TSS ARTS
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g n u o 'Y ' e i h c Ar d r a w A Band of Brothers
Mrs Kerrie Anderson Prep Art Coordinator
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he ‘Young Archie’ award began in 2013, at the Art Gallery of NSW, in conjunction with the famous Archibald Prize exhibition for adults, which has run since 1921. Children aged five to 18 are eligible to draw or paint a significant Australian who has contributed to their lives and/or society in a positive way. The Archibald Prize is awarded to the best portrait, of a man or woman distinguished in art, letters, science or politics, and painted by any artist resident in Australasia. This open competition is judged by the trustees of the Art Gallery of NSW. The prize was first awarded by J.F.Archibald, whose aim was to foster portraiture and perpetuate the memory of great Australians. Over the years some of Australia’s most prominent artists have entered and their subjects have been equally celebrated in their fields. The prize each year is $100,000.
