ENTRY FORM OPENS 1 JUNE 2026

ENTRIES OPEN MONDAY 1st JUNE 2026
NB: Entries before this date will not be accepted.

2026 SECTION & THEME

2D Section: Open theme.
Any medium.
Maximum size: 400mm x 400mm (16 x 16 inches) INCLUDING FRAME

3D Section: Open theme.
400mm x 400mm x 400mm  (16 x 16 inches)
Oversize works will not be accepted.
Maximum of three works.

Schools Section:
– contact secretary@franklinartsfestival.co.nz
For entry details.
Do not fill out the form below.

Important Dates for Artists:

  • Entries open: Monday, 1 June 2026
  • Entries close: Sunday, 2 August 2026 (may close earlier if total entries exceed the venue capacity)
  • Delivery of artworks: Tuesday 8 September 2026
  • Delivery of couriered artworks only: No earlier than August 25th – no later than 8 September, Franklin Arts Centre
  • Exhibition dates: Saturday 12 – Saturday 26 September
  • Opening night: Friday 11 September
  • Collection of artworks: Sunday 27th September 2pm – 4pm

Please read the Entry Rules for more information.

CLICK HERE FOR ENTRY RULES

Small Observations
Madsen Lawrie Surveyors Ltd & The Rutherford Family
3D Merit Award 2025


Across The Landscape
Barfoot and Thompson Pukekohe
2D Merit Award

Your Details

Please tell us a little about yourself and what inspires your work. This information will be displayed in your online artist profile, alongside your artwork listing (maximum 100 words)

This prize is only available to artists living within the Franklin area - please see conditions of entry if you are unsure.

You must be aged 25 years and under at 1 June 2026.

You will receive an email after you submit your entry with details for paying via bank transfer.

Students

If you are a student please provide details of your ID from your institution. You may be requested to provide a scanned copy of your ID via email.

Images

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ BEFORE UPLOADING YOUR IMAGES

The image of your artwork is important, please take the time to get a picture that does your work justice.
Your image should be a JPEG under 1Mb in size.
If you are uploading from a pc there are many online websites that make it easy to format your images for websites - one online resizer is Web Resizer - click here to resize your images.
If you are uploading an image from a mobile you should be able to choose an image size, a medium option will normally be suitable.
Images will be cropped when displayed in the categories, however viewers will be able to click on your image to see the full size.

Art Piece #1

(maximum 100 words)

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Art Piece #2

(maximum 100 words)

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Art Piece #3

(maximum 100 words)

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Thank you to all our sponsors

On behalf of the Franklin Arts Festival we would like to extend our gratitude to all our sponsors.
Without their generous patronage the Art Show would not take place.

As an event we depend on their support and in return we hope you can support them too.

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