Murray Bridge’s annual Youth Art Prize showcases diverse artistic talents of young people aged 12-25. Empowering them to pursue their creative aspirations, it offers them a platform to creatively express their views through art making.
This year, we have received yet another record-breaking number of entries, up by 25% from last year!
AGE CATEGORIES 12-14yrs | 15-17yrs | 18-20yrs | 21-25yrs
PRIZES:
Overall Winner $1,000 cash
PLUS in EACH of the age categories + People’s Choice
Winner $400 cash
2nd Place $100 art materials voucher + $100 art books voucher
3rd Place $100 art materials voucher PLUS Best Compassionate Depiction of an Animal $100 cash
Since its humble beginnings co-initiated by The Station over twelve years ago, this project has grown substantially in scale and profile. In 2020, it reached record numbers of artworks and entrants! In 2021, we are growing further the opportunities for young people participating in this event.
The prize pool has more than doubled with more than triple the number of prize recipients since the exhibition moved to Murray Bridge Regional Gallery five years ago.
Prize Announcements + Closing Event
2-4pm Sunday 10 October
CLICK HERE to RSVP and book a FREE ticket
or call 08 8539 1420
2020 Rotary Youth Art Prize Overall Winner, Sienna Montgomery-Pittaway, Eye Candy, 2020, mixed media on canvas (19-25 years).
This year’s prize judge is Andrew Purvis, Curator, Adelaide Central Gallery. Andrew is a curator, writer, and artist. He is the curator at Adelaide Central Gallery, attached to the Adelaide Central School of Art. He has previously worked as the Project Officer for Visual Arts, Craft and Writing at the Department of Culture and the Arts in Western Australia, and curated exhibitions for the Fremantle Arts Centre, the Lawrence Wilson Gallery, and the Adelaide Town Hall. He has recently contributed a monograph on artist Roy Ananda, published to coincide with the 2021 SALA festival. Andrew has a Bachelor of Arts (Art, Honours) (2010) and a Masters of Arts (Art) (2012) from Curtin University, Perth.
Andrew Purvis, Curator Adelaide, Central Gallery
Councilor Karen Eckermann, Co-founder and Patron of Murraylands Animal Welfare Watch will judge the prize for the Best Compassionate Depiction of an Animal.
We gratefully acknowledge our Youth Art Prize 2021 sponsors: The Combined Rotary Clubs of Murray Bridge and Mobilong are proud supporters since 2012; Wakefield Press is renowned for publishing excellent books about Australian artists, including the annual SALA (SA Living Artists) Festival monographs series. Art To Art offers a huge range of quality art materials at their Eastwoood and Brooklyn Park stores. Murraylands Animal Welfare Watch is a local forum for community members of the Murraylands who are proactive in their caring about animal welfare.
Proudly supported by the Rotary Clubs of Murray Bridge and Mobilong since 2012.
