Prize Details

Entries have now closed.

Sponsored by Friends Regional Gallery Inc. and Marie Pigott and supported by the Sunshine Coast Council and Caloundra Regional Gallery, the Local Student Art Prize 2024 will be held on Friday 22 March to Sunday 5 May 2024 in the Artroom at the Caloundra Regional Gallery. 

Children aged five and up are encouraged to participate in this exciting opportunity by entering a two-dimensional artwork on paper that celebrates their local region.

A total prize pool of $1500 has been generously donated by Friends Regional Gallery Caloundra Inc. and Marie Pigott. Art supplies vouchers will be awarded across a range of categories to winning entrants and their schools.

Thirty finalists will be displayed in the Artroom at the Caloundra Regional Gallery.

Key dates

• Entries open: Monday 13 November 2023
• Entries close: Sunday 11 February 2024
• Artworks and completed entry forms are to be delivered from Monday 13 November 2023 through to Sunday 11 February 2024 between the hours of 10am–4pm Tuesday to Friday or Saturday and Sunday 10am–2pm (excluding Public Holidays) to Caloundra Regional Gallery, 22 Omrah Avenue, Caloundra (adj. Caloundra Library).
• Finalists announced: Friday 8 March 2024
• The winners will be announced on Saturday 23 March 2024 at 11am 
• Exhibition dates: Friday 22 March to Sunday 5 May 2024
• Return of artworks: Collect Wednesday 15 to Friday 17 May 2024, between the hours of 10am–4pm, from Caloundra Regional Gallery

How to enter

There is no entry fee. To be considered for selection, entrants must comply with all entry instructions and conditions. Ensure your artwork does not exceed the size requirements.

Bring the completed entry form along with the artwork to Caloundra Regional Gallery from Monday 13 November 2023 through to Sunday 11 February 2024 between the hours of 10am–4pm Tuesday to Friday or Saturday and Sunday 10am–2pm (excluding public holidays).

Maximum one entry per student.

The artwork

• Must be a depiction of something about the Sunshine Coast region/area.
• Must be on paper (NOT board).
• Must be unmounted and unframed.
• Paper must be no smaller than A4 (210 × 297 mm) and no larger than A3 (420 × 297 mm).
• Can be either horizontal or vertical.
• Any art materials may be used (eg. paint, pencil, pastels, collage, etc.) but the artwork must be two-dimensional.
• Must be original and not infringe the copyright, moral rights, or other rights of any third party.
• Must be recent work created in 2023 – 2024.

Eligibility

Local Student Art Prize 2024 is open to school-aged children from within the Sunshine Coast and Noosa Council regions that are 18 years and under at time of entry. Eligible schools include: Private schools, state schools, independent schools, home school groups.

Categories

There are three categories:  

8 years and under

• Individual winner: $200 art supplies voucher
• School of winner entry: $200 art supplies voucher
• Highly commended: $50 art supplies voucher

9 – 13 years

• Individual: $200 art supplies voucher
• School of winner entry: $200 art supplies voucher
• Highly commended: $50 art supplies voucher

14 – 18 years

• Individual winner: $200 art supplies voucher
• School of winner entry: $200 art supplies voucher
• Highly commended: $50 art supplies voucher

Judge’s Encouragement Award: $150 art supplies voucher