Celebrating diverse artistic talents between the ages of 12 and 25, our annual Youth Art Prize aims to empower young people to pursue their creative aspirations.
The Youth Art Prize is a platform for young people to express their views about collective and personal experiences, and since its humble beginnings co-initiated by The Station well over a decade ago, it now offers a total prize pool valued at over $4,500 and draws amazing and diverse entries by young people aged 12 to 25 years.
2022 ENTRIES ARE FROM: Adelaide College of the Arts, Coomandook Area School, Cornerstone College, Eastern Fleurieu Secondary, Encounter Lutheran College, Heathfield High School, Home-schools, Mannum Community College, Mt Barker Waldorf School, Murray Bridge High School, Unity College, University of SA, Walford Anglican Girls School, and many other individuals.
AGE CATEGORIES 12-14 | 15-17 | 18-20 | 21-25
PRIZES
Overall Winner $1,000 PLUS in EACH of the 4 age categories + People’s Choice: Winners $400; 2nd Places $100 art materials voucher from Art to Art + $100 art books voucher from Wakefield Press; 3rd Places $100 art materials voucher from Art to Art. Best Compassionate Depiction of an Animal $150 from Murraylands Animal Welfare Watch.
PRIZE JUDGES
Bernadette Klavins is this year’s prize judge for overall winner and each of the age categories. Based in Tartanya (Adelaide), Klavins is an artist, arts worker and writer. In 2016, she graduated from Adelaide Central School of Art (ACSA) and received a Major Travel Award, before completing a residency at The Icelandic Association of Visual Art in Reykjavik. She has since exhibited at spaces including Watch This Space (NT), Canberra Contemporary Art Space (ACT), Cool Change Contemporary (WA), FELTspace (SA), Floating Goose Studios (SA) and Adelaide Central Gallery (SA). Klavins makes from Switchboard Studios in Norwood and lectures at ACSA. She also working in the Public Programs team at the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA). As Teen Programs Officer, Klavins works alongside Neo Ambassadors, a volunteer committee of young people aged 13 to 17 who are vital to the development and presentation of Neo, AGSA’s flagship program for teens. Neo is a free festival style event for young people, curated in response to AGSA’s latest exhibitions, and featuring live music, performance, artist-led workshops and social activities.
Karen Eckermann and Ruby Eckermann, Co-founders and Patrons of Murraylands Animal Welfare Watch will judge the prize for the Best Compassionate Depiction of an Animal.
Gallery Visitors will vote for their favourite artworks for the People’s Choice awards.
Links to Neo’s social and web page: Art, ideas and epic free events for South Australian teens: @agsa.neo @agsa.adelaide; Become a 2023 Neo Ambassador: https://www.agsa.sa.gov.au/whats-on/ongoing-programs/neo/neo-ambassadors/; More info: https://www.agsa.sa.gov.au/whats-on/ongoing-programs/neo/
Proudly supported by the Rotary Clubs of Murray Bridge and Mobilong since 2012.
