Visual Arts

2025 Melbourne Royal Art, Craft & Cookery Competition 

Brighton Primary School submitted a record-breaking 42 entries into this year's competition, with 20 entries taking home prizes! Can we do even better in 2025?!?

The Schools and Youth Preview Schedule is now available to start planning what you will enter in the 2025 Melbourne Royal Art, Craft & Cookery Competition. 

Entry cost will be $8 per entry, and Miss Narelle will co-ordinate the collection of artworks and delivery to the Melbourne Royal Show on your behalf in Term 3, 2025.

More information will be provided in June 2025 when payment and artwork is due (will be towards the end of Term 3), but that doesn't stop you from commencing your planning and designing now.

Categories for primary school students include:

PAINTINGWater colour, acrylic or gouache. Figurative, landscape, still-life or abstract.

DRAWING

Pencil, ink, pastel, crayon, graphite, marker or combination of stated media. Figurative, landscape, still-life or abstract. Work must be sprayed with fixative.

PRINT MAKING

May include screen print, etching, lino print, woodblock, lithography, or mono print. Hand or pressed. Excludes fabric print or batik work.

COLLAGE

Work must be on cardboard or similar weight surface.

PAINTING COLOUR CHALLENGE

Any painted art piece using only shades of blue.

SCULPTURE AND 3D FORM

Entries to be three-dimensional and free-standing.Size: Not to exceed 35cm in any direction, including supports.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Encouraging young photographers to explore their creativity through any style of photography, in either colour or black and white.

AGRICULTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE

Showcase the beauty and power of agricultural machinery, including tractors, harvesters, and other equipment, as a vital part of rural life and industry.

CERAMICS

Exhibits may be any technique including hand crafted, wheel thrown, slip cast or sculptural.

Size: Not to exceed 35cm in any direction

DRAWING WITH THREAD

Create or embellish items using hand stitching with embroidery or wool threads. Examples include clothing, cushions, postcards, homewares, fashion accessories, bags, jewelry, toys, or artwork. Kits are permitted.Size: Must not exceed 35cm in any direction.

FIBRE, FABRIC, YARN

Create an item using any type of textile technique such as knitting, crochet, spinning, weaving, embroidery, collage, pom poms, tassels or fringes using any fibre, fabric or yarn as the basis. Entries can be made by one student or by a small group of 2 to 4 students. Entries will be judged on originality, creativity and use of colour. Not to exceed 35cm in any direction.

FELTED ARTICLE

Any felted article. Size: Not to exceed 45cm in any direction. Kits allowed.

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

Use an emerging technology such as 3D printing, laser/vinyl cutting or computer numerical control technology

to produce an original design object. NOTE: Drawings, designs and/or description setting out the intention of the object, must accompany the model or exhibit.

Size: Not to exceed 25cm in any direction

DIGITAL ART

Submit as a digital piece via email, or printed piece. Can include digital painting, illustration, 3D renderings and other forms of visual expression or combinations that are created entirely within digital software

DECORATIVE CUSHION OR HOUSEHOLD PRODUCT

Design Brief: Choose a household product from the last 70 years and create a piece inspired by that era. Product must include at least one decorative process, for example patchwork, applique, screen printing.

Size: Not to exceed 45cm x 45cm including trim.

TEXTILE BAG

Design Brief: “Don’t forget your shopping bag!”

Create a shopping bag using either recycled or repurposed materials. Be innovative in your design and use of materials.

Size: Not to exceed 45cm in any direction

CASUAL, FORMAL WEAR OR COSTUME

SOFT TOY

Create a soft toy suitable for a young child. Toy will need to be safe and age appropriate. Any medium.

Size: Not to exceed 40cm in any direction.

DRESS UP CHALLENGE

Design and make an outfit for a doll or teddy. Doll or Teddy can be purchased but outfit and accessories must be hand made. Doll or Teddy not to exceed 40cm in any direction.

The Schools and Youth Competition 2025 Preview Schedule is available at:

https://www.melbourneroyal.com.au/media/11344/2025-melbourne-royal-acc-junior-preview.pdf

Miss Narelle, Visual Arts Teacher.