OPENING NIGHT & ANNOUNCEMENTS I SATURDAY 14TH OF NOVEMBER 5PM-8PM
VIEWING DATES I 7TH OF NOVEMBER TILL THE 18TH OF NOVEMBER 2026
THE LEDA ART PRIZE 2026
PRESENTED BY ABICUS
Established in 2024 and has quickly become one of the most respected contemporary art awards in Newcastle and the Hunter.
The 2026 LEDA Art Prize finalists will be judged by Madeleine Kelman Snow, Rachel Milne and Peter Gardiner.
With a prize pool of over $5000 the theme for 2026 is 'TENSION'.
/ˈtɛnʃn/
A line pulled taut between two silences.
A breath held longer than comfort.
Weight leaning into its opposite.
Where pressure gathers,
something begins to speak
not in words,
but in strain, in balance, in almost.
The space before release.
The moment before change.
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY
CURIOUS PRACTICE
THE 2026 LEDA ART PRIZE FINALISTS
LOUIS ABELL I ROCHELLE BEALE I KEITH BENDER I TRACIE BERTRAM I NQA BLAYED I JULIE BRONDINO I CHRIS BYRNES I EBONY CAFARELLA I EIRA CHIDGEY I SHANIN CURRAN I KELLIE DE WAAL I JONO EVERETT & SOPHIA EMMETT I DANA FALCINI I ADAM FAULKNER I LOUISE FAULKNER I NICOLE FERNANCE I SARAH GORDON I MICHELLE GOW I KATIE GRAHAM I LEITH HAMILTON I SOREN HILLIS I STEPHANIE JAMES-MANTTAN I MEL JHEY I VICTORIA LOVECCHIO I JONATHAN OSMOND I JAY RICHARDSON I SOPHIE SEEGER I KATEY SMOKER I GAVIN VITULLO & EDWINA RICHARDS I APRIL WIDDUP I LAURA ZAJAC