Visual Arts

 

Art Competitions

Wild At Art 2022 - National Student Art Competition

Wild At Art is Australia's biggest wildlife art competition for kids run. It provides an opportunity for primary school students to learn about Australia's threatened wildlife and speak out for a future where plants, animals and people thrive. 

Students aged 5-12 are invited to create an original artwork of one of Australia's many threatened native animals or plants, along with a short written piece.

 Winners will be selected from the following categories:

• Best artwork, ages 5-7 (1st and 2nd place)
• Best artwork, ages 8-10 (1st and 2nd place)
• Best artwork, ages 11-12 (1st and 2nd place)
• Most unusual entry (1st and 2nd place)
• Best plant entry (1st and 2nd place)
• Best regional entry (1st and 2nd place)
• Best artwork from a child with disability (1st and 2nd place)
• Best written entry (1st place across three age categories)
• Best groupwork entry (first and second place – available to groups of children at schools/education programs only)

Deadline: Monday 31 October 2022

More information: https://www.acf.org.au/wild-at-art-competition

Young Archie 2023 - National Student Portrait Competition

The Art Gallery of New South Wales invites budding artists between the ages of 5 and 18 to submit a portrait for the Young Archie competition. 

The portrait must be of a person who is special to you – someone who is known to you and who knows you and plays a significant role in your life.

You can start your portrait now, ready to send in early 2023!

There are four age categories:

• 5-8 year olds
• 9-12 year olds
• 13-15 year olds
• 16-18 year olds

Entry forms available online in late January 2023

Original artwork needs to be received by the Gallery before 5pm on 5 March 2023.

More information: https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/young-archie/enter/