National NAIDOC Week is held across Australia in the first week of July each year to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth
This year, NAIDOC Week will be celebrated from Sunday 6 July to Sunday 13 July, with 2025 theme recently announced to be: The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy.
To help us bring our 2025 NAIDOC campaign to life, we're inviting submissions from First Nations youth creatives to design this year’s NAIDOC poster, with a cash prize of $1,000 for the winning artwork!
Important dates
- Competition open: Friday 28 February
- Competition close: Monday 31 March
- Artist announcement: The week commencing Monday 7 April
Who can enter?
All participants must be Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, and under the age of 30. You don't have to have any previous art experience.
What should the artwork be?
Anything you like! It just needs to reflect this year's NAIODC Week theme: The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy.
We also ask that you create your artwork in portrait aspect, not landscape.
All artworks must be submitted digitally. If your artwork is a physical object (like a painting, drawing or collage) you'll need to take a high resolution photo or scan of it to enter it in the competition.
Where will the artwork be used?
- posters distributed around the region
- a billboard
- on the cover of the NAIDOC event program
- on our website
- on social media.
This competition is now closed. We'll be announcing the winner in the coming weeks.
