Young Archies Awards

Based on the famous Archibald Prize, the Young Archies Awards is a portrait competition open to all students in Tasmanian Government schools and colleges.

About the Young Archies

Awards are presented in year categories for the best portrait of a person created by a student during the 12 months before the closing date.  Portraits can be in any 2D media, such as a drawing, painting or collage, but cannot include photography.  The portrait must be of someone personally known to the student.

2023 Young Archies Awards

Entries for the 2023 Young Archies closed on Friday, 4 August 2023 and the winners were announced in Hobart on Saturday, 2 September.

Congratulations to all the participants and prize recipients in the 2023 Young Archies Awards!

Check out the winners here:

Young Archies Exhibition

Hobart Exhibition

  • Address: UTAS School of Creative Arts & Media, Hunter Street
  • Dates: Sunday 3 – Sunday 17 September 2023
  • Opening times: 12.00pm-5.00pm weekdays, 11.00am-4.00pm weekends
  • Exhibition of all artworks

Launceston Exhibition

  • Address: Launceston Library, Level 2 Learn Floor, Civic Square
  • Dates: Tuesday 19 – Saturday 30 September 2023
  • Opening times: please refer to the Libraries Tasmania website for hours
  • Exhibition of 2023 Young Archies Award recipients

Devonport Exhibition

  • Address: Devonport Library, paranaple centre, 137 Rooke St, Devonport
  • Dates: Tuesday 2 October – Saturday 14 October
  • Opening times: please refer to the Libraries Tasmania website for hours
  • Exhibition of 2023 Young Archies Award recipients

Young Archies Online Gallery

All entries in the 2023 competition have been uploaded to the Young Archies Online Gallery:

Previous Winners