Artexpress 2025 presents a selection of outstanding bodies of work submitted for the 2024 HSC examination for Visual Arts by New South Wales students. The Visual Arts Stage Six Syllabus directs students to create bodies of work that represent their intention as artists and reflects or references a critical understanding of the art world. The works on display in this exhibition use a wide variety of expressive approaches and media underpinned by rich conceptual themes.

From the late 1950s Artexpress has showcased the artistic orientation of young people and is a testament to their teachers across the state. This year Lismore Regional Gallery is pleased to present local student artists from the region – from Ballina Coast, Banora Point, Byron Bay, and Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner schools – in addition to those from far and wide NSW. The result is an inspiring and diverse survey of the next generation’s creative talent.