28th Annual Liverpool Art Society Exhibition & Prizes
Name 28th Annual Liverpool Art Society Exhibition & Prizes
Dates Saturday 19 September - Saturday 24 October 2026
Launch Date Saturday 26 September 2026, 2-4pm
Location Switch Gallery, Hopper Gallery
Cost Free
Artists Various (Liverpool Art Society Exhibiting Artists)

Liverpool Art Society and Liverpool Powerhouse are proud to present the 28th Annual Liverpool Art Society Exhibition in 2026. This exhibition has been presented at Liverpool Powerhouse since 1998 and promotes and celebrates the creative talent of our local region.

The 28th Annual Liverpool Art Society Exhibition will showcase the talent of Liverpool Art Society members and features artworks from all ages and a variety of categories and mediums including painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, photography and mixed media.

The prize pool is worth over $13,000 and contributes greatly to many local artists’ careers.

If you are an artist who would like to join the Liverpool Art Society as a youth or adult member please visit the Liverpool Art Society website: MEMBERSHIP | LIVERPOOL ART Society

Exhibition Sponsors 2026: Anne Stanley MP (Member for Werriwa), Blackwattle Pottery, Charishma Kaliyanda MP (Member for Liverpool), Dai Le MP (Member for Fowler), Liverpool Art Society, Liverpool City Council/Liverpool Powerhouse, Liverpool Picture Framing, Masterton Homes, Nathan Hagarty MP (Member for Leppington), Tina Ayyad MP (Member for Holsworthy), Westfield Liverpool.

Entry Forms 2026

Entries now open for the 28th Annual Liverpool Art Society Exhibition 2026. The deadline has been extended and entries will now close on Monday 3rd August 2026, 5:00pm. Entry Form Help Day will be on Saturday 25 July 2026 , 10am - 1pm at Liverpool Powerhouse if you need support with your entry.

Youth Entry Form:  Click here for Youth Entry Form

Schools Entry Form:  Click here for Schools Entry Form

Adult Entry Form: Click here for Adult Entry Form

Terms & Conditions 2026: Click here to Download Terms & Conditions (PDF Version) 

If you have any enquiries about your entry please email exhibitions@liverpoolpowerhouse.com.au or phone Liverpool Powerhouse Reception  02 8711 7123 and your enquiry will be directed to the Curatorial Team.

Exhibition Key Dates 2026 
Entries Open 

Monday 13 April 2026, 10:00 AM

Entry Form Help Day

Saturday 25 July 2026, 10:00AM – 1:00PM, Liverpool Powerhouse

Entries Close

Monday 3 August 2026, 5:00 PM

Artwork Delivery Day

Sunday 23 August 2026, 10am-3pm, Liverpool Powerhouse

Exhibition Dates

Saturday 19 September – Saturday 24 October 2026

Exhibition Launch and Awards Ceremony

Saturday 26 September 2026, 2–4pm

Sale Period (Adult Artworks Only)

From the conclusion of the Exhibition Launch/Awards Ceremony to the conclusion of the Exhibition Period

Artwork Collection Day

Sunday 25 October 2026, 10am–3pm


List of Winners 2025

MAJOR PRIZES
  • $5,000 (acquisitive) Liverpool City Council Overall Winner Prize (Sponsored by Liverpool City Council): AC07, Idil Abdullahi, Exhale, 2025, Ceramics
  • Liverpool Powerhouse Scholarship Award (Sponsored by Liverpool City Council): A044, Wenhan Wang, Morning Town Hall, 2024, Oil
  • $750 (non-acquisitive) Masterton Homes Prize for Innovation and Technical Excellence (Sponsored by Masterton Homes): AA07, Charlie Roppola Wells, Rock Hill, 2025
    Acrylic
ADULT CATEGORY PRIZES

Oil or Encaustic Painting
Sponsored by Charishma Kaliyanda MP (Member for Liverpool)

