ASGA has officially launched its 10th biennial National Sign & Graphics Awards, announcing that the competition will open for entries in February 2026, with the Gala Presentation Dinner to be held in September during Visual Impact in Sydney.

The Association, which has run the Awards every second year since 2006, is now seeking sponsors for the 2026 event, and expressions of interest from potential judges, following the convening of an Organising Committee for the event.

According to ASGA President, Mick Harrold, the Awards are not only the premier event on the sign and graphics industry calendar, but play an important role in encouraging, promoting and rewarding the skills and craftsmanship evident across all forms of sign making, and affirming excellence in its technologies and products. 

“The Awards were founded to recognise and reward sign companies nationally for the achievement of excellence, and to showcase the wonderful array of talent within our industry,” Mick explains.

“As well as providing a platform to recognise the best work across all facets of the sign and graphics sector, the Awards promote the full range of signage products our industry produces – modern, digital and traditional methods, across all applications from fabricated and illuminated signage to printed and soft signage.”

The Organising Committee for the 2026 competition and event comprises Rhys Carmody from Status Signs, Nick Greally from Apex Signage, Damian Nielsen, ASGA Membership & Events Manager, Julie Rochester from Sign Languages SA and Ian Widdop from ecept.

“The Committee’s role will be to review and revise entry categories and criteria, and provide ideas, guidance and feedback on the operational aspects of the Awards competition and presentation,” Mick explained, saying the Association is now seeking expressions of interest from leading industry suppliers to sponsor the Awards. 

“Sponsors are of course the ones who make events like this possible, and the Awards provide a great platform for companies to demonstrate their support for the sector,” he says.

“Sponsors can also take advantage of valuable marketing opportunities associated with the competition and the Gala Awards Presentation Dinner, which has long been regarded as the industry’s ‘Night of Nights’. 

“We have been very well supported in the past, and we are confident companies will once again step up to sponsor these important Awards for our 20th Anniversary year.” 

Entries for this year’s competition will open on 9 February 2026, for work completed between 25 July 2024 and 24 July 2025. Judging will be conducted by an expert panel, which will be appointed in the new year. Award winners will be announced at a glittering presentation dinner, to be held at the Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park, on Thursday 3 September, 2026.

To stay up to date with the 2026 Award Categories, entry criteria and Gala Presentation Dinner details, keep an eye on the Awards page at signs.org.au and to discuss Sponsorship opportunities, please contact admin@signs.org.au