{"id":15201,"date":"2026-02-13T11:01:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T00:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/?post_type=article&#038;p=15201"},"modified":"2026-02-16T09:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T22:16:32","slug":"sydney-catholic-schools-portrait-prize-2026","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/article\/sydney-catholic-schools-portrait-prize-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Catholic Schools Portrait Prize 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>We are thrilled to congratulate Yu Yan (Nicole) in Year 12 on being awarded the 16\u201318 Years Category Winner in the Sydney Catholic Schools Portrait Prize 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Nicole\u2019s self-portrait, &#8216;<i>Laugh Through Fear<\/i>&#8216;\u00a0was recognised by the judging panel for its exceptional technical skill, quality and thoughtful representation. The SCS Portrait Prize celebrates excellence in Visual Arts across K\u201312 and invites students to create a representational portrait of someone significant in their lives. Nicole\u2019s achievement reflects both her artistic maturity and her dedication to the creative process.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to celebrating Nicole&#8217;s outstanding work at the\u00a0SCS Portrait Prize Exhibition in December this year. We are incredibly proud of Nicole and this significant accomplishment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>We also wish a hearty congratulations to all other MSCW students across a range of year groups who entered the SCS Portrait Prize.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-15201 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/02\/Nicole-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/02\/Nicole-1-480x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/02\/Yu-Yan-Cheng-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2026\/02\/Yu-Yan-Cheng-1-452x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"highlight\"><i><em>Miss Lili Negrine, Visual Arts Coordinator\u00a0<\/em><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"row enewsletter-text-block\" data-block-enewsletter=\"text\">This article on College life meets The Archbishop\u2019s Charter for Catholic Schools \u2013 Charter #1, #2, #8\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are thrilled to congratulate Yu Yan (Nicole) in Year 12 on being awarded the 16\u201318 Years Category Winner in the Sydney Catholic Schools Portrait Prize 2026. Nicole\u2019s self-portrait, &#8216;Laugh Through Fear&#8216;\u00a0was recognised by the judging panel for its exceptional technical skill, quality and thoughtful representation. The SCS Portrait Prize celebrates excellence in Visual Arts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[7],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-15201","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_category-around-the-college"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/15201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=15201"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=15201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}