| Submission period | Friday, 22 May – Wednesday, 29 July 2026 |
|---|---|
| Display | Friday, 31 July – Friday, 7 August 2026, St David Complex |
| Prizegiving | 6:30pm Friday, 7 August 2026, St David Lecture Theatre |
Visual arts categories
- Photography
- Painting
- Drawing
- Other (sculpture, calligraphy, poster design, textiles, collage etc.)
Literary arts categories
- Short Story
- Poem (open)
- Poem (haiku)
Judging
The Judges will carefully look at each of the categories. Each category will receive a first (10 points), second (7 points) and third (3 points) placing.
For each college participating, 1 point will be awarded per category entered.
The colleges' points will then be tallied. An overall first, second and third place in both literary and visual will be awarded.
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Previous winners
| Year | Visual Arts | Literary Arts |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Carrington | Carrington |
| 2024 | Uni Flats and Salmond | Studholme |
| 2023 | Studholme | Arana and Studholme |
| 2022 | Studholme | Studholme |
| 2021 | Cumberland, Caroline Freeman, and Te Rangi Hiroa | Toroa |
| 2020 | Arana | Studholme |
| 2019 | Studholme and St Margaret's | Arana |
| 2018 | Toroa and Te Rangi Hiroa | St Margaret's |
| 2017 | Toroa | - |