Announcing the Junior Whitsundays Art Exhibition

Part of our vision for the Whitsundays Arts Festival is fostering young and emerging artists, and offering a platform to encourage and advocate for their work. So we’re delighted to present the ‘Junior Whitsundays Art Exhibition’ in conjunction with Smart Arts, to encourage the development of upcoming artists in the Whitsundays region.

The exhibition is an opportunity for young artists aged 5 - 15 years to exhibit their artwork at the Smart Arts Gallery and win one of the exhibition prizes.

This year the exhibition has six different prize categories ranging from $50 to $200. Budding artists are able to sell their artworks through the exhibition, and can enter up to 4 works. Visitors to the gallery will be able to vote for their favourite in the ‘People’s Choice Award.’

These works will be on display at the SmartArts Gallery on the 17th and 18th of September 2022.

The winning artworks from each category will also be displayed at the Whitsundays Arts Festival Art Prize Exhibition at Coral Sea Marina Resort from 23-30th September.

Artists aged 16+ are highly encouraged to enter the Whitsundays Art Prize Exhibition, with early career artists (16 - 25 years) eligible for the $1,000 Young Artists Award sponsored by Wilmar Sugar, and the R&K Kenyon Award which offers picture framing (valued at $200).

Entries are open now and will close on the 14th of September, 2022. Entry forms can be collected from SmartArts or downloaded and brought to the gallery.

Visit the Junior Whitsundays Art Exhibition page for more information.

We can’t wait to see what the kids create!