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Shenanigans 1 on tonight at Coonawarra Hall
Friday 18th May 2012
Head out to Coonawarra Hall tonight for Shenanigan's one featuring David Garnham, Hardrive and The Jump Daddy's! $25 entry on the door or prebook through the Penola Coonawarra Visitor Information Centre, 08 8737 2855. Food available and the bar will be open. Please no BYO...

Tonights Openings
Friday 18th May 2012
Tonight's openings are held at Local Images, Bellwether and Rymill Coonawarra. 'Cut and Formed on the Plains' at Local Images art Gallery at 5.30pm, Church Street. Featuring original linocuts of Australian birds and flora by Vida Pearson and Lucy McEachern. Opening by Fred Ro...

Congratulations to Dan Tomkins, 2012 John Shaw Neilson winner!
Thursday 17th May 2012
Congratulations to the $5000 winner, sponsored by the Balnaves Foundation, Dan Tomkins. Highly commended entries to go Ardri Vanderheyden, Gwenda Morris and Christine Brown...

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About the Festival

The Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival, now in its 20th year, has grown to become Australia's leading regional arts festival.

The festival celebrates the literary and arts heritage of Penola, the fine wines of Coonawarra and our premium regional produce. Thank you for joining us from May 17-27, 2012.

Last year's winning design prize image, featured above, is the identifying feature of the 2012 festival...