2024 ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED!
Entries for the A4Art Prize have now closed – all we can say is wow, just WOW! Thank you for your hard work and creativity.
Finalists will be announced Friday 12th April, with the online exhibition opening on Monday 15th April.
Entries for 2024 A4Art Prize are now closed – details of the competition.
Back for a third year, the 2024 A4Art Prize encourages creativity in young artists and staff from across St Agnes’ Parish Schools. All finalists artworks are exhibited in a touring exhibition, so that future artists get to experience the joy of exhibiting and see an audience appreciate their work. Artists also go in the running to receive encouragement awards including vouchers and cash prizes.
What can you create with one piece of paper?
Create an artwork by using just ONE A4 size piece of paper. Draw, paint, scribble, fold, sculpt, cut, mould, shred, or even write on your paper – use it in any way you, the artist, envisions!
Receipt of Entries
Every entry must include a brief Artist Statement of up to 75 words on their application. The Artist Statement will be displayed with the Artwork in the Online Gallery and, if chosen in the touring exhibition.
- Check out the below Conditions of Entry and FAQ’s
- Create your artwork.
- Complete online entry form and print off (this is also emailed to you).
- Write your Full Name, School, Year and Artist Registration Number clearly on back of your artwork (or bottom location for 3D art). This is the unique number given to you on your entry form
- Hand your printed online entry form and your artwork to your school, details shown on your entry form.
- Artworks can only be delivered to your school location listed on your printed entry form.
- DEADLINE – Friday 25th March 12pm
Artwork
The artwork must have originated from one A4 piece of paper. The piece of paper must contain the majority of the artwork. For example, the paper cannot be used as the base for another piece of art. The artwork must be original and be created by the entering artist.
Judging
Artworks will be judged independently by three local judges.
Student Categories
The competition is open to all young artists from K -12 St Agnes’ Parish Schools. Entries for these categories are set at one per student and any student may enter. There are Fifteen student categories
- Kindergarten
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
- Year 4
- Year 5
- Year 6
- Supported Learning – Primary (the supported learning category is for students with moderate to high learning and support needs including students with intellectual and physical disability)
- Year 7
- Year 8
- Year 9
- Year 10
- Year 11
- Year 12
- Supported Learning – Secondary (the supported learning category is for students with moderate to high learning and support needs including students with intellectual and physical disability)
Staff Open Category
The Competition is also open to any staff member of a St Agnes’ Parish School. Entries for this category are set at one per staff member.
Key Dates
ENTRIES OPEN – Monday 12th Feb, 2024
Online portal is open, time to start getting creative!
ENTRIES CLOSE – Friday 25th March, 12pm
Artwork is to be delivered to your school drop off point before 12pm
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED – Friday 12th April
Entries in each category will be shortlisted and ten finalists will be chosen by our expert judges and will be announced on Friday 12th April.
All shortlisted entires as well as finalists will be uploaded to artsnest.com.au for online exhibition on Monday 15th April. The public can vote online for the ‘COMMUNITY CHOICE’ Award.
EXHIBITION TOUR BEGINS – Monday 6th May
All chosen finalists (both chosen by our Judges and the Packing Room Finalists) will have their works showcased in an exhibition that will tour every St Agnes’ Parish school. From here, the entire St Agnes’ Parish Education community will have the opportunity to vote for the ‘PEOPLE’S CHOICE’ award.
WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT AWARDS NIGHT – Monday 17th June
From the ten finalists in each category, three entries will be chosen by our expert judges and awarded with 1st Prize and two highly commended prizes. Finalists also go in the running for the People’s Choice Award, the Community Choice Award and the Packing Room Prize to be announced on 17th June at the Finalists Award Night.
Selected short-listed and finalist artworks will also have the opportunity to be showcased throughout the region during and after the duration of the competition.
Conditions of Entry
Entry
- Entry to A4Art Awards is free.
- Only primary and secondary schools students currently enrolled and staff currently employed at a St Agnes Parish Education organisation are eligible to enter.
- Entries close: Friday 25th March, 12pm
- Each entrant may submit one entry only and be created by only one person.
Artwork
- Artwork submitted to A4Art must be delivered to the student or staff member’s school location (this will be listed on your printed Entry Form) by Friday 25th March, 12pm. Late deliveries can not be accepted.
- Artworks submitted to A4Art must be made within the last 6 weeks by students or staff.
Submitted artwork must have the artist’s full name, school and registration number displayed clearly on some part of the artwork (eg. for 2D artwork on the back or on the base of a 3D artwork). - Every artwork must be submitted with a printed copy of their relevant entry form.
