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Young artists show their Aussie pride
Young students recently showcased ‘what and who makes Australia great’ through the 2024 Celebrate Australia Primary School Art Competition, now in its 18th year.
Primary school students from Prep to Year 6 submitted a total of 293 entries featuring flora, fauna, architectural icons and Australian ideals such as volunteering and mateship, showing off our country’s diversity.
The artworks will tour Council’s regional libraries throughout the year commencing 29 January and will be on display at the Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum in April.
SECTION ONE (PREP – YEAR 2)
- First Prize: Órla Thetford, Beauty and the Banksia
- Second Prize: Jonathan Lorraway, Deadly Box Jellyfish
- Third Prize: Aspen Thetford, Holding On for Life.
SECTION TWO (YEAR 3 – YEAR 6)
- First Prize: Khloe Falls, Don’t swim at the beach
- Second Prize: Sophie Lorraway, Orca Family under the Southern Cross
- Third Prize: Caroline Brooks, Dingo.
Highly commended awards went to Ashton Cook, Noah Robinson, Piper Mc Cauley, Axel Kelly, (Section One) and Adele Codrington, Douglas Titchmarsh, Khoda Mehio, Alexis Yeoman (Section Two).
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