15 Artists is an annual acquisitive award developed to enhance the Moreton Bay Regional Council Art Collection and exhibition program. The exhibition is curated to highlight new works by a selected group of emerging, mid-career and established artists with a focus on culture, identity, spirit and sense of place. This year, Tracy Cooper-Lavery, Rockhampton Art Gallery Director will award the acquisitive prize of $8,000.

In 2015, the selected artists are Keith Burt, Stevie Fieldsend, Shaun Gladwell, Judith Kentish, Sherrie Knipe, Lindy Lee, Euan MacLeod, Deb Mansfield, Deb Mostert, Laurie Nilsen, Mike Riddle, Kristin Tennyson, Kawita Vatanajyankur and Guan Wei.