Exhibition

62nd Annual Exhibition

Held at the Ashburton Art Gallery – open 10am – 4pm daily.

Opening Night Monday 6th July 2026 and running daily until Friday 31st July 2026

Contact Rachel on 027 455 5545 or email ashsocart@gmail.com or Kathy on 027 912 4057

2025 Exhibition Key Dates

  • Entries open – Tuesday 5th May 2026
  • Entries close –  Tuesday 9th June 2026
  • Receiving day –  Saturday 27th June 2026 10am to 2pm
  • Opening Night –  Monday 6th July 2026 – 7pm
  • Exhibition closes –  Friday 31st July 2026
  • Collection days –  Friday 31st July 2026  from 4.30pm – 6.30pm  and Saturday 1st August 2026 10am – 12 noon

Opening Night Tickets

$30 (limited to 250)

Available for purchase  when completing entry form or email ashsocart@gmail.com or from Ashburton Art Gallery, 327 West Street, Ashburton.

Tickets will be given to you when you drop your artwork off.

Volunteers

We will need daily volunteers to help us on the sale table at the Ashburton Art Gallery for the duration of the Annual Exhibition.

There will be a roster available to be filled in when you deliver your paintings or entries.

ASA 60th Exhibition 2024

Arts Awards 2024

RMF Silva Premier Award – $3,000

Gawie Bosman  “Untamed”

Braided Rivers Community Trust Water & Nature Award – $1,500

John Achten “Water’s Edge Lake Dunstan”

Rosebank Village Local Award – $1000

Maysie Willis “Lucy”

Rothbury Insurance Brokers Ashburton Merit Award – $500

Sarah Freiburger “All the Pearls”

NBS Local Merit Award – $500

Steve James “Our Patch”

Forest & Bird NZ Flora & Fauna Art Award – $300

Rachel Savage “Duo”

Scott Automotive Ltd Watercolour Award – $200

Richard Bolton “Mixed Vege”

Frame-Co Highly Commended Award – $200 Voucher

Svetlana Orinko “When Apples Fall”

Neumanns Tyres Highly Commended Award – $200

Alan Clarence “Wet Early Evening”

The Drawing Room Highly Commended Award – $300 voucher

Marie Reid-Beadle “Aviation Display”

Gordon Harris Award $250 Voucher

Jo Loughnan “On the Edge”

Applied Art & Craft, Sculpture and Photography Awards

Ashburton Contracting Limited Award – $300

Gawie Bosman “Steel Tongue Drum with Lotus Flower Design”

Robin Corbett Memorial Handcrafted Award – $500

Sandra McLintock “Saggar Fired Large Bowl”

Unique Jewellery Local Award – $250 Voucher

Kelly-Rose Blackburn “Kune Lai”

White Fox & Jones Sculpture Award – $250

Jane Rant “Aging Rocker”

Miniature Award

Karen McRae Property Brokers Miniature Award – $250

Catherine Cruickshank “Waterscape 1”

Special Judge’s Award

Jessica Marcott “Cease and Desist”

People’s Choice Award Sponsored by ASA – $100

Christine Lang “Peak Hill, Rakaia Gorge”

Thank you to our 2024 Sponsors: