The Out of Hand biennial exhibition was held at the Long Gallery, Salamanca Place from 25 September to 6 October, 2025. Congratulations to all the artists and in particular to the following awardees.
Curator’s Award winner: Regina Piroska ‘Conversations by the Creek (Winter)’
Highly Commended: Lynne Hargreaves ‘Borro(wed) Series Triptych’, Alwyne Smith ‘By-Catch of the Lesser-Known Shirt Sleeve Fish’ and Irene Koroluk ‘Soft Coral Reef #2’
Student Textile Art Category: Major Prize Winner Audrey Vance ‘Tiny Play Room’, 2nd Prize Winner Nola Compton ‘Old, Wise Turtle’ and 3rd Prize Winner Finlay Harkness ‘Hiding in the Shell’
Gone Rustic Award – Most votes People’s Choice: Nicola Oliver ‘Valko’
Other People’s Choice Awards: Ljiljana Armstrong ‘A Wall of Bugs’, June Hope ‘Held’, Shirley Johnson ‘To “The Tip” and Back’, Irene Koroluk ‘Soft Coral Reef #2’ and Annie Wilson ‘Fool’
