Entries are open for the 2025 Kyneton Daffodil Art Prize.
The art prize, held during the Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival, welcomes artists from across Australia to showcase their creativity in this nationally recognised exhibition.
This year’s competition features a $1000 Grand Prize for the best artwork incorporating a daffodil. Each category winner will also receive a $250 cash prize.
The categories this year include the Esther Rose Memorial Watercolour Prize as well as prizes for oil painting, acrylic painting, works on paper, photography, and other medium and sculpture.
The Esther Rose Memorial Prize, sponsored by Ken Rose in honour of his late wife, continues to be a beloved tradition within the festival’s visual arts program.
While the overall prize requires a daffodil to be featured in the artwork, all entries – daffodil or not – remain eligible for their respective category awards.
The competition is open to all Australian artists aged 16 and over, with a maximum of four entries per person. Both 2D and 3D artworks are accepted.
Entries are open now, and will close on Friday, August 29. Artwork can be dropped off between August 11 and 29 between 10am to 4pm daily at The Old Auction House, where the exhibition will be held.
Opening night and the awards presentation will be held at The Old Auction House on Friday, September 5 at 7.30pm, with the exhibition open from September 5 until September 15, 10am to 4pm daily.
The exhibition will run for the full duration of the festival, with the Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival committed to celebrating the diversity and inclusivity and welcomes artists from all communities and backgrounds.
To enter, visit kynetondaffodilandartsfestival.com.au/art-competition