  • 3rd $50 – AO26, Longying (Alice) Gu, Flowers in Two Vases, 2025
  • 2nd $200 – A028, Lorraine Maggs, On the Cubby House Roof, 2024
  • 1st $500 – AO11, Hedar Abadi, Save Our Fish From Drowning, 2025

Acrylic Painting
Sponsored by Tina Ayyad MP (Member for Holsworthy)

  • 3rd $50 – AA23, Helga Kelly, Clouds Over Mountains, 2024
  • 2nd $200 – AA21, Glenda Carter, Emergence, 2024
  • 1st $500 – AA37, Michael Joyce, Last Train Is Gone, 2024

Mixed Media
Sponsored by Nathan Hagarty MP (Member for Leppington)

  • 3rd $50 – AM16, Margaret Tra, Srey Khmao (Girl Black), 2025
  • 2nd $200 – AM22, Rebecca Anne Brady, Reflections of the River, 2025
  • 1st $500 – AM19, Mariam Abbas, Skin, 2025

Watercolour
Sponsored by Dai Le (Member of Fowler) and Liverpool Art Society

  • 3rd $50 – AW12, Rafiqur Khan, Gum Tree Pink Flowers, 2025
  • 2nd $200 – AW02, Di Hallinan, Lost Harmony, 2024
  • 1st $500 – AW08, Melvy Connell, Turkey Rescue, 2025

Drawing or Work on paper
Sponsored by Liverpool Art Society

  • 3rd $50 – AD15, Svetlana Panov, King of Emotional Baggage, 2023
  • 2nd $200 – AD01, Anna Tierney, Monochromatic Dissaray, 2023
  • 1st $500 – AD11, Marwa Charmand, A Testimony to Faith, 2024

Ceramics
Sponsored by Anne Stanley MP (Member of Werriwa) and Liverpool Art Society

  • 3rd $50 – AC13, Selma Fida, Look Beneath the Surface, 2025
  • 2nd $200 – AC10, Lynda Hanell, A Dish, 2025
  • 1st $500 – AC22, William Nguyen, Between Breaths, 2025

Sculpture
Sponsored by Liverpool Art Society

  • 1st $200 – AS01, Garry Smith, Napoli 3rd, 2025

Photography/ Digital Art Works (Excludes video)
Sponsored by Liverpool Art Society

  • 1st $200 – AP03, Julio Pena, The Observer, 2025
YOUTH CATEGORY PRIZES

Junior Youth Prizes
K-6 Primary School Students
Sponsored by Liverpool Picture Framing.

  • Highly Commended Prizes $25 – JY27, Kiana Thai, Year 3, Strawberry Snack, 2025
  • Highly Commended Prizes $25 – JY41, Sodanetta Kha, Year 6, Lazy Log Days, 2025
  • 1st $75 – JY10, Emma Dolan, Year 6, Horrors of War, 2025

Senior Youth Prizes

Year 7-12 Secondary School Students
Sponsored by Liverpool Picture Framing.

  • Highly Commended Prizes $50 – SY03, Aynie Lane, Year 10, Untitled, 2024
  • Highly Commended Prizes $50 – SY08, Eric Lu, Year 11, Drapery, 2024
  • 1st $150 – SY05, Calvin Richman, Year 10, Self-Reflections, 2024

Gil Farla Youth Award – K-12Sponsored by Liverpool Art Society.

  • $120 – SY12, Levi Richman, Year 11, Music that plays with the mind., 2025

2025 Exhibition & Prize Sponsors: Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Art Society, Liverpool Picture Framing, Masterton, Anne Stanley MP (Member for Werriwa) Charishma Kaliyanda MP (Member for Liverpool), Dai Le MP (Member for Fowler), Nathan Hagarty MP (Member for Leppington), Tina Ayyad MP (Member for Holsworthy).

Photos from the 27th Annual Liverpool Art Society Exhibition & Prizes 2025

We would like to acknowledge the Dharawal people, the traditional custodians of this land and pay our respects to Elders past and present. We acknowledge that this land was also accessed by peoples of the Cabrogal Clan and other clans of the Darug Nation.

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