2021 Young People of Bayside Art Exhibition winners

We are proud to present the winners of the 2021 Young People of Bayside Art Exhibition.

Artists submitted artwork to the theme of  "Embracing the Moment". A big thank you to all the entrants who displayed their creativity in this year's exhibition, and a big congratulations to the 2021 Young People of Bayside Art Exhibition winners.

Primary Category (10-12 years) 

Winner

Name: Isabella
Age: 12
Title: Moments in Time
Medium: Digital
Description: The moments in this picture are to be treasured and embraced - and frozen, perfect and crystal clear, inside our memories and hearts.

Runner-up

Name: Lucia
Age: 11
Title: Let Your Thoughts Fly Free
Medium: Drawing
Description: I think that butterflies symbolise being in the moment through their beauty and symbol of life and luck. I drew a hand reaching out to them to represent their freedom and the feeling of reflection or happiness.

Runner-up

Name: Erin
Age: 12
Title: Self portrait
Medium: 12
Description: Self portrait that captures a moment when I gave myself permission to let my guard down.

Middle Years

Winner

Name: India
Age: 14
Title: The Distraction
Medium: Photography
Description: She’s staring into the phone by distracting herself from the world, all she sees is the negatives in life as fake, unrealistic… look closer by zooming to see moments hidden

Runner-up

Name: Elissa
Age: 14
Title: Chronoception
Medium: Oil on canvas paper
Description: My artwork aims to convey the feeling of loss of time perception, an antonym of embracing the moment. My art aims to convey the feeling of disassociation from the present.

Runner-Up

Name: Lola 
Age: 14
Title: I see the light for a moment
Medium: Digital - Adobe Photoshop
Description: I wanted to create a magical feeling of children sharing a moment together.

Open

Winner

Name: Jaime
Age: 17
Title: ID
Medium: Watercolour
Description: This piece represents the emotion and journey that todays youth have to endure to feel truly excepted, within themselves. This journey includes putting up many different facades in different experiences to feel safe and excepted. This is shown through the vast range identities captured in this piece.

Runner-up

Name: Amelia
Age: 18
Title: Mindfulness
Medium: 
Description: I began this artwork during the COVID 19 lockdown last year and used it as a chance to separate myself from the chaos of the world and take time in my day for mindfulness.

Runner-up

Name: Nicole
Age: 18
Title: Be in the present
Medium: Oil on canvas
Description: Inspired by Dutch Vanitas painting. My acrylic painting "Be in present" emphasises the fragility and transience of life and intent to call on the current society to focus on the present.

Committee Choice Award

Name: Katy
Age: 22
Title: Path to New Beginnings
Medium: 
Description: 

Community Choice Award

Name: Ariel
Age: 11
Title: Fantasy verses Minecraft
Medium: Acrylic & Maker on Canvas
Description: During the recent lockdown for a homeschooling art project, I embraced an opportunity to paint my favourite game Minecraft. The painting depicts Personified Real-Life Fantasy verse Minecraft characters.

View the Young People of Bayside Art Exhibition, 2021: Celebration and Winners

View the other past winners:

2022 Young People of Bayside Art Exhibition winners

2020 Young People of Bayside Art Exhibition winners

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