Upstairs Gallery: Emerging Artist Awards 2025

The Upstairs Art Gallery

Open daily, 10am to 4pm

Entry is free

Closed New Year's Day, Good Friday, ANZAC Day morning and Christmas Day.

Upstairs Gallery is located on Level 1 of Lopdell House

EMERGING ARTIST AWARDS 2025

On Show 30 Aug - 21 Sep 2025

Awards Ceremony & Opening Saturday 30 August 1–3pm

Welcome to our annual Emerging Artist Awards. This year’s theme is “Life Out Loud”

A Celebration of our Emerging Artists’ creativity, and bold expression.

In a world that often feels uncertain, heavy, and unrelenting, we want our 2025 exhibition to showcase the work of emerging artists who capture the essence of what it means to live boldly - to find colour, joy, defiance, and meaning in everyday existence. Whether through photography, painting, sculpture, or any other medium, these pieces should reflect a shared refusal to be dulled or diminished by the weight of the times.

Email gallery@upstairs.org.nz with any enquiries or phone 09 817 4278

Emerging Artist Awards 2025