22 Mar 2017
Annie Howard, Detail of artwork 'Sister'
Within the Creative and Performing Arts we are always looking for students to connect with the world outside the classroom. This year as an extension to the Year 7 Visual Arts program focussed on portraiture and identity, students will be encouraged and supported through classwork to enter their portraits in the Young Archie Competition run by the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
The competition provides an exciting option to artists between the ages of 5 and 18, and is a part of the galleries family-focused activities for the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2017 exhibition. The portrait should be of a person who is special to them – someone who is known to them and plays a significant role in their life.
There are four age categories:
•5-8 year olds •9-12 year olds •13-15 year olds •16-18 year olds
The competition will be judged by the Art Gallery of NSW's community engagement manager Victoria Collings, and a guest judge, based on merit and originality. Five finalists from each category will be exhibited at the Gallery and on the Gallery website. One winner will be chosen in each category. Artworks that receive an honourable mention will be displayed on the Gallery website and at the SH Ervin Gallery in the Rocks alongside the Salon des Refusés.
Entering the competition
•One artwork only per entrant.
•Any art materials may be used but the artwork must be two-dimensional and on good-quality paper so it can be framed for display if selected.
•Must be no smaller than A4 (210 × 297 mm), no bigger than A3 (420 × 297 mm) and no thicker than 1cm.
•Can be vertical or horizontal.
Please ask the Visual Arts teachers for advice, technical support or help with competition entry. Students from any year are invited to enter their work.