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 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 this year’s 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 | 2026 Competition
EXHIBITION DATES 15th of May- 12th of June 2026
Collection of unsold and sold artworks will be possible from the 9th of June.
Freight arrangements can be made by calling 0427566160.
The 2026 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.
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