2025 Exhibition

Bermagui Headland, Surf Gallery and Shop 7 ArtSpace

8th to 16th March 2025

Featuring 86 Outdoor and 117 Indoor Exhibits

All exhibits were for sale

View the Online Catalogue or download a PDF Catalogue

New View our FlipBook of the Exhibits

Prizes Awarded in 2025

Sculpture Bermagui Major Prize – Winner #136 – Windstone	$25,000
Bermagui Beach Hotel Prize – Winner #103 – Nautilus	$7,000
Cox Family Prize (Acquisitive) – Winner #120-128 – Marlin Shark	$5,000
Rob and Sally Hawkins Prize (Acquisitive) – Winner #151 – Spira	$5,000
Bermagui Country Club Prize – Winner Jesse Graham	$2,000
Harbourview House Prize for the Environment – Winner #550 – Asphyxiated	$2,000
Reflections Parks People’s Choice Outdoor Prize – Winner #119 – Mimic	$1,000
Bega Cheese People’s Choice Indoor Prize – Winner #578 Sleeping Connections	$1,000
South East Arts Achievement Award to Local Artist – Winner #524 – Seahorse Collection	$1,000
Peter ‘Beatle’ Collins Memorial Prize (Acquisitive) – Winner #146 – Crest 1	$1,000
The Wilma Enabling Award for Young Artists – Congratulations Maddy Whelan	Mentoring plus $400
Marshall and Tacheci Prize – Winner #147 – Songbirds Vigil	$750
Butterfield Property Prize for Best Repurposed Artwork – Winner #561 – Chainbrain	$500

What there was to do at the Exhibition

Saturday 8th March

9am Exhibition open
10am Official Opening Ceremony featuring Welcome to Country by Warren Foster and featuring indigenous dancers on the headland – meet at the flagpole

Sunday 9th March

11am to 3pm Indigenous Yarning Tent with Gary and Paul Campbell on the headland near the marquee

Saturday 8th March to Sunday 16th March:

View the indoor exhibition – Surf Club Gallery and Shop 7 ArtSpace at the Bermagui Wharf
View the outdoor exhibition – Bermagui Headland and Foreshore.
Buy an artwork – see our friendly sales staff
Buy a Sculpture Bermagui T shirt
Buy a 2025 raffle ticket – over $1,900 of prizes
Vote for our People’s Choice Award – see the QR code at each artwork

Sunday 16th March

3pm Exhibition close

Please note Exhibition Open Hours are:

Saturday 8th March to Monday 10th March – 9am to 5pm
Tuesday 11th March to Friday 14th March – 10am to 4pm
Saturday 15th March – 9am to 5pm
Sunday 16th March – 9am to 3pm

What there was to do at other partner venues near Bermagui

Open day at Narra Bukulla

Sculpture walk & Exhibition of work by Margaret Seymour

Sunday 9th March
10am – 3pm
44 Penders Rd, Tanja

Visitors are invited by Marina Ely to wander through the bushland on her property, “Narra Bukulla”, to view the sculpture collection there, including works by her late father, Marr Grounds and other artists. Bring casual bushwalking gear.

The annual Artist Program of 2024 culminates in the exhibition of works created by the artist, Margaret Seymour, during her 2 month use of the exhibition space.

Margaret Seymour and Marina Ely are excited to welcome you all!

Warigamban | Sculptural & Screen Print Installation by Cheryl Davison

Sunday 15th March 2025
All Day Event
Windsong Pavilion, Four Winds, Barraga Bay

Following her residency and exhibition at Bundanon, Walbunja/Monaro artist Cheryl Davison presents Warigamban. Meaning ‘a long time ago’ in the Dhurga Language, the work is a large-scale sculptural and screen print installation that brings stories of Country, cultural practice and dreamtime to life through immersive visuals.