Introduction
Rotary Club of Chelsea Annual Art Show
The Chelsea Art Show is one of the Mornington Peninsula’s biggest art shows with over 400 entries and $5,200 in prizes.
Now in its 49th year, the show provides a showcase for artistic talent and is a major fundraiser for local charities.
Entry will be available online through this website several weeks prior. If you have not exibited before, please email
The Chelsea Art Show is held at Chelsea Hall, 313 Station Street Chelsea, Victoria. For further information, see the Location page.
Entry to the show is $7.
Opening Night, Judging Results, & Pre-purchase sales
Friday 5th June 2026 at 7.00pm
Viewing and Sales
Saturday 6th June 10am-4.00pm
Sunday 7th June 10.00am-4.00pm
Monday 8th June 10.00am-2.00pm ( Artists Free Entry)
Winner's Presentation
Monday 8th June 2.00
Collection of Entries
Monday 8th June 2.30pm-5.00pm
All proceeds go to local charities
After a very successful Art Show in 2025 we are happy that Chelsea Rotary were able to make grants to the following benefactors-
Chelsea Historical Society $1000
Edithvale Fire Brigade $2500
Pantry 5000 $10,000
Winners 2026
2026 Winners
Congratulations to all the winners in this year’s show.
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Oils/Acrylic |
Watercolour Nina Volk 'Wildfowers' The Sight to Remember, Castlemain |
Pastel Jo-Anne Seberry 'Stormy Day' The Cream Rob |
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| Drawing It Hao Pheh 'Treasure Hunt, Gulf Station' Grevillea Insignis - Cranbourne Gardens |
Photography Mario Mirabile "The Pear Thief Strikes Again" Spoken |
People’s Choice Cathy Wilson "Mossy Rocks, Cradle Mountain" Feline |
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| Best Artwork Under $500 Jenny Pihan "Views, Great Ocean Road" Joker of the Bush |
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| School Years 4-6 Karen Xu 'Ember Sky, Silent Trees' Desert Cactus |
School Years 7-9 Evie Bowe "Skate Deck" Untitled
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School Years 10-12 Abby Hosie 'Escape' Streets of Home |
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| Highly Commended Geoff Sargeant 'From Calypso's Cave' |
Honourable Mention Sue Rouette 'Long Way Home' |
Highly Commended Dennis Murnane 'Hattah Lakes' |
Highly Commended Rosemary Parrant 'Tara' |
Highly Commended Liz Turner 'Students in the Place De La Sorbonne' |
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| Highly Commended Lyn Mellady 'Skenes Creek Outflow' |
Highly Commended Max Lane 'Langur Triptych' |
Highly Commended Wayne McAliece 'Moon Bathing' |
Highly Commended Brian Randall 'Pastel Beauty' |
Highly Commended Lyla James 'La Bella Chella Madonna' |
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| Highly Commended Xavier Singh 'The All-Seeing Angel' |
Highly Commended Baz Scroggie 'Untitled' |
Highly Commended Isla Coleman-Kearney 'La Luna' |
Highly Commended Charlise Scott 'Mama' |
Highly Commended Hayley Hammond 'Dawn of the Hyacinth' |
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| Highly Commended Claire Jiang 'Bittersweet Silence' |
Highly Commended Frankie Walker 'UFO' |
Highly Commended Craig Davy 'Ravine Shadows' |
Highly Commended Annee Kelly 'From Mornington and Beyond' |
Highly Commended Hugh Foster 'Low Tide, Shoreham' |
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| Highly Commended Vivi Palegeorge 'late Afternoon Light, Mornington' |
2026 Art Show Changes
After every show and leading up to the next year's show, the Art Show Committee meets to discuss ways to improve the show for artists and visitors.
The Show receives money from a number of sources: Artist Entry fees, Visitor Entry fees, Sponsorship, Canteen sales and Commission on sale of artwork. It has a number of expenses: Venue hire, Advertising & signage, Equipment hire, Artist prize money, Catalogue printing, to name a few. All the workers at the show are volunteers, and many business donate goods or services to keep the costs to a minimum. ALL proceeds from the Show go to local charities.
The result of this is a continual balancing act. We want to make as much money from the Show as possible, so we can give it straight to the supported Charities. To do that, we need as many artists to enter the show as possible and as many visitors as we can get.
Changes for this year
- We are trying to make out Facebook account more active, to promote both the Art Show and the Club's other activities. We would recommend you follow us on Facebook to get regular updates.
- We are changing the entry and payment system. All entries will now be made online - an invoice will then be issued by the Club and payment will be made online (DETAILS TO COME AS OF 19/2/26)
Art Show donates $10,000 to Pantry 5000
After a successful Chelsea Art Show in 2024, the Club was happy to donate $10,000 to Pantry 5000.
Pantry 5000 provides emergency and ongoing food relief for people in the Southern Kingston and Northern Frankston municipalities. People need to be able to demonstrate financial difficulty to qualify to receive food assistance. Usually people are required to provide a Centrelink Health Care or Pension Card.
