Wollumbin Youth Art Award
About the award
The Wollumbin Youth Art Award (WYAA) is a biennial award for young artists aged 5 to 18 years.
Held in conjunction with the Wollumbin Art Award, the WYAA is open to young people living in the Tweed, Byron, Ballina, Kyogle, Scenic Rim Shires as well as Lismore and Gold Coast City and Richmond Valley. Artists can submit visual art works of any subject matter and medium.
The Award, named for the mountain which the Gallery overlooks will explore unique and diverse local perspectives. The WYAA celebrates the artistic talent and creativity of young people living in the region.
The Wollumbin Youth Art Award is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre Inc.
Frequently asked questions(PDF, 137KB)
2024 key dates
Entries open: Monday 25 March, 5 pm
Entries close: Monday 3 June, 5 pm
Winners announced: Saturday 7 September
Exhibition dates: Friday 6 September – Sunday 24 November
Age categories
- 5–8 years
- 9–12 years
- 13–15 years
- 16–18 years
Winners 2024
- Blair Davis (5 – 8 years)
- Chloe Dyer (9 – 12 years)
- Amelia Laurie (13 – 15 years)
- Peri Hynes (16 – 18 years)
Highly Commended
- Escher Pipon Tyler (5 – 8 years)
- Chloe Harris (9 – 12 years)
- Gus Roberts (13 – 15 years)
- Jamie Mifsud (16 – 18 years)
Finalists 2024
5–8 years
India Arter, Alicia Dorrough, Lenny Carey, Blair Davis, Ethan Gould, Frida Hodgson-Lockton, Taj Hogan, Daisy Lewicki, Jun Lindley, Macie Mckenzie, Andrew Manczak, Declan Skibsted, Alby Teague, Jovi Joel Rea, Escher Tyler.
9–12 years
Anuradha Archer Sharma, Maui Bernardes, Mireille Boniface, Rubyrose Cuccuru, Toby Davis, Max Dinnen, Chloe Dyer, Kayleigh Farrell Mundine, Zoe Fox, Chloe Harris, Hosanna Porter-Binge, Alby Quinlivan.
13–15 years
Raj Dunn, Sadie Eddie, Jarah Irvine, Nixon Klehr, Amelie Laurie, Zoe Orvan, Dakina Veila Penola, Ruby Reid, Gus Roberts, Finley Shore, Joseph Shore, Mietta Stevens.
16–18 years
Myles Aggebrink-Jones, Sophie Forsyth, Haylen Fox Duong, Peri Hynes, Naomi Jeffrey, Atticus Jones, India Keeling, Sienna Little, Poppy Littlewood, Makaylah De Jonge, Jamie Mifsud.
Prizes
Up to $1000 of art materials and tickets to arts and cultural experiences will be awarded. Prize winners will be listed on the Gallery website after the Prize winners are announced.
2024 Judge
Jodi Ferrari - Curator of the Children’s Gallery, HOTA Home of the Arts.
Jodi Ferrari's love of art began at a young age, but it wasn't until a high school excursion to Queensland Art Gallery that she had her most transformative experience with art and set her career pathway into the Arts.
Jodi studied a Bachelor of Arts (Art History) at The University of Queensland, Australia, and a Master of Education (Visual Arts) at University of Technology Sydney, Australia. She has held various roles in education and public programs over the last two decades in regional galleries in New South Wales and Queensland.
She brings her understanding of immersive art experiences and the importance of play to her current role as Curator of the Children’s Gallery, HOTA Home of the Arts.