Entrants

• All entrants must attend an art school – private or public – within the suburb of The Gap, QLD 4061.
• There are three (3) age grouped categories, 15-19 years of age, 10-14 years of age and 4-9 years of age.
• Entrants must be able to prove age, appropriate to the category they are entering for the whole period of the competition, judging and exhibition.

Artwork

• Please submit pieces of original inspiration as opposed to mass produced class exercises or copies of images, we want to see your creativity, flare and vision, show us who you are as an artist. No AI will be accepted.
• Content of artworks must be appropriate for display in a school environment.
• Both 2D and 3D artwork is welcomed; size is limited to a maximum of 60cm in any dimensional direction and a maximum weight of 5kgs.
• For the health and safety of those handling, judging and viewing the work please do not use bodily fluids/substances, sharp implements or any form of weaponry as media.    
• Entrants may submit one (1) artwork per person.
• Artworks may be displayed online without artist details to protect identity and confidentiality of minors.
• Entries must be submitted in presentable condition suitable for display in a gallery setting.
• Competition artworks will not be for sale.

Submission Process

• Entries open on the Wednesday the 1^{st of} April 2026.
• Once your work is complete, please put your name, category, age, date, title and name of art school on the BACK or BOTTOM of your work. This may be adhered as long as it is secure enough to not be dislodged over the duration of the competition.
• These details are important to correctly award prizes and return artwork after the competition and exhibition is complete.
• Entries to Art Spark can be submitted through the online form on The Gap Creative webpage Click here to Enter.
• All entries must be submitted online by Wednesday 10^th June at 3pm.
• To submit your physical artwork, the work must be dry, wrapped/separated in the provided butcher’s paper and placed in the Gap Creative art comp container provided to your art school by Thursday 11^th June for collection. The artworks may also be collected as required before this date. Art Teachers may also drop off at the Tula Gallery at Art Drop off time for the event. This may be subject to change.
• No late entries will be accepted.

All questions and Art Spark enquires can be sent to tgcartcomp@gmail.com

Judging

• Judging of the three (3) categories for Winner and a Runner up by a current, awarded and renowned Brisbane artist, independent guest judge, not a member of The Gap Creative Inc.
  
  • The Peoples Choice Vote will be in person on Friday the 19^th and Saturday the 20^th at The Gap Creative’s Local Matters exhibition at the Tula Gallery on the grounds of The Gap High School.
• Finalist selection – there will be ten (10) finalists per category, the guest judge will select a winner and runner up from each of the age group categories. The rest of the finalists will be in the running for People’s Choice.
  All finalists will be notified via email supplied in their entry of their success in making the finalist shortlist and confirmation of the exhibition details and prize giving announcement ceremony
• Winner selection – people’s choice prize will be awarded by most popular artwork in each category as per the above voting system. Category winner and runner up will be judged and selected by the guest judge in person at the Local Matters exhibition.

Exhibition of work

• Finalists from each category will be put on display alongside The Gap Creative’s Signature gallery exhibition Local Matters at the Tula Gallery on the grounds of The Gap High School 19-21 June 2026. If space permits additional youth artwork may be displayed, these will be selected based on next in line popular vote, in this case artists will be advised via email that their work will be displayed in the exhibition. – subject to change.

Prizes

• As per judging there will be a category winner, runner up and people’s choice award for each of the Three categories.
• A full list of prizes will be confirmed.
• All prizes for Art Spark will be awarded in a ceremony at the Local Matters Exhibition, located at the Tula Gallery at The Gap High School on Sunday 21^st June at 2:30pm. In the case of absence, winner, runner up and people’s choice will be contacted via email.
• Winners will be publicly acknowledged on The Gap Creative social media and next edition of the Western Echo.

Liability

While the greatest care and effort will be taken to prevent damage to artworks over the course of the competition and exhibition, there will be transport, installation handling and public display of finalist artwork so unforeseen issues can occur. Please ensure you work is dry and securely constructed/prepared for transportation/display to reduce risk of damage

Data and Privacy

Entry submission to the competition is via the online form, email addresses and personal data will not be used for unrelated promotional or marketing, just for art spark youth art competition communications.