The ILT Murihiku Art Awards 2025 are now open for entries - a nationally recognised award based in the heart of Southland, celebrating outstanding contemporary visual art in all its forms.
Presented in partnership by the Invercargill Public Art Gallery and the Southland Art Society, the awards offer artists from across the motu the opportunity to exhibit, connect, and be recognised for their work - with $20,000 in prize money on offer.
Calling artists from across Aotearoa!
ILT Murihiku Art Awards 2025
Artists may submit up to two original works for selection, across any visual art medium - including painting, printmaking, sculpture, jewellery, photography/digital, graphic, or video-based work.
All entries must be:
• One-off original artworks
• Completed within the last 12 months
• Not previously exhibited in Murihiku
Entries close: 5pm, Friday 5th September 2025
Artists notified of selection: by 19th September 2025
We welcome established and emerging artists alike.
Online entry is preferred via the link above, but physical entry forms can also be collected from He Waka Tuia, 42 Kelvin Street, Invercargill.
Thanks to the generous support of our key sponsors - the Invercargill Licensing Trust and Beattie McDowell Architects - the 2025 Awards include the following prizes:
Supreme Award - $8,000
Second Prize - $4,000
Third Prize - $2,000
IPAG or SAS Membership Award - $2,000
Beattie McDowell Southland Award - $2,000
Innovation Award - $1,000
People’s Choice Award - $500
Rangatahi Award - $500