CATEGORY CLASSIFICATION NOTE
The categories are intended to guide classification based on professional experience, exhibition history, body of work, and overall creative practice. The curatorial team reserves the right to determine the most appropriate category based on the applicant’s submitted profile and portfolio.
CATEGORIES
Teir 1
VETERAN
Criteria
• 15+ years of sustained professional practice; characterized by deep technical mastery,
historical influence, and a comprehensive, evolving lifetime body of work.
• Demonstrable history of working professionally within their discipline.
• Has participated in significant, curated, institutional, gallery, festival, or nationally
recognised exhibitions.
• Solo exhibitions or independent presentations are an advantage.
• Demonstrable professional recognition, commissions, awards, publications,
collaborations, or other notable achievements.
Tier 2
ESTABLISHED / PROFESSIONAL
Criteria
• Approximately 5–14 years of active practice.
• Has participated in exhibitions or public showcases.
• Has an identifiable body of work.
• Has demonstrated professional experience through exhibitions, commissions,
collaborations, publications, competitions, or other platforms.
• Has begun establishing a recognisable artistic or creative identity.
Tier 3
EMERGING
Criteria
• 0–4 years of active practice.
• May or may not have participated any exhibitions or public showcases.
• Students, recent graduates, self-taught creatives, and early-career practitioners may
apply.
• Must demonstrate an active creative practice and submit a portfolio.