Young Archies Honorable Mention

Congratulations to Year 8 student Esther Alex who has received an Honorable Mention in the 2019 Young Archies for her portrait of her classmate and friend Elisabeth.  Esther’s entry can be viewed here.

There were over 2100 entries in this seventh Young Archie competition.

The ten finalists from each age category are displayed at the Art Gallery of NSW and the honourable mentions at the SH Ervin Gallery. Winners will be announced on 10 August 2019.

The competition was judged by the Gallery’s community engagement manager and the guest judge – artist Marikit Santiago, herself an Archibald Prize finalist in 2016.

The Young Archie competition is supported by presenting partner ANZ and S&S Creative.