Judges’ Reflections – Rutherglen Tastes of Art Prize 2026
April 2, 2026
We were excited to judge such a strong and diverse range of entries this year. When judging the exhibition, artworks were considered across several key
The Rutherglen Tastes of Art Prize is an opportunity for artists to exhibit in a well established, popular show with visitors being able to purchase varied, creative works from sections including Painting, Work on Paper, Photography, 3D and Youth.
Opening Gala Night: Friday 5th March 2027, 6.30pm
Exhibition: 6th to 14th March 2027, 10am-4pm daily
Choose from these categories to enter:
Young creatives are invited to showcase their talents across a variety of mediums – Painting, Mixed Media, Work on Paper, 3D Artworks, or Photography.
For the ages of 12 to 18 years of age.
Entries open 1st November 2026.
We are very excited to announce Corowa Furnishings & Floors are generously offering FREE ARTWORK DELIVERY to our Art Show from two locations in Victoria:
Please call GV Transport (Melbourne) or Beds R Us (Mildura) to book your space BEFORE you drop off your artwork to them. And you must deliver your artworks (to GV Transport or Beds R Us) by Wednesday 18 February 2026 (2027 Date to be confirmed).
Please wrap your artworks generously with bubble wrap and write clearly “To be delivered to Rutherglen Tastes of Art Prize”.
Corowa Furnishings & Floors will also deliver your artwork back to Somerton or Mildura if they are not sold at the exhibition.
Join us to toast the artists who have entered their marvellous works at the Opening Gala Night on Friday 5 March.
A very fine drop will be offered by Campbells Wines to all attendees and gourmet nibbles provided by Brooke Rasmussen, The Creative Cook and her team of hospitality students from the Rutherglen High School.
If you can’t make our Opening Night the exhibit is open daily from 6-14 March 2027, $5 entry.
Sponsorship plays a vital role in attracting top artists and visitors to our historic town.
We’re grateful for the ongoing support of past sponsors and welcome new partners to join us in backing this major cultural event.
Every contribution helps strengthen our community and keep the event thriving – thank you!
Arts Rutherglen is delighted to welcome Eric, as our Visual Art judge for the Tastes of Art Prize 2027. Eric will judge sections for Paintings/Mixed Media, Work on Paper and 3D sections, as well as the Youth section.
Eric Nash is an arts professional with qualifications in Visual Art (Majoring in Painting), Arts Administration, and Management, and a wealth of experience in the gallery sector.
Appointed in 2019 to lead the Benalla Art Gallery – a cultural and architectural icon of northeast Victoria since it opened in 1975, with a significant Collection spanning three centuries of Australian art – Eric was previously the General Manager for the country’s leading lens-based media gallery, the Centre for Contemporary Photography. Eric has also developed training programs for Victorian galleries’ peak body, the Public Galleries Association of Victoria. He is experienced in working in public galleries in a regional context, having worked for Perc Tucker Regional Gallery and Pinnacles Gallery in Townsville for nine years, including as Curator from 2013 to 2016. Eric is currently a member of the NETS Victoria Artistic Program Advisory Committee.
Arts Rutherglen is delighted to introduce photographer Nancy Sluga who will judge the Photography section in the Tastes of Art Prize 2027.
Nancy has been taking photos ever since her father took her to Foto Supplies in Albury as a teenager and bought her a Kodak Instamatic. Nancy undertook formal photography studies at TAFE and Charles Sturt University. Her study in black and white darkroom photography led to a love of its simple power. Her darkroom is now ‘digital’, but her processes are the same – it’s about shadows, highlights, midtones and colour balance.
Nancy loves nature and she can lose hours in observation. When a magpie sings to her, life is paused! Travel photography is her other passion, and she finds bliss venturing out with her camera. She seeks solitude when capturing her images and likes to absorb a location over repeated visits. This is how details reveal themselves, like an awakening.
Nancy and her artist husband Charles Sluga, have operated Sluga Gallery in the historic Anthenaeum building in Yackandandah for 14 years. You can view Nancy’s work at the gallery and on the website www.slugagallery.com
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Thank you to our sponsors for your generous donations to the Art Prize.
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