2025 Judge
We are privileged to have the Director of Ipswich Art Gallery Claire Sourgnes as our guest judge for Local Contemporary Art Prize 2025.
Claire has over 25 years’ experience working in commercial, government and artist-run galleries in Australia and Germany across a range of positions. She has held roles as the inaugural Network Coordinator of the Art Gallery Network of the Moreton Bay Regional Council and CEO of artisan. Since 2023, Claire has been the Director of Ipswich Art Gallery, leading the gallery’s team to deliver diverse, quality, innovative programs which exemplify the transformative power visual art, craft and design have in our communities.
She is actively engaged in advocacy for the arts sector in Queensland and nationally, and currently sits on the Boards of Public Galleries Queensland, Ipswich Arts Foundation and the Brisbane Portrait Prize.