2025 Pro Hart Outback Art Prize Exhibition

Next date: Tuesday, 23 September 2025 | 02:00 PM to Sunday, 02 November 2025 | 04:00 PM

Krystle Evans, Not so wild west, Fabric, paint, wool, thread, doilies, felt, bailing twine, buttons, tulle, rope & lace, 2025, 150 x 150cm

2025 Pro Hart Outback Art Prize Exhibition

The Pro Hart Outback Art Prize is Broken Hill City Art Gallery’s largest and most anticipated exhibition of the year. This national acquisitive art prize invites artists from across Australia to reflect the spirit, beauty, and complexity of the outback through diverse mediums.

In 2025, the exhibition features 50 finalists selected from entries nationwide, offering a vibrant and thought-provoking snapshot of contemporary Australian art inspired by the outback.

Bold contemporary textile wins 2025 Pro Hart Outback Art Prize

Broken Hill City Art Gallery welcomed over 250 guests for the opening of the 2025 Pro Hart Outback Art Prize, featuring 50 finalist works from across Australia, including locals David Doyle, Kelly Leonard and Krystle Evans.

Supported by the Hart family, this prestigious $20,000 acquisitive award celebrates contemporary art that captures the spirit, beauty and complexity of the outback. Open to artists nationwide, PHOAP continues the Gallery’s tradition of collecting works that reflect the art of our time.

Winner – Krystle Evans
Local artist Krystle Evans took out the major prize with her textile work Not so wild west, a witty feminist reflection on Broken Hill’s identity. Created with fabric, paint, wool, twine, lace and more, the piece offers a fresh and compelling perspective on outback life.

Second Prize – Chris Byrnes
Awarded for The distance between the layers 1, an experimental photographic work exploring distance, presence and place.

Highly Commended – Hans Romeyn
Recognised for 40k’s out, a vivid acrylic capturing the heat, shimmer and silence of the desert landscape.

The exhibition is open at Broken Hill City Art Gallery until 2 November 2025, showcasing the diversity of contemporary practice in painting, photography, textiles, sculpture and mixed media.

A full catalogue of 2025 works can be purchased or downloaded here