Create your Ellen José Student Reconciliation Award entry

Join Skyla from Living Culture to create an artwork that responds to the question "As a young person, what does Reconciliation mean to you?" and can be entered into the Ellen José Student Reconciliation Awards.

Skyla is a Gunditjmara Kirrae Wurrung-Bundjalung women, who was born and raised on Boonwurrung/ Bunurong land. She works with Living Culture, whose mission is to educate people about the importance of keeping First Nations' culture alive.

The Ellen José Student Reconciliation Awards honour the life of Torres Strait Elder Ellen José (1951 - 2017). Ellen was a pioneer in Australia's urban Indigenous art movement and a radical activist and social justice campaigner. Her contribution to the arts and Bayside was outstanding and inspirational in raising awareness of reconciliation. Established in 2018, the Ellen José Student Reconciliation Awards are aimed at Bayside primary and secondary school students, bringing awareness of reconciliation to our young people, who are the future of Australia, through art and writing.

Now in their fifth year, the awards reflect Ellen José’s inspirational commitment to building awareness of reconciliation in Bayside and beyond.

The Ellen José Memorial Foundation supports the Awards.