Woods Street Youth Art Prize 2024

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Showcasing and celebrating artwork by young people aged 14 to 25 from Melbourne’s west.

This year, there were an overwhelming number of submissions which has culminated in the largest Woods Street Youth Art Prize ever, displaying the work of 58 young artists and over 60 artworks.

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.

Find the digital program here. 

Exhibition open dates: 

Friday 15 November - 12pm to 6pm
Saturday 16 November - 11am to 2pm
Thursday 21 November - 12pm to 6pm
Friday 22 November - 12pm to 6pm
Saturday 23 November - 11am to 2pm
Thursday 28 November - 12pm to 6pm
Friday 29 November - 12pm to 6pm

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: 

  • Chaitanya Jain  

  • Evie Sanderson  

  • John Mathet  

  • Tara Matthews  

  • Luna  

  • Zimo Yang  

  • Selina Choo  

Visited the exhibition? Vote for the People's Choice Award here. Closing on Saturday 30 November.
Winner will be announced Monday 2 December via social media. 

   

More information

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

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Past Exhibitions

Explore artworks and find out more about past Wood Street Youth Art Prize exhibitions

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