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Awards

Tweed Regional Gallery is home to several awards, including the Olive Cotton Award for photographic portraiture, the Wollumbin Art Award and the Wollumbin Youth Art Award. The exhibitions are held in alternate years.

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Olive Cotton Award

A biennial national award for excellence in photographic portraiture in memory of photographer Olive Cotton.

Wollumbin Art Award

The Wollumbin Art Award (WAA) is a biennial $30,000 award open to artists living in the Tweed, Ballina, Byron, Kyogle and Scenic Rim Shires, as well as Richmond Valley, Lismore and Gold Coast City.

Wollumbin Youth Art Award

The Wollumbin Youth Art Award (WYAA) is a biennial award for young artists aged 5 to 18 years and is open to young people living in the Tweed, Ballina, Byron, Kyogle and Scenic Rim Shires, as well as Richmond Valley, Lismore and Gold Coast City.

Entry Fee Refund Policy: Please note entry fees for Gallery art awards are non-refundable. It is the responsibility of the artist to ensure they meet all eligibility criteria as stipulated in the Conditions of Entry for each award.

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We wish to acknowledge the Ngandowal and Minyungbal speaking people of the Bundjalung Country, in particular the Goodjinburra, Tul-gi-gin and Moorung – Moobah clans, as being the traditional owners and custodians of the land and waters within the Tweed Shire boundaries. We also acknowledge and respect the Tweed Aboriginal community’s right to speak for its Country and to care for its traditional Country in accordance with its lore, customs and traditions.

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