EVENTS
COLOURS OF DIWALI – WINNERS & COMMENDATIONS – 1st Nov ’24
A huge “Thank You” to all the participants who submitted entries for our inaugural Youth Prize. We loved all of them & we will have a little something coming your way for participating!!
Congratulations to our Winners!! Each of your artworks sparked joy in the hearts of our judges & all of us. Whilst the winners in each category were unanimous, we decided to award more than one Commendation in each category, simply because we loved your art!!
Our “Thank You” to our judges who patiently judged & provided feedback on each entry (click on your name below). We are very grateful for your time & expertise. We hope to do it again next year, so sharpen those crayons!!
Happy Diwali everyone. May the festive spirit shine bright in the year to come!!
UNDER 10 YEARS
WINNER – $200 voucher for dining at Nilgiri’s plus art vouchers
SOPHIA ERBACHER-THOMAS, 5 years
artwork – COLOURS OF DIWALI
COMMENDATIONS – $100 voucher for dining at Nilgiri’s
AVRIT VIDYA PANDA, 6 years
artwork – SPARKLY DIWALI
AARYA PATIL, 6 years
artwork – CELEBRATIONS
AUDREY WAHLEN, 8 years
artwork – CELEBRATION OF DIWALI
11-16 YEARS
Winner – $200 voucher for dining at Nilgiri’s plus art vouchers
AARIN PANDA, 11 years
artwork – FESTIVAL RADIANCE
Commendation – $100 voucher for dining at Nilgiri’s
DRITHI SHARAD, 13 years
artwork – THE BRIGHT CELEBRATIONS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
VIRAJ TANDON, 12 years
artwork – LORD GANESHA IN THE COLOURS OF DIWALI
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COLOURS OF DIWALI
Youth Art Prize 2024
This year at Nilgiri’s, we decided to celebrate Diwali a little differently! Calling all young artists under 16 who live, study and play anywhere in Greater Sydney! Put your school holidays to good use and win some fabulous vouchers for dining at Nilgiri’s or for buying more art supplies!
The art prizes are divided into two categories by age: Under 10 and 11-16. All artists are asked to respond to the theme, ‘Colours of Diwali’ with a drawing or a painting. A broad artistic interpretation of this theme is encouraged.
All artworks must be emailed to art(at)nilgiris(dot)com(dot)au by midnight Sunday, October 27, 2024. All email entries should include: a clearly labelled artwork file no larger than 5MB (with Artist Name and Age), Artist Name, Age and Name of the Artwork. The artworks should have been completed in 2024.
The prizes in the two categories are as follows:
UNDER 10 YEARS
Winner – $200 voucher for dining at Nilgiri’s plus art vouchers
Commendation – $100 voucher for dining at Nilgiri’s
11-16 YEARS
Winner – $200 voucher for dining at Nilgiri’s plus art vouchers
Commendation – $100 voucher for dining at Nilgiri’s
The artworks will be judged by a panel of three art field practitioners (details below) and the judges’ decisions are final.
Gauri Torgalkar is a visual artist of Indian origin based in Sydney who works on the land of the Wallumettagal people (Ryde). Her work reimagines the Australian landscape as altered through the lens of personal memory and is inspired by narratives, including Indian textiles, folklore, and miniature painting. Gauri is a long-time collaborator with Nilgiri’s, working on everything art and design-related.
Emily Sullivan is a curator and writer based on Cammeraygal land. She’s currently Assistant Curator, contemporary international art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. She loves it when the Saag Paneer appears on Nilgiri’s seasonal menu.
Em Hatton is a contemporary multidisciplinary artist based on Gadigal land in Sydney’s inner west. She works across the intersections of digital illustration, painting, graphic storytelling, screenprinting and environmental graphics.
The winners and the winning artworks will be shared in Nilgiri’s Diwali Newsletter on Nov 1, 2024. So share this information with your friends and neighbours and get colouring!