THIRD WEEKEND IN MAY

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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BECOME A FRIEND OF THE 2027 FESTIVAL

We're a voluntary, non-profit organisation. Our ‘Friends’ help us to keep securing artists and promoting Penola’s rich arts history and fine Coonawarra food and wine.

SPONSOR THE 2027 FESTIVAL

We're run purely by volunteers and rely on the generous financial support of our sponsors, our community and visitors that join in the celebration of the arts and of our region’s fine food and wine.

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BECOME A 2027 Friend of the Festival and join us at the exclusive VIP preview of the 2027 P.oP. Acquisitive Art Prize, Still Water Studio, Penola on Opening Night.

The winner of the 2026 prestigious Poets of Penola (PoP) Acquisitive Art Prize is

Lorna Beagan (pictured below) for her work “The Sun Is Up”, an artistic interpretation of the poem “The Sun Is Up” by John Shaw Neilson.

Congratulations Lorna!

POETS OF PENOLA ACQUISITIVE ART PRIZE | 2027 Competition

FESTIVAL DATES

14-16th of May 2027

The 2027 Poets of Penola Acquisitive Art Prize, is open to all emerging and established artists throughout Australia. The competition has now been expanded to include two other prominent Penola poets, Adam Lindsay Gordon and William Henry Ogilvie along with John Shaw Neilson. The general format of the competition is the same, however the work of these poets will provide fresh inspiration for your artwork.

Proudly Sponsored by the Mary Skene Kidman Fund

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