Ages: 0 - 18 Years Old

When: Displayed throughout the show, items can be collected after 4pm on the Friday of the show.

Where: Prizegiving will be held on the community stage, at 12pm.

Fees: Free to Enter

Theme: Growing Together (A theme that encourages creativity around growth - whether it’s growing food, friendships, animals, or even ideas)

Tipu Tahi (He kaupapa e akiaki ana i te mahi auaha mo te tipu - ahakoa te whakatipu kai, te whakahoahoa, te kararehe, te whakaaro ranei)

Prizes: Prize cards will be awarded to entries placing 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Runner Up within each class, gaining 4, 3, 2 or 1 point(s) respectively. 

Trophies: The overall winning school with the highest number of total points will be awarded with the Perress Family School Art Cup.

Each entry will receive a complimentary ticket to attend the HB A&P Show.

School classes are invited to submit their Creative and Digital artworks into the Schools Art Competition. Anything from paintings, collages, photographs, drawings, graphic designs and more are welcomed. Artworks will be displayed throughout the Show within location TBC in the relevant entrant age group with Prize Cards displayed.

You can register online from 1st August. Entries close on the 6th of October.

Entries must be delivered to the Exhibition Hall at the Tomoana Showgrounds (Gate 2, Kenilworth Road) between 10am-2pm on Monday the 13th of October. Outside of this time, by arrangement only. Late Entries will not be accepted. Judging will take place the following week.

Classes:

Creative Art

  • Preschool (0-4 years old)
  • Primary (5-7 years old)
  • Primary (8-10 years old)
  • Intermediate (11-13 years old)
  • Secondary (14-18 years old)

Digital Art

  • Primary (5-7 years old)
  • Primary (8-10 years old)
  • Intermediate (11-13 years old)
  • Secondary (14-18 years old)

All details will be available on registration. For more information contact entries@hbap.co.nz

1. This is a competition for student effort - please respect this condition
2. Only 1 entry per child per competition class
3. Late entries will not be accepted
4. The judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into
5. Each artwork received for judging must have the entrant's School, name, age group and class entered clearly attached to the back of the artwork.
6. Entries to be no larger than A3 sized paper (framing is welcome)
7. Any entries that do not hang on a wall, please note in the "Artwork Description" field above and place in an appropriate box with the entrant details clearly displayed, not in a bag. 
8. All entries must be delivered to the Exhibition Hall at Tomoana Showgrounds between 10am-2pm on Monday the 13th of October. Outside of this time, by arrangement only. Late entries will not be accepted. Judging will take place the following week.
9. Entries can only be entered once. Items must not have been entered into a previous Schools Art Competition for the Hawke's Bay A&P Show.
10. Schools will be advised when art works are ready for collection after the Show. Entries will not be returned by the Hawke's Bay A&P Society, items can be collected the following week of the show from Foodeast 4 Hanui Road, Tomoana, Hastings. Items not collected by the 31st of October will be disposed of.
11. If for any reason the Hawke's Bay A&P Show must take a different form, judging will be reliant on photos provided in the entry form

 

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