The Gale History Museum is hosting a Halloween event again this year, with an associated creative arts competition that is OPEN NOW.
On the evening of Thursday 29 October the Gale History Museum at Macquarie University will be hosting its third annual Halloween event, Museum After Dark: Monstrous!
The event is open to the general public and will explore mythical monsters in creative ways. There will be crafting activities, scavenger hunts and displays with performances that bring to life interactions between objects, myth and storytelling.
From the fantastical encounters of The Odyssey to journeys into the underworld, there are many rich tales to tell. Registrations for the event will open on 17 September, and we will add a live link to this page as soon as it becomes available.
Creative arts competition
Unleash your monstrous artistic talents in this year’s Gale History Museum Halloween creative arts competition.
In conjunction with the Halloween event the museum is also hosting a creative arts competition,
What is the prize?
Open category
- 1x $500 cash prize* to the winner
- 1x book prize to the runner-up.
High school student category
- 1x $500 cash prize* to the winner
- 1x book prize to the runner-up.
*Please note that the $500 cash prizes will be presented to the winners as a Visa/Mastercard debit card.
The competition is open: ENTER NOW.
We are seeking your creative response to the prompt: A monster emerges from a cave. What is it like?
Get drawing, painting, writing, photographing and filming and show us what your monster is like!
Who can enter?
Entries will be accepted from the following categories:
- public entry, open to anyone resident in Australia
- high school students.
How to enter
Fill out our online Museum After Dark: Monstrous! creative arts competition entry form.
All artworks must be submitted digitally. Accepted file formats: PDF, Word, MP3, MP4, WAV, MOV. Upload your file to your preferred file storage platform (eg Google Drive or Dropbox) and share the link via the application form. Complete your application no later than Sunday 20 September 2026.
How winners will be decided
Winning submissions will be decided by a judging panel of Macquarie University staff. The judges’ decisions will be final.
When the winners will be announced
Finalists will be notified of their status in mid-October. The winners will be announced at the Museum After Dark: Monstrous! event, which will be hosted at the Gale History Museum at Macquarie University on Thursday 29 October, 2026.
Should you have any questions about the application process, or if you experience any difficulties completing the form, please contact ghm@mq.edu.au.
Contact: Gale History Museum
Phone: +61 (2) 9850 9263
Email: ghm@mq.edu.au