2025 Artists' Book Award

The 2025 Artists' Book Award is closed for submissions.

About the award

An artist’s book is a medium of artistic expression that uses the form or function of a 'book' as inspiration.

Every two years the Northern Beaches Library Service holds an Artists’ Book Award attracting entries from around the world. Books are selected from the entries to form an exhibition. From the exhibited books, judges then select books to be acquired and added to the 100 plus artist books the Northern Beaches Library Service holds in their collection. This collection is unique to our community and public library service.

Any artists’ book created within the past two years is eligible for entry to the Northern Beaches Libraries Artists’ Book Award 2025.

The award is acquisitive. Works will be selected and judged by two judges, Wendy Sharpe and Ben Rak.

Important dates

• Entries open from: 7am, Wednesday 9 October 2024
• Closing date for entry: 10am, Monday 16 December 2024
• Successful entrants notified by email by: 5pm, Monday 20 January 2025
• Selected works to be received by: 5pm, Friday 16 February 2025
• Opening & announcement of acquisitions: Friday 4 March at Manly Library - Creative Library, 1 Market Place, Manly NSW
• Exhibition dates: Saturday 5 March to Sunday 27 April 2025
• Works to be collected from Manly Library or returned as instructed between: Thursday 1 May and Friday 16 May

Acquired Artists’ Books on display

A rotated selection of our artists’ book collection is on display at Manly Library. Find out more

More information

For further information contact: ArtistBookAward@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au