Art
Beaumaris North Primary School
Preps Celebrated The Tibetan New Year
We welcomed the 2023 Preps to the art room with the celebration of the Tibetan New Year, ‘Losar’. During the session they got to create a drawing inspired by butter sculptures. We all learnt the lovely greeting of “Tashi Delek”.
Butter sculpture is an ancient Tibetan tradition, they are made from ‘dri’ the female Yak’s butter. The butter dough is then dyed and used to create beautiful colourful symbols for Losar.
Ellen José Student Reconciliation Awards 2023
Ellen José (1951-2017)
Ellen José Student Reconciliation Awards
The Ellen José Student Reconciliation Awards honour the life of Torres Strait Elder Ellen José (1951 - 2017). Ellen was a pioneer in Australia's urban Indigenous art movement and a radical activist and social justice campaigner. Her contribution to the arts and Bayside was outstanding and inspirational in raising awareness of reconciliation.
Established in 2018, the Ellen José Student Reconciliation Awards are aimed at Bayside primary and secondary school students, bringing awareness of reconciliation to our young people, who are the future of Australia, through art and writing. Entrants are asked to interpret "As a young person, what does reconciliation mean to you?" in their artwork or writing piece.
Now in their fifth year, the awards reflect Ellen Jose’s inspirational commitment to building awareness of reconciliation in Bayside and beyond.
The Ellen José Memorial Foundation supports the Awards.
Award Categories
Primary school students are invited to create an artwork interpreting "As a young person, what does reconciliation mean to you?".
Primary school entry categories
Category 1: prep to year 3
Category 2: years 4 to 6
Secondary school students are invited to write an essay or poem interpreting "As a young person, what does reconciliation mean to you?".
Secondary school entry categories
Category 1: years 7 to 10
Category 2: years 11 and 12
Prizes
Artwork prizes
Category Prep to year 3
1st place = $250
2nd place = $150
3rd place = $100
Category Years 4 to 6
1st place = $250
2nd place = $150
3rd place = $100
Writing prizes
Category Years 7 to 10
1st place = $250
2nd place = $150
3rd place = $100
Category Years 11 to 12
1st place = $500
Entries
Applications open: Monday 21 November 2022, 9am.
Applications close Wednesday 5 April 2023, 5pm.
Award finalists
Finalists will be chosen by the Ellen Jose Memorial Foundation. The winners will be chosen and awarded by Bayside City Council Mayor in conjunction with the Ellen José Memorial Foundation.
The 10 finalist artworks and 10 finalist written pieces will be displayed at the Bayside Corporate Centre, 76 Royal Avenue Sandringham from 19 May to 28 July 2023.
Winners will be announced on Saturday 27 May at the Flag Raising Ceremony to mark Reconciliation Week 2023.
Reconciliation Week is held on 27 May - 3 June each year, commemorating two significant reconciliation milestones — the successful 1967 referendum and the High Court Mabo decision respectively.
Here are some examples of work being done in the art room that we feel nurture the idea of Reconciliation. During the class sessions the students learn about the diversity and richness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
More information is available at
Ellen José Student Reconciliation Awards 2023 | Bayside City Council