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Our new 2012 look is unveiled!
Thursday 1st February 2012
Our new 2012 look has been unveiled through the Festival website today, showing the 2011 Design Prize winning entry by Jason Marc Wood...

2012 Festival Dates Announced!
Wednesday 1st June 2011
Put it in your diaries! Next year's festival will be held from May 17-27, 2012...

2011 Photo Galleries are Online
Friday 27th May 2011
Photos from our fantastic festival are now online for viewing. Please click on the Photos button above ...

Message from the President
Wednesday 25th May 2011
What a fantastic 11 days of festival! The longer format has been a great success, we had our biggest audience yet. James Reyne rocked the barrel shed at Wynns Coonawarra Estate, Josh Fartch’s winning entry in the John Shaw Neilson Art Prize was deemed very worthy, writers...

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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...