https://www.eckersleys.com.au/competitions/canal-creek-competition Canal to Creek Prize - WIN over $15,000 in prizes!
The Transurban Public Art Program - Canal to Creek – includes 21 signature artworks that have activated parklands along our WestConnex M8 motorway in NSW. This legacy project includes contemporary sculpture, artist-designed playgrounds, large-scale murals, a writers walk and an immersive lighting installation.
To celebrate these incredible artworks, the annual Canal to Creek Prize art competition is now open for all high school students in years 7 – 10.
There are fabulous prizes to be won for the first, second and third place in EACH Year group (Years 7 – 10), as well as an overall student winner and one overall school winner. More than $15,000 in prizes are up for grabs!
This year the theme for the Canal to Creek Prize is 'Connections'. We want you to consider connections to earth, culture, history, movement and environment.
Make sure to take fantastic pictures of your artwork for our virtual art gallery, plus if you win, your work will be digitally reproduced and showcased at our state-of-the-art Motorway Control Centre at St Peters, NSW. You can view last year’s entries and winners here.
HOW TO ENTER:
All entries must address the following criteria:
The Canal to Creek Prize is open to all high school students from Years 7 to 10.
Artworks must be original and respond to the Canal to Creek Prize 2022 theme, ‘Connections’.
Artworks can be two-dimensional or three-dimensional (e.g. paintings, sculptures, digital).
Any art material or combination of materials may be used.
Artworks to be submitted in a JPG or PNG file, at least 1500 pixels wide.
Artworks must have the ability to be digitally reproduced by Transurban for promotional purposes.
Entries will need a title and an accompanying artist statement, limited to 100 words. Your statement should include why you have decided to create this piece of art and what inspired you.
Entrants are encouraged to check out the Canal to Creek virtual portal canaltocreek.com and follow @canaltocreek on Instagram to stay up to date with the latest Prize news and creative inspiration.
Canal to Creek Competition
WHAT DO YOU WIN?
There are fabulous prizes to be won for the first, second and third place in each Year group (Years 7 – 10)/ Prizes for each category will be as follows:
1st Prize: iPad Tablet for each year group
2nd Prize: $250 Eckersley’s art voucher for each year group
3rd Prize: $150 Eckersley’s art voucher for each year group
SCHOOL WINNER
One school will be selected for the overall school Prize of a $5,000 Eckersley’s arts grant. This is based on the volume and calibre of entries received from the school.
DISPLAY OF WINNERS
Each winning artwork will be framed and displayed at our state of the art Motorway Control Centre (MCC) for the M8. To honour and congratulate the Canal to Creek Prize winners, an awards ceremony will be held at the MCC. The winners in each Year group will be invited to celebrate their award-winning artworks and will be congratulated with a decorative trophy on the day.
DON’T MISS OUT
Competition commences at 9.00am AEST on 15/08/2022 and closes 4/11/2922.
Australian Competitions Club
