CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ARTISTS WHO RECEIVED AWARDS IN THE 2025 PRIDE ART PRIZE!

1st place – Rex Turnbull, ‘Itinerant Worker – Broken Hill’

2nd place – Kate Galea, ‘Don’t Look at me I am Shy’

3rd place – Mark Dickson, ‘Street Couple II’

Encouragement Award – John Douglas, ‘Embracing Our Love’

Encouragement Award – Matti, ‘Stolen Men’s Underpants’

Encouragement Award – Carl Milton, ‘Boy Oh Boy’

People’s Choice 1st place – Aski, ‘Beautiful Healing’

People’s Choice 2nd place – Che Daniel, ‘Daddy Mince’

Thank you to everyone who participated, and special thanks to Yves Hernot for sponsoring the event.

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ARTIST’S TALK THIS SATURDAY 5TH JLUY 4PM.

MEET THE ARTISTS FOR THE LAST DAY BEFORE THE EXHIBITION CLOSES

rize 2025

You Can Donate to this Exhibition through the

Australian Cultural Fund Project

that has been set up for this event.   All funds go to the artists.

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ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE!  

THERE WILL BE A PERFORMANCE BY QUEER PERFORMERS ON SATURDAY 28TH JUNE AT 8 – 10PM

BOOK IN ADVANCE $15 OR $20 AT THE DOOR

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE

Sydney Pride festival launches Pride Month Celebrations: Love, Respect, Empower!

The Sydney Pride Month 2025, taking place from June 1st to June 30th, will celebrate diversity, unity, and equality under the theme “Love, Respect,Empower.”

This vibrant month-long event will bring together the LGBTQIA+ community and allies to honour love in all its forms, encourage mutual respect,and empower individuals to embrace their authentic selves.

With a rich lineup of Theatre, art exhibitions, workshops, and performances, the festival aims to create a space of inclusion and joy. It serves as a powerful reminder of the progress made and the work that continues toward a more equitable and compassionate society.

The Sydney Pride Month also pays tribute to the trailblazers who paved the way for LGBTQIA+ rights and visibility. It honours the courageous activists of the first Sydney Mardi Gras in 1978, who marched for equality despite facing police brutality and discrimination. Their bravery marked the beginning of a movement that transformed Sydney into a symbol of pride and acceptance.

The festival also reflects on the global significance of the 1969 Stonewall Riots
in New York, a watershed moment in the fight for LGBTQIA+ liberation.

By remembering these pivotal events, Sydney Pride celebrates the progress made while recognizing the ongoing struggle for equality and justice.

Information about the Sydney Pride month and schedule of events will be
available mid May. Visit www.sydneypride.com and celebrate Love, Respect, Empower this Pride month.

Festival Coordinator
Glenn Hansen

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Pride Art Prize 2025