A4 ART AUSTRALIA

We would like to invite you and your Members to participate in our 13th annual A4 Art Australia exhibition - showing from 28 February to 6 April 2026.

The exhibition will be open to the public at the Herring Island Art Gallery for a period of 6 weekends including Labour Day 9 March, Good Friday, 3 April and Easter Monday, 6 April in 2026.

Each year this exhibition has grown and proven to be popular with the public, with high visitor numbers over the exhibition duration and many sales. This year we will again have an online 'e-shop' for artwork sales, making it even easier for art-lovers to buy your work! Artworks will be held by us and available for online sales after the end of the physical exhibition (6 April) and available online to purchase until the 30 June 2026. All unsold artworks will be returned after this time.

The exhibition is widely promoted with a downloadable e-invitation, advertisements in Art Almanac, and other publications, as well as public signboards and social media - Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. This Annual Exhibition is popular with the public, and our previous exhibitions have had great artwork sales, selling between 70 and 190 individual artworks. We also offer to post (2D artworks) anywhere in Australia for the catalogue price (unframed) This is also popular. Whilst we can't guarantee everyone will sell, we try our best to assist in sales!

What is A4 Art Australia?

An exhibition of A4-sized artworks, hence the title. This exhibition showcases A4-sized artworks by both established and emerging contemporary artists and offers all participating artists the opportunity gain exposure for their art at low entry cost. By having a theme of A4 sized artworks, artists from all over Australia have an opportunity to submit works via Australia Post. All 2D artworks will be framed for the exhibition (see conditions) and entry is only $15 per artwork. All exhibited artworks will be photographed and exhibited on the CAS website .

Contemporary artists are invited to submit up to four (4) A4-sized artworks for the exhibition.

Note: Both 2D & 3D works may be submitted.

See our website for ALL DETAILS , conditions of entry & online entry-form .

NOTE: Deadline for receipt of entries and Artworks: Tuesday 17 February 2026.

Please pass on this information to any other artists you know who might be interested in participating.

Kind regards,
Cressida Fox
Secretary, Contemporary Art Society of Victoria Inc.
Phone: 0407 059 194
email: mail@contemporaryartsociety.org.au
web: www.contemporaryartsociety.org.au
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More info about A4 Art Australia
A4 Art Australia is run by the Contemporary Art Society of Victoria Inc. The Society is a non-profit organization, run on a voluntary basis by artists for the benefit of artists and those interested in the arts. It is based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and was founded in 1938.
A4 Art Australia will be held in the Gallery on Herring Island (Richmond) as part of the Herring Island Summer Arts Festival 2026 in Melbourne. Herring Island is a unique island in the middle of the Yarra River, between Richmond and South Yarra, only 3.5km from the Melbourne CBD.
The exhibition (and gallery) will be open to the public 11.00am - 4.30pm on the following dates: 28 FEBRUARY, 1, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 MARCH & 3, 4, 5, 6 APRIL 2026.
Entry cost: Entry is AU$15 per work...
Plus a fixed $10 postage, packaging & parcel tracking (by Australia Post) charge for return of your unsold 2-D works.
Additional size/weight-related postage charges apply for 3D works.
Note: Entry fees can be paid by Credit Card (via PayPal), or Bank transfer (EFT).
How to enter: ENTER ONLINE via our website.
All 2D entries and entry payments must be received by us by Tuesday 17 February 2026.
Are you a member of the Contemporary Art Society of Victoria?
CAS exhibiting members receive 3 FREE entries (worth $45). CAS Membership is $60 per financial year (1st July 2025 to 30th June 2026) with many other benefits. If you are interested in becoming a member, see HERE for more information.
Any questions?

See the CAS website www.contemporaryartsociety.org.au for the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions), or email us at mail@contemporaryartsociety.org.au