Art works ranged from pencil sketches, paintings, cuts outs, computer images, poems and photography.
Exhibition/competition organiser Grace Taylor explains “We want young people to tell us about their experience of being young, which is quite different to what adults or society may think.” This was evident in the different themes of each art work.“The art work was of such good quality.” The judges of 2007 art competition explained “it was so hard to decide who would win and who would be runners up.”With dozens of entries throughout New Zealand, competition winners were picked because their art works showed creativity, diversity and expressed what it meant to be a young person in Aotearoa.
Under 12 Category Winner:
Alika Downie $80 worth of art supplies$100 Hannah’s voucher“The Fears Won’t Make it Through my Window”
Runner Up:
Gemma Baldock$100 Jay Jays Voucher“We’re are just like you”13 – 17 Category Winner: James Wyliei-pod shuffle$100 Hannah’s voucher“One Bird in Hand”
Runner Up: Lindsey Horne$100 Jay Jays voucher“Just Wait and See”18+ Category Winner: Fiona HoldenDigital camera$100 Hannah’s voucher“unknown
Runner Up: Hannah Wright$100 Jay jays voucher“Seas of Change’ Each year Youthline runs an art competition with a brief to capture what it means to be a young person in Aotearoa.