STAEDTLER Secondary School Artists of the Year Competition!

The STAEDTLER Secondary School Artists of the Year Competition is back!
Open to all year 7 to year 12 students, it’s a chance for all up and coming artists to share their work for the opportunity to win 1 of 9 prizes. Entries open on 24 May and close on 21 June.
With the help of our panel of 3 talented judges, we are searching for the STAEDTLER Senior (years 10-12) and Junior (years 7-9) Artist of the Year 2022. Both first place winners will receive $1,000 gift card!
For more details on our prizes click here.
This year we have enlisted the help of 3 amazing artists to form a panel of judges to help select our winners:
Laith, Sally and Emily are all incredibly talented and each have their own distinct style.
For more information of each of them click here.
Prizes and categories
This year there are 9 prizes up for grabs with a value of over $5,000. Plus our Junior and Senior 1st prize winners will be crowned STAEDTLER Artist of the Year 2022. Winners will be announced on this site on 8 July 2022.
Senior Artist of the Year for Years 10–12 (selected by our panel of judges)
- 1st prize $1,000 gift card and Artist of the Year accolade
- 2nd prize $500 gift card
- 3rd prize $100 gift card and a STAEDTLER prize pack valued at $100 RRP
Junior Artist of the Year for Year 7-9 (selected by our panel of judges)
- 1st prize $1,000 gift card and Artist of the Year accolade
- 2nd prize $500 gift card
- 3rd prize $100 gift card and a STAEDTLER prize pack valued at $100 RRP
People’s Choice Award (as voted by the public)
- $500 RRP STAEDTLER prize pack - Senior People’s Choice for Year 10–12
- $500 RRP STAEDTLER prize pack - Junior People’s Choice for Year 7-9
At the end of the competition, all entrants will receive an email to remind them to share their entry on their social media channels to gain votes and be in the running to win the People’s Choice Award. Voting starts on 22nd June from the competition page. You will need to log on via a Facebook account to vote, as this ensures you can only vote once per entry … but you can vote for as many entries as you like.
Come back here on the 22th to vote.
School Prize
The school with the most entries will receive an amazing STAEDTLER prize pack worth $1,000 RRP. Last year the winning school had 50 entries. That’s just 2 classes …. so encourage your school to participate for the chance to WIN big!!!
Available to download
We have an A3 poster, a newsletter header and animated banner (MREC) available for your use in schools or stores.
Inspiration
We appreciate it takes a lot of courage to put yourself out there and submit your work for a competition. If you want to take part but not sure where to begin, we have a few how-to videos in the Discover section of our website that could help. More can be found on our social media channels:
Follow us on Facebook @STAEDTLERAustralia and Instagram @Staedtlerau
Not sure what products to use? Have a look at our latest catalogue to see our product range.
Our Design Journey range is perfect for artists of all levels.
Terms and Conditions
For further information around the do’s and don’ts of our competition download the Terms and Conditions and our FAQ’s below.