Coraki Art Prize

29/10/2025

WOW... What a great Exhibition and Prize event for the Northern Rivers in 2025!
330 Wonderful Artworks displayed & well over 1000 visitors through on the weekend!!
Big thanks to all the talented artists, visitors, volunteers & local contributors!
We had live music on and off all weekend with impeccable art and room to move (or groove) in the lovely Coraki Youth Hall.
Thanks to Richmond Valley Council & Cr Robert Mustow for sponsoring Best In Show, helping with the venue and presenting at our Awards Night. Thanks to Richie Williamson MP for support, sponsorship and visiting on the weekend!
Special thanks and a round of applause to The Ukulele club from Evans Head for their performance on Saturday, Mish Songsmith Music for her magical entertainment at our Awards night Saturday, Alan Alderman & Annie Alderman for their solo and duo gigs on Sunday.

Huge Congratulations to the prize winners and all entrants!

Grateful praise to the local volunteers who give up their time to make it all happen!

Fabulous Art, Flowers, Music, Friends & a great time at Coraki for our 29th show in 2025..
💗🎨🪻🎼🏆🌺🥂🍕🌻🖼🥰💗

28/10/2025

Check out some photos of our 2025 exhibiton by Janelle Harwood

26/10/2025

Congratulations to all our wonderful winners of 2025 Coraki Art Prize

Best in show for $2000 Jill Bradshore for "About Peace and Grace"

Section 1 Painting

1st Prize Painting of $1000 Cindy Masterson
"Rock at Chinamans"

2nd Prize Painting of $200 Katherine Carson
"Ethereal Veil"

3rd Prize Painting of $150 Katherine Carson
"Walk To Protestor Falls"

Highly Commended of $50 Pamela Bugmy
"Puumuluku"

Section 2 Works on Paper

1st Prize of $1000 Dellene Strong
"Cave Creek"

2nd Prize of $200 Angela Parr
"The Reds"

3rd Prize of $150 Shantelle Crystal
"Charcoal Octopus"

Section 3 Sculpture

1st Prize of $1000 Mario Sanchez
"/imagine prompt trapped creativity in ai, leather wall art in the style of Mario Sanchez (Diptych)"

2nd Prize of $200 Tara Pearson
"Awaken"

Highly Commended of $50 Chris Whitten
"Croaking Toad"

Section 4 Photography

1st Prize of $1000 Peter Humphreys
"Classic"

2nd Prize of $200 Arthur Beer
"Solitude At Dawn"

Section 5 Youth Photography

1st Prize $200 Leah Messemaker
"Beauty in the weeds"

2nd Prize $100 Koda Marsh
"The Hill Of Teddies"

Section 6 Youth Art under 12

1st Prize of $200 Genevieve Sebastian
"Great, sustainable and brighter future"

2nd Prize of $100 Charles McCann
"Roullette Fly By"

Encouragement Award of $50 Jarli Alderman

Section 7 Youth art 13-18yrs

1st Prize $200 Lacey Pohle
"Watergirl"

2nd Prize of $100 Ronin Johns
"The Dream"

People's choice Award of $500 Bonnie Larden
"Heart Song"

Thank you to all of our Prize sponsors

Richmond Valley Council
Swan Bay Sandstone Landscape and Quarry Supplies
Richmond River Locksmiths
Home Hardware Casino
Coraki Hotel
Palomino Hair Salon
Compass Equipment Hire
Coraki Golf Club
Richie Williamson, MP
Sacred Earth Funerals
Ampol Coraki
Coraki Hi-Way Snacks
And Good Evans Art Studio

What a wonderful show 🎨🖼

24/10/2025

Coraki Art Prize is open this weekend!

Come on in to have a look at 77 Bridge St, Coraki. Gold coin donation for entry.

10am till 5pm Today, Saturday 25/10
10am till 3pm Tomorrow, Sunday 26/10

Award night tickets still available for tonight $10ea, Doors open 5.45pm. Music, food, cash bar and lucky door prizes plus over 20k worth of raffles!

Hope to see you at the show!

10/10/2025

Thankyou to all artists for entering in 2025. Entries have now closed.
Its going to be a great big show!
Awards night tickets and raffle tickets still available online or will be for sale at the exhibition.
https://corakiartprize.com.au/

06/10/2025

Enter now for the 2025 Coraki Art Prize!
Entries close on Friday the 10th of October!
Over $11k worth or prizes to be won.

Click the link below to enter!
https://events.humanitix.com/coraki-art-prize

02/10/2025

All Signs lead to... Coraki!

You might notice our volunteers putting roadside signs up around the Northern Rivers into the long weekend.

Shout out to North Coast Print Hub for joining The Coraki Art Prize as a proud new sponsor in 2025!!

Thanks to their contribution and generous donors for our 2025 raffle we have quality signage for years to come!

Raffle tickets available now!
Online https://events.humanitix.com/coraki-art-prize/tickets
At Sponsors Casino DIY Hardware & Ampol Coraki
Also available at the Coraki Art Prize 2025 Exhibition.

30/09/2025

Thanks & Congratulations to all previous entrants in The Coraki Art Prize!

2025 entries accepted until 10/10/2025.

Best in Show & First Prize Winners showcased below from 2024

🏆First Prize Youth Art 12 Yrs & Under 2024 - $200
🥇CHARLES McCANN 'Parrot'

🏆First Prize Youth Art 18 Yrs & Under 2024 - $200
🥇LACEY POHLE ‘Innocence’

🏆First Prize Sculpture 2024 - $1000
🥇MARIO SANCHEZ 'She Wears the Sun'

🏆First Prize Photography 2024 - $1000
🥇ROBYN BARRON 'Beach Stone 1'

🏆First Prize Works on Paper 2024 - $1000
🥇ANGELA PARR 'Reef Raider'

🏆First Prize Painting 2024 - $1000
🥇BRENDA BRYANT 'Tranquility in the Rainforest'

🎗Best in Show 2024 - $2000
🎖HOLLIE McKENZIE 'I Feel Alive and Can't Complain'

27/09/2025

Coraki Art Prize!

Youth artist entries open until October 10th, 2025.

First prize for Youth Art is $200!

Exhibition open to the public October 25th - 26th, 2025.
Coraki Youth Hall, 77 Bridge St Coraki.

Entries / Information

Entries Close 10/10/2025

25/09/2025

Coraki Art Prize!

Artist entries open until October 10th, 2025.

Exhibition open to the public October 25th - 26th, 2025.
Coraki Youth Hall, 77 Bridge St Coraki.

Entries / Information
www.corakiartprize.com.au

14/09/2025

Great fund-raiser paint n sip thank you everyone for coming along thank you Coraki Hotel for hosting and shouting everyone's first drink. Well done painting such an array of unique colourful cows, great company, yummy food and a great success over $1000 raised for Coraki Art Prize. Amazing, thank you all!