Enter the Young Archie competition

Instructions and conditions

The artwork

• One artwork only per entrant.
• Must be on paper (NOT board).
• Must be unmounted and unframed.
• Must be no smaller than A4 (210 × 297 mm) and no bigger than A3 (420 × 297 mm).
• Can be vertical or horizontal.
• Any art materials or combination of art materials may be used (eg paint, pencil, pastels, paper collage) but the artwork must be two-dimensional.

Preparing the artwork for entry

• Fill in and submit the entry form online. You will then receive a link to the completed form, which must be printed, signed by a parent or legal guardian and enclosed with the artwork.
• Clearly label the back of the artwork with which way it should be displayed, along with name, age, address and contact details. Make sure this doesn’t show through to the front.
• Do NOT roll or fold the artwork. We suggest placing it between two pieces of cardboard to protect it and keep it flat.

Mail or deliver entries to:
Young Archie competition
c/o Learning and Participation
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery Road, Sydney NSW 2000

Return of artwork

If an artwork is to be returned:

• you must indicate this on the entry form
• enclose a suitable stamped self-addressed envelope with the entry

The child’s name must appear on the envelope.

Families or schools submitting artwork for more than one child must enclose one envelope per artwork due to the way that entries are processed.

You CANNOT opt to pick up the artwork in person.

Exhibition

Finalists from each category will be exhibited at the Gallery and on the Gallery website.

One winner will be chosen in each category.

Artworks that received an honourable mention are displayed on the Gallery website and at the SH Ervin Gallery in the Rocks alongside the Salon des Refusés.

Prizes

Each of the four winners will receive: a cash prize of $200 from ANZ, an art hamper (valued at $150 or more), a family pass to a paid exhibition at the Gallery (valued at $60 or more), and an Archibald 24 catalogue (valued at $19.95) – total prize value is at least $429.

Each of the remaining finalists will receive: a cash prize of $50 from ANZ, an art pack (valued at $25 or more) and an Archibald 24 catalogue (valued at $19.95) – total prize value is at least $94.95.

Judging

The theme is a portrait of a person who is special to the entrant, who is known to the entrant and who plays a significant role in their life.

Entries to the 2024 competition will be judged by a guest judge (artist Grace Lillian Lee) and Victoria Collings, Art Gallery of NSW family programs manager, according to the following criteria: the relevance of the submitted artwork to the theme, as decided by the judges; artistic interpretation of the theme, as decided by the judges; originality of the submission.

Other terms and conditions

Entry is open to all permanent residents of Australia born during the eligibility period: see Key Dates above.

The artwork submitted must be the original work of the entrant themselves and not infringe the copyright, moral rights or other rights of any third party. Artworks that are deemed to not belong to or be created by the entrant will NOT be eligible.

Employees and their immediate families of the Art Gallery of NSW and agencies and companies associated with the competition are NOT eligible to enter. Immediate family means any of the following: child, stepchild, grandchild, niece, nephew, sibling, stepsibling or first cousin.

The Gallery can take no responsibility for any loss or damage to an artwork entry while in its custody or in transit.

Return of artwork: Other than artworks submitted with a suitable, stamped, self-addressed return envelope, after 31 December 2024 the Gallery may destroy or otherwise dispose of any entry (including those of finalists and winners) in any manner it deems fit and shall be under no liability whatsoever to the entrant in respect of the artwork so destroyed or disposed of.

Prizes: Prizes cannot be transferred. Gift cards will be given to a parent or guardian, who may be asked to sign the card. Non-cash prizes cannot be redeemed for cash. In the event that for any reason whatsoever a finalist/winner does not take an element of the prize at the time stipulated by the Gallery then that element of the prize will be forfeited by the finalist/winner and cash will not be awarded in lieu of that element of the prize. The Gallery shall endeavour to contact the finalists by phone or email. In the event that a finalist/winner cannot be contacted by 5pm, 8 September 2024, the prize will be forfeited by that entrant.

Judging: The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

Licensing the artwork: Entrants (including winners, finalists and honourable mentions) grant the Gallery non-exclusive rights to reproduce their artwork in material form, to photograph, publish and/or communicate it to the public for the following competition-related purposes, and anything incidental to such purposes, by the Gallery, competition partners and sponsors: marketing, publicity, educational and publication uses for the Gallery, the competition and its exhibition in all media, including but not limited to electronic/digital, broadcasting and print media, in perpetuity. Permission to so reproduce the work must be conveyed by the entrant to any purchaser of the work. Where reasonable, the Gallery will attribute the artists as the author of the work and reproduce the work in full. Details of the work may be used at the Gallery’s discretion. Entrants (including winners, finalists and honourable mentions) will not be entitled to any fee for such use.