24/06/2026
Congratulations to our 2026 Wollumbin Art Award finalists 💙
Thank you to everyone who entered, we were blown away by the number and quality of entries this year!
We are thrilled to announce the 79 finalists selected from 653 entries. The 2026 WAA Finalists Exhibition will be on display at the Gallery Saturday 29 August - Sunday 15 November.
For the first time visitors to the Gallery can vote for their favourite WAA Finalist artwork with the WAA People’s Choice Award sponsored by the Friends of the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre Inc and The Artist’s Apothecary. The artwork receiving the most votes by the end of the exhibition will receive $1000 cash and a voucher valued at $500 to spend at The Artist’s Apothecary in Murwillumbah.
The 2026 WAA Finalist Exhibition is proudly sponsored by Bondor Metecno, via the Tweed Regional Gallery Foundation Ltd.
The WAA Bundjalung Award for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists is sponsored by the Tweed Regional Gallery Foundation Ltd.
The $5000 Emerging Artist Award is supported by Leanne & Greg Tong-Lyon.