital practices to engage with polyphonic and polycentric readings of public space - cultivating a collaborative approach to artmaking.
Georgia along with the Fairholme Open Art Prize committee will select the exhibiting finalists for 2025. The Exhibition dates are 9-11 May 2025 at Fairholme College.
Previous Winners Include:
David Usher, Polly Kimmorley, Kate Marek, David Hinchcliffe, Bob Nason, Monique Correy, Claudia Hiscox, Leisl Baker, Emma Davies, Leigh Schoenheimer, Belinda Perkins, Dominque Haddin, Robin Gray, Zoe Fawkner
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