HUGE NEWS!…The Archibald Prize 2026 is making its way to Shepparton Art Museum for the first time! Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) is thrilled to announce that it will host the Archibald Prize 2026, Australia’s most prestigious portraiture exhibition and one of the country’s most beloved annual art events. SAM will be the only Victorian venue on the regional tour and the very first stop after the exhibition closes at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
