One component of The NRAC Project has been to achieve increased community awareness of environmental challenges and changes through the involvement of school children. To that end, an art competition was held involving the local primary and high schools.
The themes for the competitions were:
Primary School – “Our Local Environment” (each artwork needed to include some or all of the local natural resources ie. Water, trees, vegetation, animals, soil and lands)
High School – “Farming and the Local Environment – Managing the Balance”
Prizes were given for each school year. A prize was also awarded to the school that had the most entries per student ratio.
Judging and the Winners
There were many creative and diverse entries received and the Riverina’s acclaimed artist Jenny Forster was given the challenge of selecting the winners. The entries demonstrate that children understand the environment we live in and the challenges of balancing agriculture and sustainability. The winning entries were showcased at the Riverina Field Days and Griffith City Library in May 2007. Click here to see more of the artwork.
Winning entries in each category were:
Winners (front, from left) Jackson Austin-Kindergarten, Anthony Piromalli-Year 1 (middle) Emma Provera-Year 3, Jack Walton-Year 6, Siobhaun Smith-Year 4, James Provera-Year 5, Hannah Farranato-Year 2, Adam Goolagong-Special Needs and (back) Alice Golden-Year 8, Emily Crozier-Year 10, Lisa Oliver-Year 9, Timothy Fairley-Year 7.
Griffith East Public school took home the prize for the most entries / student ratio and were awarded a Wollemi Pine for their efforts.
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