when: 03 June 2024 - 15 September 2024 | venue: National Portrait Gallery | cost: See event for details | address: King Edward Terrace Parkes 2600 | website: https://portrait.gov.au | tickets: https://portrait.gov.au/exhibitions/little-darlings-youth-portrait-prize-2024//?q=eyJ0eXBlIjoiYm9va2luZyIsImRlc3RpbmF0aW9uIjoiaHR0cH
published: 10 Jun 2024, 5 min read
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Little Darlings is for primary and secondary students, with four separate categories across Kindergarten to Year 12. For the 2024 prize, young artists were asked to respond to the theme 'My story' by painting, drawing, photographing, printing or combining all of these to make their portrait.
National Portrait Gallery staff judges Marina Neilson and Mark Mohell, together with guest judge, celebrated children's book author Jeannie Baker, selected 12 portraits from over 550 entries.
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Little Darlings is for primary and secondary students, with four separate categories across Kindergarten to Year 12. For the 2024 prize, young artists were asked to respond to the theme 'My story' by painting, drawing, photographing, printing or combining all of these to make their portrait.
National Portrait Gallery staff judges Marina Neilson and Mark Mohell, together with guest judge, celebrated children's book author Jeannie Baker, selected 12 portraits from over 550 entries.
Go see Little Darlings Youth Portrait Prize 2024 | Events Canberra.

Little Darlings Youth Portrait Prize 2024 | Events Canberra is on 03 June 2024 - 15 September 2024. The opening hours are: See event website for details. Conveniently located in Parkes. Call 02 6102 7000 for details. Visit their website at https://portrait.gov.au.
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