Eckersley’s celebrates 60th anniversary

Art and craft retailer stages diamond anniversary competition.
Art and craft retailer Eckersley’s Art & Craft has marked its 60th anniversary with an art and craft competition offering a $25,000 prize pool.
Entries for the Eckersley’s Art & Craft Prize 2025 close this week with finalists and winners to be announced in September at the Hazelhurst Arts Centre in Sydney.
Established in 1965 with the opening of its first store in Melbourne, Eckersley’s has grown to become one of Australia’s leading art and craft retailers with 27 stores nationwide.
The Prahran store was established by two Eckersley brothers, and the store was then known as N.S. Eckersley’s Pty Ltd.
In 2005, five new retail stores called ‘The Art n Craft Store’ were launched and, consequently, were then re-branded in November 2007 as Eckersley’s Art & Craft.
Date Published:
29 July 2025