Visual Arts
Nicole Macdonald and Narelle Browne
Create Your Mark For A Brighter Future Creative Competition
The Faber-Castell Create Your Mark For A Brighter Future Creative Competition is back in 2023 to inspire creative and sustainable thinking in primary school aged children across Australia.
Using any Faber-Castell products, create an artwork with the theme "What would a better tomorrow look like to you?"
More information: https://createyourmark.com.au/
Entries close 25 September 2023
Inspire Recycling Action with MobileMuster - Schools Competition
Since 2019, this annual competition seeks to educate students about the lifecycle of mobile phones and encourage them to use creative ways to motivate their local community to recycle old mobile phones.
To participate in the schools competition, students can submit any one of the following: Drawing, Photography, or Short Film.
The theme for all 3 mediums is Inspiring Recycling Action.
The competition is free, and open to primary and secondary students in Australia during 2023. Entrants can enter either as an individual or as a small group through their school.
This year, MobileMuster is offering its biggest prize yet! There are 2 x $5,000 gift cards to be won, with 6x $1,000 runner-up prizes.
Entries close on 30 September 2023.
For more information visit https://www.mobilemuster.com.au/education/competition/
Wild At Art 2023
Threatened species art competition for kids
Wild At Art is an opportunity for children to unleash their artistic creativity while learning about Australia's threatened animals and plants – and the threats facing them.
Research some of the threatened animals and plants in Australia, then choose one to represent in your artwork. Create your own work of art that interprets your chosen animal or plant. Make sure it falls within the categories of drawing, painting or mixed media (such as collage).
Competition is open to Australian students aged 5-12 years.
Submissions open Monday 17 July 2023.
All submissions must be received by 5pm, Thursday 7 September 2023.