WOLLUMBIN YOUTH ART AWARD 2024, 6 SEPTEMBER - 24 NOVEMBER 2024
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 2024 WYAA judge is Jodi Ferrari, Curator of the Children’s Gallery, HOTA Home of the Arts.
The Wollumbin Youth Art Award is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre Inc.
Key dates
Entries open: Monday 25 March
Entries close: Monday 3 June, 5 pm
Exhibition dates: Friday 6 September – Sunday 24 November
Macnaughton Focus Gallery + Foyer
Age categories
5–8 years
9–12 years
13–15 years
16–18 years