Woods Street Youth Art Prize

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Woods Street Youth Art Prize showcases and celebrating artwork by young people aged 14 to 25 from Melbourne’s west.

The biennial exhibition celebrates the special place Woods Street Arts Space holds in our community, as well as the creativity and spirit of the young people who live, work and/or study in Hobsons Bay.

The 2024 Woods Street Youth Art Prize was the biggest ever, displaying the work of 58 young artists.

Find the digital program here

Prizes

Congratulations to the 2024 Woods Street Art Prize Award winners:

  • Artist Encouragement Award over the age of 20 ($200) – Maya Yoon Kirk for ‘Shroud’

  • Artist Encouragement Award under the age of 20 ($200) – Harriet for ‘Fish to be’ 

  • The Hobsons Bay Artist Award ($500) – Naomi Thorpe for ‘Hitting the Water – Splash Echoes’  

  • Open Category runner up ($500) – Aidan Doyle for ‘Militarized Gesture’ 

  • Open Category Award ($1000) – Sage for ‘untitled .1’  

  • People's Choice Award ($400) – Chaitanya Jain for 'SITA'

Honourable mentions: 

  • Ayann Shinah for ‘Reverie’  

  • Bonnie Robertson for ‘Pair for Life – Seahorse 1 and 2’  

  • D’Arcy (Darcy) Rouillard for ‘Ascension and Descension’  

  • Tiffany Temuskos for ‘Xematiasma’  

  • Thein Ngyyen for ‘Altona Pier’  

Airtime flag exhibition at Altona Meadows (open from January 6 to late February 2025): 

  • Chaitanya Jain  

  • Evie Sanderson  

  • John Mathet  

  • Tara Matthews  

  • Luna  

  • Zimo Yang  

  • Selina Choo  

   

More information

For more information please contact the Arts and Culture team via email: arts@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au 


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