The competition—based on the theme of ‘Regeneration’ – life before, during, and after coronavirus, complemented the NAIDOC theme of ‘Always Was, Always Will Be,’ and Reconciliation Week’s theme of ‘In this together’— saw a record number of incredible artworks submitted by young and upcoming local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artists between the ages of 13–21 years.
The top three winners received an Apple iPad Pro 11” 128GB Wi-Fi and Apple Pencil, valued at $1,548, a $500 gift voucher for art supplies, and a $250 gift voucher for art supplies, respectively.
Among the many entrants, the well-deserving 2020 winners were:
- First place: Varni Nona
- Second place: Alkira Geia
- Third place: Stacey Edwards
The 2019 theme of ‘mental health’—saw some inspirational artwork submitted by young and upcoming local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander artists between the ages of 13–21 years.
The top four winners received an Apple iPad Pro 10.5” 64GB Wi-Fi and Apple Pencil, valued at $1,000, a $500 gift voucher for art supplies, a $250 gift voucher for art supplies, and a $100 gift voucher for art supplies, respectively.
Among the many entrants, the well-deserving 2019 winners were:
- First place: Moniesha Wallace
- Second place: Tanisha Vincent
- Third place: Kashana Wallace
- Fourth place: Ronald Creek
The 2018 theme was ‘health care and wellbeing in our communities’ and there were two artwork categories: Aboriginal artist and Torres Strait Islander artist.
There were a range of incredible submissions from gifted young artists, resulting in three first place winners. The winners each received an Apple iPad Pro 10.5” 64GB Wi-Fi and Apple Pencil, valued at $1,000 each.
Among the many entrants, the well-deserving 2018 winners were:
Aboriginal artwork:
- Joint winners: Jasmine Grogan (Mareeba State High School) and Wudarabin Snider (Cooktown State High School)
- Second place: Danae Hastie (Mareeba State High School)
- Third place: Jalene Gordon (Innisfail)
Torres Strait Islander artwork:
- Winner: Shanaye Bevan (Cooktown State High School)
- Second place: Euwanae Mairu (Herberton)
- Third place: Jai-Lahni Clumpoint (Townsville)
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