Visual Arts & Film

Trades Hall Art Prize

Annual art prize supporting arts, workers, arts-workers, art by workers and art about working life.

Dates 02 - 20 Oct
Time 5:30pm - 11:00pm, 10:00am - 11:00pm, 4:30pm - 10:00pm (Come and go as you please)
Venues Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Paddy's Gallery

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An illustration of a cluttered wooden desk with a variety of items, including a stapler, a potted plant, a can of soda, and a variety of papers. On the desk are two signs, one that says

An illustration of a cluttered wooden desk with a variety of items, including a stapler, a potted plant, a can of soda, and a variety of papers. The image is likely a commentary on the importance of voting and the need for safe workplaces for all, especially those who belong to marginalised groups. There is a red colour over the image with text saying

Visual Arts & Film

Image Credit: 2023 Winner, Cass Stevens

Presented by: Victorian Trades Hall Council

The Trades Hall Art Prize seeks to support the arts, workers, arts-workers, art by workers and art about working life. An annual Arts Prize, hosted in Paddy’s Gallery.

This prize is intended to support artists as workers and to appropriately compensate artists of all experience levels and backgrounds - you don’t have to be a full-time artist to enter. Art is for everyone.

The theme this year is "No future in nuclear". As Australia finally makes progress towards renewable energy, some conservative politicians are offering nuclear energy as an alternative. Show us your take on an anti-nuclear artwork or campaign material. Reflect on how a nuclear future or a future built on renewable energy will shape the lives of workers, their families and communities.

Opening night will take place on Wednesday 2 October, from 5:30pm.

About Victorian Trades Hall Council

Victorian Trades Hall Council is the oldest continually functioning trade union building in the world. The hall has been a home to the arts since it's inception in 1859 - hosting the Artisans school of design. Providing the first taste of high art to the likes of Tom Roberts, and Frederick McCubbin.

Today Trades Hall is still a meeting point for radical artists and a venue for community arts programs like The Fringe and Comedy Festival. Even the carpet you’re walking on now references Trades Hall’s artistic and spiritual ambition: “Bread for all, but roses too”.

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Duration: Come and go as you please
Event Accessibility: Deaf or Hard of Hearing Rating: Fully Accessible, English no barrier
Age suitability: G

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Paddy's Gallery
Cnr Lygon & Victoria Sts, Carlton, VIC, 3053

Wheelchair Access

Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Paddy's Gallery is wheelchair accessible. The venue can be accessed via the front portico on Lygon St, where there is a wheelchair lift. Enter via the south doors and head to the elevator to be taken to the second floor.

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