- Only correctly submitted artworks are eligible for exhibition and prizes.
Judging
- All forms of visual art (e.g. painting, etching, drawing, sculpture, etc.) are eligible to win a prize.
- All artwork will be viewed by the judges.
- The judge’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entertained.
Other
- All works must be deemed appropriate to be exhibited at a family exhibition. The organiser retains the right to rule any works deemed inappropriate and therefore will not be eligible.
- Entry of artwork to the competition constitutes the artist’s permission for competition organisers to reproduce the work without fee for the purposes of promotion, in print and electronic media.
- No responsibility will be taken by competition organisers for damage or breakages of artwork. Every care will be taken by competition organisers to minimise risk of damage.
- Artworks will be mounted on board for exhibition. No responsibility will be taken for damage that may occur to artwork.
The Prizes!
OVER $5,000 IN PRIZES ACROSS ALL CATEGORIES WITH THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
Kindergarten
1st Prize – $50 Card
Two Highly Commended – $25 Art Packs – The Seed Creative Workshops
Year 1
1st Prize – $75 Card
Two Highly Commended – $40 Art Packs – The Seed Creative Workshops
Year 2
1st Prize – $75 Card
Two Highly Commended – $45 Drawn to Art Holiday Workshop
Year 3
1st Prize – $100 Card
Two Highly Commended – $50 Alice in Paperland Voucher
Year 4
1st Prize – $100 Card
Two Highly Commended – $50 Alice in Paperland Voucher
Year 5
1st Prize – $125 Card
Two Highly Commended – $50 Alice in Paperland Voucher
Year 6
1st Prize – $125 Card
Two Highly Commended – $50 Port Macquarie Surf School Lesson -Voucher
Supported Learning (Primary)
1st Prize – $125 Card
Year 7
1st Prize – $150 Card
Two Highly Commended – $50 Port Macquarie Surf School Lesson Voucher, plus $50 Eckersleys Voucher
Year 8
1st Prize – $150 Card
Two Highly Commended – $100 Eckersleys Voucher
Year 9
1st Prize – $175 Card
Two Highly Commended – $100 Got Ya Back Productions Voucher – Family pass to Little Mermaid Jr
Year 10
1st Prize – $175 Card
Two Highly Commended – $50 Eckersleys and $50 Innervision Vouchers
Year 11
1st Prize – $200 Card
Two Highly Commended – $50 Eckersleys and $50 Innervision Vouchers
Year 12
1st Prize – $200 Card
Two Highly Commended – $100 Sunset Gallery Framing & Printing Voucher
Supported Learning (Secondary)
1st Prize – $200 Card
Staff
1st Prize – 2 Day Creative Retreat – Tom’s Creek Nature Domes
Two Highly Commended – $100 Voucher Twotriplefour
People’s Choice (School Voting)
1st Prize – Wildnets Family Pass
Community Choice (Online & Community Voting)
1st Prize – Stoney Park Family Pass
Packing Room Prize (Creative Arts Nest Team Choice)
1st Prize – $100 artist materials pack from Wauchope Arts Hub
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The Prize is open to artists between Kindergarten to year 12, including all school staff.
Yes, there is no expectation for Artworks to be framed. All finalists Artworks to be exhibited will be framed by the Creative Arts Nest where possible.
Yes, as long as they are together and labelled with your name, your entry ID along with the number of artworks eg. 1 of 2, 2 of 2.
Once you have completed the online entry form on artsnest.com.au, you will have the option to print the form immediately or you can find your form attached to the confirmation email.
No. Please keep the copy of your entry form separate to your artwork. However, all submitted artworks must have your name and entry ID clearly written on back of artwork (or bottom location for 3D art)
Do not submit another (corrected) entry. Please contact the Arts Nest Team, connect@artsnest.com.au prior to artwork closing day (22nd March) and staff will make the necessary changes to the online entry form.
Selected entries will appear on artsnest.com.au website after 5pm on Monday 15th April 2024.
Prize winners will be announced on the evening of Monday 17th June. Details regarding this announcement/presentation will be released closer to the date. Prize winners will be also listed on the artsnest.com.au website.
Artworks not selected for exhibition will be returned to schools for collection by Monday 6th May. Artworks which are selected for exhibition will be returned to schools for collection after the Awards Night. Artworks not collected from schools will be disposed of.
Yes! We encourage all forms of creativity!
No, the piece of paper must contain the majority of the artwork. For example, the paper cannot be used as the base for another piece of art.
Yes! Let’s be honest, who isn’t going to do that.
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