64th Autumn Art Exhibition Poster

64th Autumn Art Exhibition 2026

DATES:

28th March to 10th May 2026

 

OPEN:

Daily – 10 am to 4 pm

This Exhibition was judged by Julian Bruere, estemed watercolour artist from Melbourne.

INFORMATION:

The talented artists have been announced on the Opening Night, 28th March.

Our judge for this exhibition was Julian Bruere.

We want to thank our sponsors for their generous donation of prize money and the team of volunteers who worked hard to present this exhibition.

Please take a look at the images below for information.

 

$14,800 PRIZE MONEY

A Grand Acquisitive Prize of $5000 was awarded to the entry judged “Best in Show” 

Our Esteemed Judge for this year was Julian Bruere

 

The Following art work was judged in their appropriate categories:

 

Best in Show  – Sue Hourigan  – titled: ‘A Shady Gathering’

Best Oil – Graeme Krate  – titled: ‘Salage Bales on Tathra Head’ 

Best Acrylic – Angelo Quabba – titled: ‘ The Nobbies, Philip Island’.

Best Best Watercolour – Ben Winspear – titled: ‘ Last of the Stragglers’

Best Pastel – Jennifer Paul – titled: ‘At Anchor, Williamstown’

Best Small Painting – Regina Brewster – titled: ‘The Interloper’

Best Work in Monochrome – Cynthia Boyle titled: – ‘Ghost Net’ 

Best Mixed Media – Serena Barry – titled: – ‘Where the Wild Things Grow’ 

Best Alpine Shire Scene – Nina Volk -titled: – ‘Coach House Inn, Bright’

Winners judged by Julian Bruere

The main Winners
Winners page 2

Highly Commended judged by Julian Bruere

Highly Commended Art

People’s Choice Award

People’s Choice Award Winner, Smoke Through the Snow Gums’ by Nina Volk.
’Smoke Through the Snow Gums’ Watercolour by Nina Volk.
Every Autumn Art Show, Bright Art Gallery have now introduced the People’s Choice Award, a separate award aside from the invited judge for this exhibition, which means when patrons come into the gallery during this annual exhibition, they can vote for their favourite painting and at the end of the exhibition, the votes are counted and made public after notifying the artist who creates the work.

Nina Volk is an esteemed watercolour artist from Melbourne Victoria and has exhibited many beautiful, powerful paintings over the years.

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