CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Our current exhibition is the “Sculptures, Drawing (including Life Drawings), Anything Goes” Competition/Exhibition, which officially opens on Sunday the 7th of December and runs until Friday the 23rd of January.
Unsold Art can be collected at the end of the December exhibition from our QAS Gallery at 8 Trinculo Place, Queanbeyan between 10am and 12.30pm on Saturday 29th of November 2025, from our back workroom.
Member’s Art Profile
Our MAP for December is the very talented Trevor Rowe.
Click here to see our MAP schedule for the year.
NEXT EXHIBITION
Our next exhibition for February is the “Surrealism, Abstract and Abstraction & Anything Goes” Competition/Exhibition which officially opens on Sunday the 1st of February and runs until Friday, the of 27th of February. Online entries are due by 5pm on Thursday, the 22nd of January and in-person entries and artworks are due at the Gallery on Saturday 24th January.
Click here to see our full Calendar of Events in 2025.
Click here to see our full Calendar of Events in 2026.
Online Gallery Preview
You can preview all the artwork we have on display in the gallery, including our Members’ Art Profile on our Paintings For Sale page.
Other Exhibiting Locations
QAS also has a selection of works from the previous exhibition for sale in 3 other locations (click on the business names for more information):
- Riverside Plaza window on Monarao St., Queanbeyan
- Beess & Co Cafe, Shop 5, 29 Bentham St, Yarralumla
- Lerida Estate Winery, 87 The Vineyards, Lake George
Click here for the full list of Paintings on display and for sale at Other Exhibiting Venues until Saturday 29 November 2025.
Any questions contact Sue Rabbidge on 0412 033 198.
ENTRY INFORMATION
Entry fees for each artwork are: $5 for Gallery Members, $10 for Members and $20 for Non-Members. There is a limit of 5 entries per artist. An additional $5 fee is charged per artwork larger than 1m in width (including the frame). Entry fees for 2 Miniature paintings (equal to or less than 10x10cm) will be the same as for 1.
ONLINE ENTRIES will not be accepted after 5pm on Thursday before entry day you will still need to pay via Direct Bank Transfer or in person after submitting your form. If you have any questions about the Online Form, please contact the webmistress: Nyree.Mason@gmail.com
PDF ENTRY FORMS can be brought in on Entry Day or paid, scanned and emailed to the QAS Treasurer, Kay Plummer by 5pm the Thursday before entry day: kayqastreasurer@gmail.com
You are also able to print and post the PDF Entry Form at least one week before Entry Day to:
QAS
PO Box 567
Queanbeyan NSW 2620
Entry Forms
* (Please note online entry cut off is 5pm on the Thursday before Entry Day)
Entry Payment Information
- Contactless (preferred) before 5pm Thursday before Entry Day:
- Direct Bank Transfer via Bendigo Bank
Name: Queanbeyan Art Society
BSB: 633-000
Account No.: 155501646
(Please include a description for the transfer like this:
<Surname> <Initials> <Month> Comp
(E.g., Cranston, B. Oct Comp).
- Direct Bank Transfer via Bendigo Bank
General Conditions of Entry
COPYRIGHT: The Artist warrants that the entry is bona-fide works (see linked file below for more information).
ELIGIBILITY: Any work that has previously won a FIRST PRIZE or BEST EXHIBIT at any previous QAS Exhibition/Competition is not eligible to enter. Works should have been completed within the past two years. Works must be ORIGINAL and UNASSISTED work of the artist.
FRAMING: All works must be suitably presented and ready to hang. D-rings are to be attached to either side of the back of the work approx 1/3 from the top with cord or coated wire attached. Eye-hooks and cup-hooks are NOT acceptable. Sharp or protruding edges on the back of the work must be taped over. The back of the entry should show artist’s name, title of work, and medium.
STRETCHED CANVASSES: Stretched canvasses will be accepted, unframed, with clean or painted edges.
MINIATURES: A miniature is a painting sized 10x10cm framed or 30x30cm unframed.
SIZE: Paintings exceeding one meter in width including frame will be charged an
extra $5.00.
UNSUITABLE WORKS: The QAS committee reserves the right to reject any work. No refund will apply to works rejected, and rejected entries will NOT BE HUNG!
PRIZES: Prizes awarded at the Judges discretion and no correspondence can be entered into. One painting one award. Where less than five works are entered in any one section, those works will be moved into another section at the committee’s discretion and will be judged as part of that section.
SALES: All paintings must be for sale. There will be a 20% commission on all sales from the QAS gallery. Commission rates may vary for other Exhibitions/Competitions.
INSURANCE: QAS does not cover insurance for paintings displayed. All care taken but no responsibility for loss, damage or theft.
DURATION: Paintings must remain at the Gallery for the duration of the Exhibition, unless sold, when the artist may replace a painting under the same conditions at no
extra cost.
PROMOTION: QAS reserves the right to photograph and/or reproduce any entry for
promotional, educational or review purposes, including electronic media.
