Youth Art Exhibition: Official Opening!

Darwin City Council’s GRIND team are celebrating another year of working with young artists with the official opening of the Youth Arts Exhibition.

The exhibition contains work by young people from Darwin aged 12 to 20 years. Exhibitors will be eligible for three prizes; the Judges’ Choice, People’s Choice, and Artists’ Choice awards. Each prize is a $100 gift voucher for art supplies.

The official opening will be held at the Civic Centre on Thursday 15 December from 4pm. It will be a relaxed celebration, featuring a musical performance from young musician Abbey Rose, light refreshments, and the announcement of the Judges’ Choice award winner.

The first peices picked up for the exhibition - from students at O'Loughlin Catholic College

The artwork is set to display the incredible diversity of young artists in Darwin and the high calibre of their work.

Judges include Charles Darwin University Visual Art lecturer Sarah Pirri, Darwin Visual Arts Association’s Leanne Waterhouse, and Council Arts and Cultural Development Officer Allison Gray.

The exhibition will be open during business hours at the Civic Centre for seven weeks, closing on Wednesday 1 February.

GRIND member Olivier Hasan-Fourcard, whose work is in this year’s exhibition, said “young artists need to get their work exposed to the greater community, and the GRIND Youth Arts Exhibition is an excellent opportunity to do this”

So come one, come all, to the Youth Arts Exhibition opening on Thursday! Art, entertainment, refreshments and FUN!