PRIDE Art Prize 2025

Inviting artists to submit artwork for the PRIDE Art Prize 2025 celebrating PRIDE MONTH.

Sydney Pride festival launches Pride Month Celebrations:

Love Respect Empower!

The Sydney Pride Month 2025 taking place from June 1st to June 30th will

celebrate diversity unity and equality under the theme "Love Respect

Empower." This vibrant month-long event will bring together the LGBTQIA+

community and allies to honour love in all its forms encourage mutual respect

and empower individuals to embrace their authentic selves. With a rich lineup

of Theatre art exhibitions workshops and performances the festival aims to

create a space of inclusion and joy. It serves as a powerful reminder of the

progress made and the work that continues toward a more equitable and

compassionate society.

The Sydney Pride Month also pays tribute to the trailblazers who paved the

way for LGBTQIA+ rights and visibility. It honours the courageous activists of the

first Sydney Mardi Gras in 1978 who marched for equality despite facing police

brutality and discrimination. Their bravery marked the beginning of a

movement that transformed Sydney into a symbol of pride and acceptance.

The festival also reflects on the global significance of the 1969 Stonewall Riots

in New York a watershed moment in the fight for LGBTQIA+ liberation. By

remembering these pivotal events Sydney Pride celebrates the progress made

while recognizing the ongoing struggle for equality and justice.