Guidelines for Queanbeyan Art Society (QAS) Art Exhibition Judges
Guidelines for Queanbeyan Art Society (QAS) Art Exhibition Judges
Judges should take the following into account when judging QAS Art Exhibitions.
Judges are free to use their judgement in assessing QAS competitions. However, the QAS Committee recommends judging be based on the following criteria:
1. The competition theme: How well does the painting interpret the theme/category of the competition.
2. Technical skill: How well was the painting produced (for the medium used).
3. Creativity: How creative is the painting (originality, composition etc).
Please note an artist may only receive one prize per exhibition no matter how many categories there are in an exhibition and how many entries an artist has submitted.
Contact us for further information here
Members Art Profile Schedule for 2025
| February | Natasha Verma |
| March | Mike Boyle |
| April | Viv Pinder |
| May | Ian Sharpe |
| June | Kim Ingram |
| July | Cheryl Hill |
| August | Sukvinder Saggu |
| September | Cheryl Hill |
| October | Annette Rennie |
| November | Narelle Sheppard |
| December/January | Trevor Rowe |
CALENDAR OF EXHIBITIONS 2025
| Sunday 2nd February | “Anything Goes” Competition/Exhibition. (Works in Saturday 25th January) |
| Sunday 2nd March | Seeing Eye Dog Art Competition/Exhibition. Abstract & Abstraction, Still Life, Life Drawing & Sculptures. (Works in Saturday 22nd February) |
| Sunday 6th April | Buvelot Framers’ “People, Places, Animals & Scuptures” Competition/Exhibition. (Works in Saturday 29th March) |
| Sunday 4th May | Trendsetting Digital Printing Competition/Exhibition Any subject with a special Mixed Medium Art Prize using found objects. (Works in Saturday 26th April) |
| May | QAS AGM TBA |
| Sunday 1st June | Baker, Dean & Nutt Competition/ Exhibition “Paint Like a Master, Urban Landscapes, Sculpture & Life Drawing”. (Works in Saturday 24th May). |
| Sunday 6th July | “Molonglo Catchment” Competition/Exhibition. Open to all artists. (Works in Saturday 28th June) |
| Sunday 3rd August | Queanbeyan Leagues Club Art Competition/ Exhibition Anything Goes. Open to all artists. (Works in Saturday 26th July) |
| Sunday 7th September | “Floriade and Festivals and Anything Goes” Competition/Exhibition. (Works in Saturday 30th August) |
| Sunday 5th October | Young Artists Competition/Exhibition 8-17yrs of age (Works in Friday the 26th and Saturday 27th of September). Adults’ Art Theme: “Black & White” – and all shades of grey, just no other colours. (Works in Saturday the 27th of September) |
| Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th October 10am to 3pm | ‘Art in the Garden’–Queanbeyan Arts Trail Inside and outside our QAS Art Gallery and at the Cartel Taqueria Mexican Restaurant next door. |
| Sunday 2nd November | Julie Ballis “Portraits of People, Portraits of Animals” and QAS “Small Art and Miniatures, Mexican Theme” Competitions Exhibitions. (Works in Saturday 25th October) |
| Sunday 7th December | AUSCERT “Sculptures, Drawing (including Life Drawings), Anything Goes” Competition/Exhibition. (Works in Saturday 29th November) |
| Sunday 7th December | QAS Christmas Party!!! 12:30pm |
CALENDAR OF EXHIBITIONS 2026
| Sunday 1st February | “Surrealism, Abstract and Abstraction & Anything Goes” Competition/Exhibition. (Works in Saturday 24th January) |
| Sunday 8th March | “Multicultural Festival & Balloon Festival” Competition/Exhibition. (Works in Saturday 28th February) |
| Sunday 5th April | “ANZAC and Military” Competition/Exhibition. (Works in Saturday 28th March) |
| Sunday 3rd May | “People, Place, Animal, Sculpture & Mixed Media (found objects)” Competition/Exhibition. (Works in Saturday 25th April) |
| May | QAS AGM TBA |
| Sunday 7th June | “Inspired by Music, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Blue and Orange” Competition/ Exhibition. (Works in Saturday 30th May). |
| Sunday 5th July | “Molonglo Catchment & Anything Goes” Competition/Exhibition. (Works in Saturday 27th June) |
| Sunday 2nd August | “Canberra Raiders, Black & White (includes grey) & Anything Goes” Competition/ Exhibition. (Works in Saturday 26th July) |
| 10th-20th September | Textile Artists Exhibition |
| Sunday 4th October | “Seascape, Landscape, Still Life & Anything Goes” Competition/Exhibition. (Works in Saturday the 26th of September) |
| Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th October | ‘Art in the Garden’–Queanbeyan Arts Trail |
| Sunday 8th November | “Agricultural Shows, Portraits of People, Portraits of Animals” Competitions Exhibition. (Works in Saturday 31st October) |
| Sunday 6th December | “Life drawing, Human Figure Painting (not drawing), Summernats and Transport, & Anything Goes” Competition/Exhibition. (Works in Saturday 28th November) |
| Sunday 6th December | QAS Christmas Party!!! 12:30pm |
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