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
2026 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 2025
RMF Silva Premier Award – $3,000
Ruth Rudd – Nothing but Rain and Still I Rode
Braided Rivers Community Trust Water & Nature Award – $1,500
Karen Boyce – Matariki
Rosebank Village Local Award – $1000
Judith Sommerville – Clematis in Horopito
Rothbury Insurance Brokers Ashburton Merit Award – $500
Patterson Parkin – The Last Stand
NBS Local Merit Award – $500
Libby Chambers – Dearest Gentle Reader
Forest & Bird NZ Flora & Fauna Art Award – $300
Sheila Brown – Winter Fantail
Scott Automotive Ltd Watercolour Award – $200
Svetlana Orinko – Summer’s Perfumes
Neumanns Tyres Highly Commended Award – $200
Diana Peneamene – Untitled
The Drawing Room Highly Commended Award – $300 voucher
Anne Baldock – Company of Cats
Gordon Harris Award $250 Voucher
Eles Smallegoor – Expecting
Applied Art & Craft, Sculpture and Photography Awards
Ashburton Contracting Limited Award – $300
Natash Sim – She knows she will be looked after
Robin Corbett Memorial Handcrafted Award – $500
Martin Langlands
White Fox & Jones Sculpture Award – $250
Sandra McLintock – Bando
Miniature Award
Karen McRae Property Brokers Miniature Award – $250
Suzie Millichamp – Landscape 2
Elizabeth & Richard Ashford Award $500
Sarah Maxwell – Niho Taniwha – Tukutuku
People’s Choice Award Sponsored by ASA – $100
Galina Kim
Thank you to our 2024 Sponsors:
