The Bayton Award 2025 Finalist Exhibition

22 November 2025 - 15 February 2026

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The Bayton Award 2025 is the seventh iteration of this biennial art prize and exhibition, named in recognition of the Right Reverend John Bayton AM for his significant contribution to the development of the Rockhampton Museum of Art Collection.

The Bayton Award is open to all forms of art media created by Central Queensland artists.

Stay tuned for updates on 2025 prizes, key dates, terms and conditions and entry information.

Niloufar Lovegrove with Resonance of Freedom 2023, Winner of the 2023 Bayton Award, Paulownia wood, Mulberry Paper, ink, Synthetic hair, Strings, Wire. 65 x 80 x 55. Photo: Nathan Hutcheon, Fern Valley Films.JPG

Niloufar Lovegrove with Resonance of Freedom 2023, Winner of the 2023 Bayton Award, Paulownia wood, Mulberry Paper, ink, synthetic hair, strings and wire, 65 x 80 x 55. Photo: Nathan Hutcheon, Fern Valley Films