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FRIDAY 15 - SUNDAY 17 MAY 2026

The Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival, acknowledges and respects the traditional owners of the ancestral lands of the Penola/Coonawarra region, the Pinchunga people.
We acknowledge Elders past and present, and we respect the deep feelings of attachment and relationship of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to the waterways and Country.

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Xavier Mouche, winner of the 2025 Poets of Penola Acquisitive Art Prize

  The winner of this year’s prestigious Poets of Penola (PoP) Acquisitive Art Prize is Xavier Mouche, for his work “A Ballad of Rhythmic Patchwork”, an artistic interpretation of the poem “The Hoofs of the Horses” by William Henry Ogilvie. Congratulations Xavier!

 WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK

THANK YOU to all of the Artists who entered works into the Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival, and congratulations to all of the prize winners. 

If anyone has FEEDBACK, we’d love to hear from you HERE.

“What an amazing community we have. So many wonderful things went on over the weekend and it ran like a well oiled machine.” Confido Coonawarra

“Was a fabulous festival, congratulations to the organisers!” Kerrie Marcus

“Thank you Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival committee and volunteers for putting on such a wonderful event and the generous Lois Hodge for sponsoring this (Local Limestone Coast) award! Every year the PC Arts Festival makes me very proud to be a local” Rachel Clayfield

Thank you to the official Partner of the Poets of Penola Acquisitive Art Prize
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2025 PCAF Lily Flint and Camilla Kidman
2025 PCAF Claire Mossop and Amanda Wells
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2025 PCAF Janet Brodie and Cathy Heyn
2025 PCAF Jo Hetherington, Heather Kidman, Amy Hetherington and Caitlan Smith
2025 PCAF Kid's Talent Show Contestants
2025 PCAF Mary Harvey, Jo O'Connor and Fiona Jones
2025 PCAF Annie Paras, Anna Emery, Sofie Maiorano and Byranna West
2025 PCAF Bev Moulton and Jo Brand
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2025 PCAF Rachell Cheyne, Paul Stone, Katie Spain, Larry Buttrose
2025 PCAF Steve Raidis, Frazer Baker and Annie Paras
2025PCAF Peta Baverstock, JoJo Spook and Andi Zerk
2025 PCAF Dave Hage, Digby Seymour, Tom Pearce and Justin Kain
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The 2025 Design Prize competition is still open for entries, so get designing now. For more poster details please click here. The due date is AUGUST 1, 2025 to Still Water Studio by 3pm- good luck!

Proud Partners of the 2025 Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival

WHAT'S currently ON @SWS. Classes resuming each Wednesday, 5:30-6:30pm. Everyone Welcome!
The 2025 PoP Exhibition will be open from the 16th of May - 9th of June, Fri-Mon 10-3pm. All works are for sale, directly supporting artists!

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