Image: Sam Vatovey| Mount Emu Walk | 2025 | oil paint, oil stick and spray paint on canvas | 120 x 150cm

Local Contemporary Art Prize 2026 Finalists Exhibition

Name: Local Contemporary Art Prize 2026 Finalists Exhibition
Start: 2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-05-01T06:00:00.000Z

Caloundra Regional Gallery

Event details

1–8

May

Caloundra Regional Gallery22 Omrah Avenue, Caloundra, Kabi Kabi Country

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Fri 1 May10am – 4pm

Sat 2 May10am – 2pm

Sun 3 May10am – 2pm

Mon 4 May10am – 4pmCLOSED public holiday

Tue 5 May10am – 4pm

Wed 6 May10am – 4pm

Thu 7 May10am – 4pm

Fri 8 May10am – 4pm

Visual Art / Free / Family / Workshops

Visit the Local Contemporary Art Prize 2026 Finalists Exhibition at the leading gallery in the region – a showcase of the Sunshine Coast’s vibrant visual arts scene. Now in its twelfth year, this much-loved prize honours the diversity of artistic voices across the region, inviting works in every medium from painting and sculpture to innovative contemporary forms.

Forty finalists will be selected for exhibition at Caloundra Regional Gallery, with winners sharing in $17,000 prize money thanks to the generosity of supporters and sponsors including Sunshine Coast Council, Friends of the Gallery and Caloundra Bendigo Bank. This is a celebration of place, talent and imagination – an opportunity to experience the art shaping the Sunshine Coast today.

Acknowledgements

Local Contemporary Art Prize is supported by Caloundra Regional Gallery, Sunshine Coast Council, The Friends of the Gallery and Caloundra and Community Bank Caloundra, Bendigo Bank.

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