Call for Submissions BigCi Environmental Awards 2025

About the Open Call

BigCi invites Australian and International artists from diverse fields including visual art, installation, multimedia, performance, literature, music, photography, film making, and curating to submit entries for the 2025 Environmental Awards. Two winners will each receive a four-week residency at BigCi and $5,000 prize money. The residency provides an opportunity to explore the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Wollemi, Blue Mountains, and Gardens of Stone National Parks through guided walks, with research assistance provided. Winners will present their work at a BigCi Open Day event. The awards are judged by an independent panel including Louise Beer and John Hooper (Pale Blue Dot Collective), Allan Giddy, and Yandell Walton. The focus of the Award is on the environment, encouraging inspirational projects that respond to environmental issues and the unique wilderness of the location.

What is Offered

Two Winners of the Awards will each receive (4) free weeks at the BigCi residency and $5,000 prize money. Winners will have an opportunity to explore the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Wollemi, Blue Mountains and Gardens of Stone National Parks on guided walks and will be given research assistance relevant to their projects. At the end of their residencies, they will present their work at a BigCi Open Day event.

Requirements

Australian and International artists from various fields – visual art, installation, multimedia, performance, literature, music, photography, film making, curating – are invited to submit entries. Submissions must demonstrate how the artist will respond to current environmental issues using their chosen medium, with relevance to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Greater Blue Mountains region, including the Wollemi National Park, being essential. Projects should be executable within the residency timeframe.

How to Apply

Interested artists should complete the BigCi Environmental Awards 2025 Submission Form and refer to the guidelines available at https://bigci.wufoo.com/forms/mj0id7w0gfxtom/. An entry fee of $40 must be paid at the time of submission.