In celebration of the Lake Macquarie Dobell Festival, Lake Macquarie City Council is inviting budding artists aged 5 – 18 to participate in the Young Dobell competition.
Sir William Dobell was a three-time Archibald Prize winner who lived in Lake Macquarie, and was known for his portraits and landscape artworks. His beloved pet dogs were also a favoured subject matter for Dobell.
Young Dobell competition participants are encouraged to create either a portrait of a person or pet who plays a significant role in their life, or a landscape artwork of a place that is special to them. The competition is open to young people throughout the Hunter region, including Lake Macquarie, Newcastle, Port Stephens, Maitland and broader Hunter Valley areas.
There are three theme categories and four age groups in the competition.
Image: Sir William Dobell with one of his dogs
5-8 year olds:
9-12 year olds:
13-15 year olds:
16-18 year olds:
The Young Dobell competition will be judged by local artist James Drinkwater and MAC yapang Curator and Operations Co-ordinator Jasmine Kean.
All finalists selected in the competition will be on display in the Young Dobell exhibition at the Museum of Art and Culture yapang (MAC yapang) in Lake Macquarie from 11 June – 4 August 2024.
The exhibition will also go on tour to two other Lake Macquarie facilities, Windale Creative Hub (5 August - 20 October 2024), and Wangi Wangi Creative Hub (Summer holidays TBA dates).
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