2026 Surf Coast Community Arts Calendar Competition
Photo: "Surf Coast Community" by Emily Wright. The 2025 People's Choice Cover Winner.
The Surf Coast Community Arts Calendar Competition gives artists from across Surf Coast Shire an opportunity to submit an artwork for exhibition and inclusion in a free publication available to the general public.
Enter the 2026 Surf Coast Community Arts Calendar Competition and Exhibition
Showcase your creativity in the 2026 Surf Coast Community Arts Calendar Exhibition at Anglesea Art Space, with the chance for your work to be featured in the 2026 Calendar.
Submit your entry
Entries close Sunday 21 September 2025 and we welcome submissions from artists, creatives and hobbyists who are Surf Coast Shire residents.
How to Enter
- Read the full Terms and Conditions.
- Complete the online entry form.
Read the Terms and Conditions of Entry(PDF, 393KB)
About the Competition
A panel of judges will select 12 artworks to represent each month of the calendar. A 13th artwork will be chosen for the cover through the People’s Choice Award, with voting available both at the exhibition and online.
Each selected artist will receive a $300 cash prize and have their work professionally presented in the 2026 calendar.
Key Dates
- Submissions open: Monday 18 August 2025
- Submissions close: Sunday 21 September 2025
- Exhibition period: Friday 10 October – Sunday 26 October 2025
- Opening event and winner announcements: Friday 10 October 2025, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
For further information, please contact the Surf Coast Shire Arts Team via email artsteam@surfcoast.vic.gov.au or phone (03) 5261 0600.
2025 winners
Winners
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Point Addisby Alexia Bennett
Medium: Linocut (with added watercolour)
Artist Statement: I made this piece in honour of Point Addis, a very special place to all who live on the Surf Coast.
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Weedy Sea Dragonby Scarlett Delmo (Youth)
Medium: Painting
Artist Statement: Weedy Sea Dragon at Eagle Rock Marine Sanctuary.
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The Bathersby Barbara Jens
Medium: Textiles
Artist Statement: Hand dyed fabric with recycled fabrics and hand stitch. Many people found the joy of ocean swimming during the years of COVID. This is a celebration of friendships that have continued with a focus on the sea.
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Bell Street from Pride Streetby Rosie Crone
Medium: Mixed
Artist Statement: This is a group of coloured pots on Bells Street that people may see but not notice. My goal is to depict images of the Surf Coast beyond the beach.
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Prevailby Caroline Borghetto
Medium: Acrylic and soft pastels on canvas
Artist Statement: A metaphor. A thought. A musing. An exploration of colour, form and the tension between organisation and spontaneity.
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Anglesea Boat Shedsby Chloe Muscroft (Youth)
Medium: Acrylic on paper
Artist Statement: An iconic view of the boat sheds on a spring morning, on the Anglesea River which conjures up many treasured memories of me and my family.
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Buff Banded Railby Caroline Hawkins
Medium: Fibre art
Artist Statement: A waterbird that can be spotted if you are patient at the Allen Noble Sanctuary, Aireys Inlet.
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Pastels on the Great Ocean Road by Andrew Middlehurst
Medium: Oil on board
Artist Statement: It’s a special treat if you can find this beachside cottage, especially in winter. This cute, little Jan Juc weatherboard shines with as much character as this neighbourhood here on the Surf Coast.
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Gone Fishingby Jen Benyan
Medium: Gouache with print transfer on ply
Artist Statement: An iconic 'Couta boat' sailing through the heads. Backdropped by a news article describing the couta fleet, white sails full, sailing in with their daily catch.
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Rainbowby Albee Pickering (Child)
Medium: Pencil on paper
Artist Statement: A surfboard stuck into the sand, a rainbow and a couple of birds, a little pinchy crab, and a blue/purple horizon.
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Beach Bottleby Bronwyn Tasker
Medium: Ceramic
Artist Statement: Rustic, white raku, ceramic vessel, inspired by the sand and sea of the Fairhaven beach.
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Ocean Coloursby Emma Wilson
Medium: Paint/Collage
Artist Statement: Expressions of the ocean, what nature brings us in colours, textures, and feelings. The calm of catching a peaceful wave alone with nature all around brought together through collage.
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