Children’s Week Art Competition

For Children’s Week 2024, the Office of the Advocate for Children and Young People, together with the NSW Children’s Week Council, is inviting entries for the NSW Children’s Week Art Competition.

Children’s Week runs from 19 October – 27 October 2024, with the theme based on the UNCRC Article 24: Children have the right to a clean and safe environment.

Children and young people are invited to submit an artwork that shows the ways they connect with and enjoy the environment around them. The competition is open to all children and young people up to the age of 18 living in NSW. Group entries are accepted and encouraged!

Steps on how to enter for children and young people:

Brainstorm

Before you start creating your artwork, take a moment to brainstorm:

Which parts of the environment do you enjoy being in regularly?
Where do you feel connected to the environment and why?
How do you show the environment love and care?

Create your own artwork that shows us the ways you connect with and enjoy the environment around you. Your artwork can be in the form of drawing, painting, photography or digital illustration.

We encourage using materials for your artwork that are easily accessible and already available to you.

Describe

In 50-150 words, explain what your artwork represents including the reasons how and why you feel connected to the environment and how you show it love. This description will be provided through the submission form alongside your artwork.

Submit

Once you have completed your artwork please take a clear digital picture of your artwork. Then, click on the submission form and fill in the appropriate details. Insert the picture and description of your artwork in the sections provided.

Prizes

There will be a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place chosen for each of the 3 age groups (5 years and under, 6-11 years and 12-18 years), with up to nine winners in total.

The winning entries will be decided by the Advocate for Children and Young People, with the support of the NSW Youth Advisory Council and members of the NSW Children’s Week Council.

Entries close Monday, 30 September 2024.

Enter here.