'2025 Celebrate Australia Primary School Art Competition', Savannah Reid, Gladstone West State School, 'Lizard', Second Prize – Section Two

Initiated in 2006, this ever-growing art collection, inspired by ‘who and what makes Australia great’, features work by local primary school-aged students. Digital copies of entries are stored in the Gallery & Museum’s digital vault.

Since the first presentation was held in 2007, the Gallery & Museum has received thousands of vibrant submissions.

Each year, winners are announced during Council’s Australia Day celebrations and the colourful and imaginative artworks tour the region for all to enjoy.

As part of an annual cultural exchange, 14 selected works are exhibited in Gladstone’s Sister City, Saiki City, Japan.

EXHIBITION DATES AND LOCATIONS

• Gladstone City Library 17 February to 17 March
• Gladstone Regional Art Gallery & Museum 5 April to 10 May
• Gladstone Airport 20 May to 6 August
• Boyne Island Library 7 August to 7 October
• Calliope Library 8 October to 24 November

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

SECTION ONE (PREP – YEAR 2)

First Prize

Ivy Koroi, Max the Tasmanian Devil, Gladstone West State School

Second Prize:

Ava Hewatt, The Cassowary and its Baby, St Francis Catholic Primary School

Third Prize:

Jasmine Waterson, Australian Animals, Calliope State School

Highly Commended:

• Cooper Langley, A Day on the Harbour, Gladstone West State School
• Vince Dizon, Deep Ocean, Gladstone West State School
• Emily Bunny, Midnight in the Forest, Gladstone West State School
• Jonathan Lorraway, Australian Birds, Trinity College Gladstone

SECTION TWO (YEAR 3 – YEAR 6)

First Prize

Molly Osborne, Great Barrier Reef, St Francis Catholic Primary School

Second Prize:

Savannah Reid, Lizard, Gladstone West State School

Third Prize:

Amelia Day, Turtles, Gladstone West State School

Highly Commended:

• Alina Davidson, The Blossoms of Australia, St Francis Catholic Primary School
• Ellis Waugh, Paradise, St Francis Catholic Primary School
• Pippa Lindley, Kangaroo Chilling, Gladstone West State School
• Blade Phillips, Uluru, Gladstone West State School