WYAA Winners will be announced on Saturday 1 October. We ensure our partners are empowered by creating opportunities for individuals to join forces and lend their voice in the decision-making process.

Finalist artworks will be on display Friday 23 September – Sunday 27 November 2022. The Young Artist Competition prize money is provided by John Willoughby in honor of Robert Willoughby on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth. The WYAA celebrates the artistic talent and creativity of young people living in the region.Įntries for the 2022 award are now closed. Finalists will be announced on Monday 8 August 2022. 3D artworks created in pencil or coloured pencil as well as water soluble. The Award, named for the mountain which the Gallery overlooks will explore unique and diverse local perspectives. The Biscuit Factory The Contemporary Young Artist Award is for artists 35. Artists can submit visual art works of any subject matter and medium. Complete, artistic, colorful works are prefered (pencil, crayon, pastel. 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. Works prepared especially for the Young Artists Competition should be on this. She also won first prize for Best Performance of a Commissioned. The Wollumbin Youth Art Award (WYAA) is a biennial award for young artists aged 5 to 18 years. Annie Wu, student of Isabelle Chapuis (principal flute of Opera San Jose), began playing the flute at the age of 8 and won first prize in the National Flute Association High School Soloist Competition at 15, the youngest first prize winner in NFA history. Image credit: Justin Ealand About the award

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