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Leongatha Art and Photography Show
Leongatha Art and
Photography Show
The 2026 Art Show will open to the public from 10:00am at Leongatha Memorial Hall on Saturday 17 January and will run until 4:00pm on
Saturday 7 February 2026
Entry submission for the 2026 Art Show closed on Friday 5th December with 650 entries lodged. We have received entries from 278 individual artists and 1 group submission.
More than 24 Prizes and Awards will be awarded during the Art Show including, ‘Best in Show’,‘Best South Gippsland Resident’ and a ‘People’s Choice’ Award.
Artists have entered in one of 14 categories divided into different Painting mediums, Drawing techniques, as well as Photography, 3D and sections for Youth and
people with All Abilities.
We will be displaying 133 Acrylic works by 54 artists, 111 watercolours from 44 artists. There are also 61 Oils, 51 Mixed Media, 14 Pastels, 25 Three D (3D) Objects and 34 works from 19 contributors who have submitted a work in the Ink, Pencil, Charcoal and Other Medium Category.
Our photography sections have been well supported with 59 Colour, 12 Black & White and 16 Digitally Modified Photographs to be displayed.
Our Youth and All Abilities Categories have been well supported with 97 and 40 works each.
Over more than 49 years, the Rotary Club of Leongatha Art & Photography Show has become one of the major events and art shows in Gippsland.
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Over 600 high quality entries come in from all over the Gippsland Region, Victoria and Metropolitan Melbourne to compete in 14 award categories. This major art and photography show attracts many visitors, who come to view the works, all of which are available for purchase.
The 2026 Art & Photography Show will open to the public for three weeks from Saturday 17th January to Saturday 7th February 2026 at the Leongatha Memorial Hall.
The Memorial Hall is located at the corner of McCartin Street and Michael Place, Leongatha, Victoria, 3953.
The show will be open to the public from 10:00am to 4:00pm Monday to Sunday over three weeks.
Entry to the exhibition is $5.00 per person. Young people and exhibiting artists were able to enter free of charge.
The Official Opening and announcement of the 2026 awards and prizes will take place on Friday 16th January at Leongatha Memorial Hall with a gathering of artists, guests, Rotarians and our judges for 2026.
Go to the 'Current Winners' page to discover the winners of all our 2025 prize categories.
2025 Art Show 'Best in Show' award winner,
'Blue Gum Haze' by Fiona Bilbrough.
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