All Entries are subject to the Terms and Conditions.

ENTERING YOUR ARTWORK

Please read through the Entry Form and collate the required information before starting to enter your work. Please enter all details correctly as you are unable to edit after pressing SUBMIT.

ENTRY

You can enter by completing and submitting the online form available from 1 June 2026.

Entries close Sunday 2 August 2026. The Franklin Arts Festival Society reserves the right to close entries before Sunday 2 August 2026 if the number of entries exceeds the maximum capacity of the venue.

ELIGIBILITY
This competition is open to any Entrant normally resident within Aotearoa New Zealand.

ENTRY FEES
2D & 3D Sections: $15 for each piece of work entered.
Emerging Artist Section: No fee. (Age 13-25 enrolled in an academic institution)\
Schools: No fee.

SECTIONS TO ENTER
The 2026 Franklin Arts Festival Society exhibition ‘Frankly Small’ has three sections.

Section 1 2D – Small works, any medium, open theme

Section 3D – Small works, any medium, open theme

Section 3 Emerging Artist – Emerging Artist (Aged 13 to 25 years) – Small works, any medium, open theme.

Entrants may enter a maximum of three works

Schools Section – For collaborative displays from Primary and Intermediate Schools within the Franklin District. See separate Entry Form for Terms and Conditions.
Contact: secretary@franklinartsfestival.co.nz for the Schools Entry Form and Terms and Conditions.

ARTWORK CRITERIA
Artwork Dimensions
2D works: Works must not exceed 400mm in width and 400mm in height. This is INCLUDING FRAME
3D works: Dimensions of the piece must not exceed 400mm x 400mm x 400mm.

All works must be original and not infringe the copyright of any other artist. The work must have been completed since September 2025.
Work must not have been exhibited anywhere else in the Auckland region. The show organisers reserve the right to refuse work that could be considered offensive. No correspondence will be entered into.

All free-standing pieces must be stable.
Although all care will be taken, the Franklin Art Show committee reserves the right to decline the display of works deemed to be constructed of extremely fragile or unstable components.

SALE OF WORK

All works must be for sale with the following exceptions:

• Entries in the Schools section are not for sale.
• Artists in Year 13 and below have the option to not sell their work.

Artists to stipulate the sale price. The Franklin Arts Festival Society Committee will deduct a 20% commission from the price paid for all works sold during the show. Sold work will be available to the purchaser at the end of the show.

IF YOUR ARTWORK IS SOLD
The Franklin Arts Festival Committee will contact you to advise that your work has been sold. At this stage we will ask for your Bank Account Details to ensure a secure payment transaction can be made.

EXHIBITION READY
Labelling
Each entry must have the artist’s name, address, telephone number, title of the work, medium and price on the back. The same information must also be on a separate swing tag which is long enough to hang over the front but not below the artwork when hung. 
Download and print out the Artwork Labels pdf
Framing & Hanging
Framed work must be soundly framed with D rings and cord, ready for hanging. Paper pieces and unframed photographic pieces may be hung with bulldog clips and weighted at the bottom or have 4 plastic tags for pinning, to be supplied by the artist. All works must be prepared with appropriate provision for hanging or displaying in a professional manner.
Assembly instructions must be included if any assembly is required.

INSURANCE OF WORK
All insurance is the responsibility of the artist. Whilst all due care will be taken, the Franklin Arts Festival Committee is not responsible for any damage or loss that may occur.

CONFIDENTIALITY
Artist contact details will not be supplied to outside parties without consent of the artist.
Contact details of those who purchase artwork will also remain confidential.

PUBLICITY
By entering this competition, the artist agrees that the organisers may use the entry for all promotional and media purposes.

SUBMISSION OF WORK
Entries will not be accepted unless entry fees have been paid.
Hand Delivery
Entries are to be hand delivered to the Franklin Arts Centre between 10 am and 7 pm on Tuesday 8 September 2026.
Courier Delivery
Artwork may be couriered in the week before the show, no earlier than Tuesday 1 September and no later than Tuesday 8 September.
Address parcels to: Attn. FAFS, Franklin Arts Centre, 12 Massey Avenue, Pukekohe, 2120.
All work must be packaged securely, in packaging that can be reused to return the works at the end of the exhibition. Please ensure that the outside packaging is clearly labelled with your name and return address. If you require us to courier work back to you, you must include prepaid courier tickets when submitting your work.

COLLECTION OF UNSOLD WORK
The show closes on Saturday 26 September at 4.30pm.
All works must remain until the end of the show (including those sold).
Collection of unsold work is on Sunday 27 September from 2pm – 4pm UNLESS prior arrangements have been made with the organisers.
You will be notified by email or phone using your supplied contact details if your artwork is sold prior to the show closing. Please check your email prior to coming to the venue on Sunday 27 September.
Please note we do not have adequate storage facilities to keep your work safely after the show is closed.
Courier Collection
Entrants must provide named, prepaid courier tickets for works to be returned by courier. Works to be dispatched once the show closes.

AUDREY THOMAS MEMORIAL PRIZE
Artists residing in the current Franklin Local Board area and the historical Franklin District are eligible for the Audrey Thomas Memorial Prize. This is the area spanning the eastern coast of the Hauraki Gulf to the western coast of the Manukau Harbour. It includes inland and coastal settlements such as the Awhitu Peninsula, Karaka, Ardmore, Clevedon, Whitford, Maraetai, Kawakawa Bay and Orere Point, as well as the townships of Pukekohe, Waiuku and Beachlands. To the South, the old boundary includes Port Waikato, Onewhero, Glen Murray, Pukekawa, across to Mangatawhiri and Miranda.

IMPORTANT DATES
Entries Open: Monday 1 June 2026
Entries Close: Sunday 2 August 2026
Delivery of Work: Tuesday 8 September 2026
Opening Night & Prize Giving: Friday 11 September
Show Dates: Saturday 12 September – Saturday 26 September
Collection of Work: Sunday 27 September