Young Dobell - Launchpad

Next date: Thursday, 05 December 2024 | 02:00 PM to Sunday, 02 February 2025 | 05:00 PM

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The inaugural Young Dobell Competition is part of the Lake Macquarie Dobell Festival and is a celebration of young Australian talent. The competition is for artists between the ages of 5 and 18 and participants were invited to submit a portrait of ‘someone who is special to them and plays a significant role in their life’ or a landscape of a ‘special Lake Macquarie location’.

22 of the finalists - including the winners and highly commended recipients - are on view at Wangi Creative Hub From October 24th until February 2nd as a part of the Launchpad @ Lake Mac Libraries exhibition program.

Winners and Highly Commended artists:

• Dobell Award winner Layla Eggins

• 5 – 8 years overall winner Jaxon John Carstens

• 9 – 12 years overall winner Yuxi He

• 13 – 15 years overall winner Audrey La Fou

• 16 – 18 years overall winner Emilee Murray

• 5 – 8 years portrait category highly commended Evelyn Targett

• 9 – 12 years portrait category highly commended Amberlily Linehan

• 13 – 15 years portrait category highly commended Kanisha Goyal

• 16 – 18 years portrait category highly commended Waverley Mears

• 5 – 8 years pet category highly commended Connor Butts

• 9 – 12 years pet category highly commended Martha Carr

• 13 – 15 years pet category highly commended Jay Turney

• 16 – 18 years pet category highly commended Ava Jamieson

• 5 – 8 years landscape category highly commended Lumi Guimaraes Estanislau

• 9 – 12 years landscape category highly commended Tatiana Klind

• 13 – 15 years landscape category winner Aurora Alcorn

• 9 - 12 years Pet category Finalist William Corbin

• 9 - 12 years Pet category Finalist Indiana Ware

• 13 - 15 years Portrait category Finalist Gabrielle Eveleigh

• 13 - 15 years Portrait category Finalist Belle McKenzie

• 13 - 15 years Landscape category Finalist Arki Murphy

• 13 - 15 years Pet category Finalist Georgia Queenan

When

  • Thursday, 24 October 2024 | 09:00 AM - Sunday, 02 February 2025 | 05:00 PM

Location

Wangi Creative Hub, 295 Watkins Road, Wangi Wangi 2267  View in Google Maps

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