Zonta Ashburton Women's Art Awards 2025

About the event

Back for its ninth year, the Zonta Ashburton Women’s Art Awards exhibition for 2025 will be open from 08 March!

ZAWAA seeks to raise the status of visual artists who identify as women and to acknowledge the contribution women make to the greater art discourse. The award is aligned with the values of Zonta International, which exists to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy.

The award winners will be announced at the exhibition opening on Friday, 07 March at 7pm at the Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum. Coinciding with the awards ceremony is the opening of a solo exhibition by Marie Porter, the Premier Award winner for ZAWAA24. Both exhibitions will be open to the public from 08 March - 27 April.

As with other years, in addition to the main awards, a People’s Choice Award will be open to visitors to vote for their favourite work throughout the duration of the exhibition and will be awarded at its conclusion.