SA Youth Week 2021
South Australia Youth Week 2021 (SAYW21) has come to an end.
The week, held from Sunday 2 May to Sunday 9 May 2021 celebrating young people with the theme of Our Voice – Our Future was a great success and we’d like to thank everyone who got out to an event!
As part of our celebrations, the finalists of our SAYW21 Art Competition were exhibited and the Minister for Education, the Hon John Gardner MP presented the winners with their awards. All of our finalists work is still on display at say.kitchen, 78 Currie St, Adelaide, until 28 May. If you are visiting and viewing the exhibit, we encourage you to vote for the People’s Choice Award which will be announced after the exhibit closes.
During the event we also set up a space dedicated to consulting young people on what SAYW means to them and how we can make future youth weeks even better!
In our art competition for young people aged 12-25, the winners and their prizes are as below:
First prize: Faraja
$500 + $100 gift voucher from Eckersley Art and Craft and 12 months mentoring by a local artist. Decals of winning artwork displayed in 30 locations around the CBD and North Adelaide
Second prize: Sophie
Second prize = $300 + $100 gift voucher from Eckersley Art and Craft
Third Prize: Loéva
Third prize - $200 + $100 gift voucher from Eckersley Art and Craft
First prize winner Faraja with her artwork
Our competition winners pictured with (left to right) Minister for Education, the Hon John Gardner MP, founder of Digido Studios, Blaze Pilgrim and 2021 Young Australian of the Year, Isobel Marshall.
Second prize winner Sophie with entered artwork
A big thank you to the Department of Human Services, City of Adelaide, Art Gallery SA, Carclew and St John’s Youth Services for supporting the competition, event and helping to provide this opportunity for young people in SA. Congratulations again to all of our finalists and winners!
SAYW is proudly supported by the SA Department of Human Services.
Third Prize winner Loéva with entered artwork
Minister for Education, Hon John Gardner MP and Faraja Umutoni with the SAYW21 decal outside of say.kitchen where the finalists works are exhibited, which features her winning artwork.