Which do you value more – the skill to paint, or the ability to bake? How about sculpting versus lacemaking? The Meroogal Women's Art Prize does not make such distinctions. Open to all women living on the South Coast and Southern Highlands, the prize accepts entries in any medium and encourages artists to explore traditional crafting practices.

In doing so, traditional female skills cherished and valued by the women of Meroogal live on in a contemporary context. The result is a diverse annual show of everything from mixed media installations, embroidery and collage to more traditional 'art' paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture.

Each year a different theme is chosen for artists to respond to. The theme for 2008 is 'Celebrating the Everyday Things Women Do.'