Art Gallery - Autumn Festival Art Exhibition

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Since 1985, our annual Arrowtown Autumn Festival Art Exhibition has been a feature of Arrowtown’s Autumn Festival. This competition attracts the highest calibre of professional and amateur artists from around New Zealand.

A link to our online entry form is HERE

A printable form is available HERE

Thanks to our wonderful sponsors, the 2026 prizes are:

Bayleys Arrowtown Premier Painting Award  $3500

Print Central Best Local Painting Award (QLDC District) $750

Berry & Co. Premier Applied Art Award  $500

Millbrook Innovative Use of Materials in any Medium  $500 Millbrook voucher and Copic Pen set

Arrowtown Autumn Festival Young Artist Award $500

Lakes District Museum Ceramics Award $500

Arrowtown Creative Arts Society Merit Awards 2 x $200

Berry & Co. Merit Awards 2 x $500

APT Design Public Choice Award $250

Premier Painting Award winners include:

2025 - Jane Burdon, Arrowtown

2024 - Rachel Hirabayashi, Cromwell

2023 - Tony Stanford Shields, Oturehua

2022 - Nigel Wilson, Clyde

2021 - David John, Arrowtown

2019 - Jillian Porteous, Bendigo

2018 - Maurice Middleditch, Bannockburn

2017 - Laura Cahill

2016 - Jasmine Middlebrook

2015 - Jasmine Middlebrook

2014 - Maurice Middleditch, Bannockburn

2013 - Lorainne Higgens, Cromwell

2012 - Liz Kempthorne, Clyde

2012 - Gold 150 award section: Ben Ho, Queenstown 

2011 – Rachel Hirabayshi 

2010 – Wallace T. Keown