First Class exhibition
This page contains information on the artist application process to participate in the MAC yapang First Class 24 exhibition.
About the exhibition opportunity
2024 HSC Visual Arts students from Lake Macquarie and surrounding areas are invited to be part of the MAC yapang First Class 24 exhibition. Artworks may reflect a range of media including but not limited to, painting, drawing, printmaking, photomedia, moving image and sculpture. We are thrilled to give the Hunter region’s emerging artists the opportunity to show their talent.
Please nominate work/s for possible selection, in which the student shows evidence of accomplished technical skill, and engages with high degree of conceptual and visual resolution.
The First Class 24 exhibition will be held at the Museum of Art and Culture yapang (MAC yapang) in Booragul.
Key dates
Submissions open: Monday 9 September 2024
Applications due: By 3pm, Thursday 7 November 2024
Exhibition dates: Saturday 15 February - Sunday 6 April 2025
Submission process
An electronic SmartyGrants application is to be completed by you (the artist) and your parent/guardian (only if you are under 18 years of age). Whilst we strongly encourage artists to independently submit their applications, we understand that teachers may be required to assistance in the process.
Applications can be completed by clicking on the 'Application form' button below. Please note, this form will open for submissions from Monday 9 September 2024.
Please ensure you have read and understood the terms and conditions (link below) prior to entry.
As part of the application process, you are required to upload images of your artwork. Please refer to the handy guide below for assistance on photographing your artwork and accepted file formats.
Terms and Conditions(PDF, 142KB)
Guide to photographing artworks(PDF, 73KB)
For additional support with the online application process please email [email protected].
Image: Isobelle Zwart, Merewether High School The fearful are caught as often as the bold (2023). water based oil on plywood. From the exhibition First Class 23. Courtesy the artist & MAC yapang.
Launchpad@LakeMacLibraries
Do you want the opportunity to exhibit your artwork in Lake Macquarie and learn how to develop your own exhibition?
Launchpad@Lake Mac Libraries is an exhibition program that invites community members of any age and ability to exhibit in our libraries.
Launch your artistic career - Lake Mac Libraries