Competition Terms & Conditions
Current competitions
Win your sin
Share your confession and go in the running to have it painted by artist Richard Lewer.
Richard will select a confession and then paint it in the Gallery on the final weekend of the exhibition for the confessor to take home.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. The promoter is Geelong Gallery, ABN 93 770 396 335, Little Malop Street, Geelong, VIC 3220, ph. (03) 5229 3645.
2. The promotion opens at 10.00am on Wednesday 24 December 2025 and closes at 2.00pm on Saturday 28 February 2026.
3. Employees and volunteers of Geelong Gallery are ineligible to enter.
4. Information on how to enter forms part of these terms and conditions. Participants may enter by attending the Richard Lewer—I Only Talk to God When I Want Something exhibition and submitting a response to the Win Your Sin entry form on site. To complete an entry, participants must provide their name, phone number and email address. Illegible, incomplete or incomprehensible entries will be deemed invalid.
5. Geelong Gallery reserves the right to remove any offensive or inappropriate confessions from the competition.
6. The winner will be drawn and facilitated by Geelong Gallery on Saturday 28 February 2026. The winner will be announced at Geelong Gallery, where artist Richard Lewer will select a confession and paint it for the winner to take home.
7. Entrants are encouraged to attend Richard Lewer’s floortalk for the prize draw and live painting of the selected confession. If the winner is not present, the promoter will attempt to contact them by phone within one week of the draw. If the winner cannot be contacted after three attempts, the Gallery reserves the right to retain to acquire, sell or gift the artwork.
8. Prize is non-cash and cannot be redeemed for cash.
9. The promoter reserves the right to request proof of identity and proof of residency from the winner. Identification deemed suitable for verification is at the promoter’s discretion.
10. If for any reason this promotion is not capable of running as planned, including due to tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud or any other causes beyond the control of the promoter, which corrupt or affect the administration security, fairness or integrity or proper conduct of this promotion, the promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process.
11. It is a condition of entry that the winner agrees to the publication of their name on the website (geelonggallery.org.au) and on social media/e-communications.
12. By entering the competition, entrants consent to their email address being added to Geelong Gallery’s subscriber list.
13. The promoter shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever which is suffered (including but not limited to direct or consequential loss) or for any personal injury suffered or sustained in connection with any prize/s, except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law.
14. All personal information submitted by entrants is subject to and will be treated in a manner consistent with promoter’s privacy statement.
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Privacy Policy
Geelong Gallery Limited respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. Our Privacy Policy outlines our approach to privacy and how we collect, use and protect your personal information and sets out your rights in relation to accessing the personal information we hold about you.
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Apps and your privacy
Geelong Gallery’s Applications (Apps) are designed as educational tools that facilitate ‘learning for everyone’ with a focus on activating works of art for children aged 5 to 10 and their families.
We respect the privacy of families and are committed to protecting the personal information of our App users. The Geelong Gallery privacy policy (2019) reflects our approach to privacy, however Geelong Gallery does not collect or store any personal information related to users of our Apps in compliance with COPPA, GDPR, and local laws and regulations in countries where the app is distributed (Australia). Geelong Gallery Apps do not display ads, use monetisation features or allow the opportunity for direct interaction between users.
App data we do and don’t collect
Downloading a Geelong Gallery App requires access to an Android ID, Apple ID or Google ID or account and access to the device’s camera however the Gallery does not collect or store any personal information related to these accounts and all functionality is available without special access. Apple, Google and Unity may collect your personal information attached to your ID. Please refer to their current Privacy Policies for further information:
Geelong Gallery does collect actionable app data critical to the user experience of Apps. This includes the number of installations, sessions, active devices, crashes, and deletions. Actionable app data is shared with Pillowfort Creative and Hanalei Studios. We ensure that the data we collect and share with these developers protects the privacy and security of our users and complies with Geelong Gallery privacy policy (2019).
Photography in the Gallery Policy
Geelong Gallery's Photography in the Gallery Policy permits visitors to take photographs with hand-held cameras and mobile devices within the Geelong Gallery for personal use unless a particular exhibition or work has been expressly marked as restricted. Any images, moving images or film taken should not be reproduced or displayed on personal websites or social media platforms for gain without permission.
If an exhibition or work is restricted, the following signage will be displayed:
The use of tripods, selfie sticks, flash or additional lighting is not permitted without the permission of the Geelong Gallery. A request must be made and granted before such equipment can be used in any gallery spaces.
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Copyright
Geelong Gallery respects artistic and intellectual property rights. Many of the works displayed at the Geelong Gallery are subject to copyright legislation. The artist/copyright holder retains the right to reproduce a work of art.
No image, documentation or sound recording displayed at the Geelong Gallery or appearing on the Geelong Gallery website may be reproduced, communicated or copied without permission, other than for the purposes of research or study. Use of and referral to this material is allowed for the purposes of research or study so long as full and proper attribution is given. For Indigenous works, this may include the artist and community.
Unauthorised commercial publication or reproduction of any part of the Geelong Gallery Collection is prohibited.
More information about copyright is available from the Australian Copyright Council at copyright.org.au.
Copyright permission
Permission regarding the use of photographic equipment or access by the media or film crews may be granted by the Director subject to necessary consultation with relevant Collection Management, Exhibitions Management and Marketing staff, and be subject to relevant conditions and costs for the visitor.
It is the visitor’s responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holders or their agent before a reproduction of any work or any other content is made. The Gallery will communicate to visitors that not adhering to these conditions may constitute an infringement of copyright which may incur penalties including fines.
The Gallery cannot assist in getting any permission you might need. The Australian Copyright Agency’s Viscopy may be able to help, see viscopy.net.au.
Reproduction or publication of works
If you wish to reproduce any works displayed at the Geelong Gallery or which appear on the Gallery website, you should first contact the Registrar, who may be able to supply you with the conditions and costs that may be associated with your request.
Press image enquiries should also be made to the Registrar.
Child Safety Policy
The Child Safety Policy outlines appropriate guidelines adopted by Geelong Gallery Limited (“Geelong Gallery”) Board, management, staff, volunteers, guides and presenters towards children.
Geelong Gallery’s Child Safety Policy outlines the organisation’s commitment and approach to creating and maintaining a child-safe organisation where children and young people are safe and feel safe and provides the policy framework for the organisation’s approach to the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards.
All children who come to Geelong Gallery Limited (“Geelong Gallery”) have a right to feel safe and be safe. The welfare of the children in the Gallery’s care will always be a high priority and the Gallery will maintain zero tolerance of any form of child abuse. Geelong Gallery aims to create a child-safe and child-friendly environment.
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