Are you our next Apprentice OR RECENTLY QUALIFIED HAIRDRESSING superstar?
Welcome to CURATE Awards. This is your opportunity to have fun, get creative and deliver exciting hair vision with a little digital flair AND be in the running to win some incredible prizes.
Created by Brisbane hairdressing icon and reigning AHIA Creative Australian Hairdresser of the Year 2023 Justin Pace, CURATE Awards is a unique competition platform designed to discover and celebrate Australia’s and New Zealand's freshest Apprentice and Recently Qualified Hairdressing Talent, no matter your location.
With categories for Urban and Regional based Australian Apprentices and Recently Qualified Hairdressers, as well as New Zealand based Apprentices and Recently Qualified Hairdressers, to enter, entrants are simply required to create a 2-minute video edit showcasing your Cut and Colour skills, or your Colour and Style skills and upload it to the CURATE Awards competition platform along with a few photos and forms.
WHO CAN ENTER?
CURATE Awards is open to anyone with 4 years or less hairdressing experience who has been in training as an Apprentice in Australia or New Zealand, in part or in full, between May 2026 and April 2027. This includes hairdressers who have qualified since May 2026, provided they have been hairdressing for four years or less. Signed documentation confirming your apprenticeship status will be required as part of your entry.
Please download and carefully review the CURATE Awards Rules and Regs document.