NOW CLOSED! The Art and Photography Competition 2021 offers a great opportunity to showcase masterpieces of art created and photographs taken through the year by the whole family, including mum and dad. It’s a fun way to wrap up our nature study adventures for 2021.
The competition opens on 22nd October 2021 and will close on 26th November 2021. Winners will be announced on 3rd December 2021.
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COMPETITION ENTRY AGE GROUPS:
Preschool (under 6), Lower Primary (6-8), Upper Primary (9-12),
Secondary (13-17), Adult – This includes mums and dads too.(AUSTRALIAN ENTRIES ONLY).
Start snapping those photographs, get out those paints to capture prints or send in an earlier masterpiece in any of these categories:
COMPETITION CATEGORIES:
ART (A), PHOTOGRAPHY (B)
1. Feathers (anything to do with birds).
2. Camouflage/Hide and Seek
3. Creepy Crawlies
4. Bright and Beautiful
5. This Gives Me the Shivers!
PRIZES:
Each age group will be awarded a first-place prize for Art and one for Photography. Runners up will receive a certificate. Winners and runners-up will be announced on 3rd December 2021.
HOW TO ENTER:
Choose either the Art or Photography category.
Choose a theme.
Give your entry a title or caption.
Fill in the entry form provided below.
Email the entry form with your attached photograph or your scanned piece of art to: marie@naturestudyaustralia.com.au
All entries to be received by 26th November 2021.
Spread the word to your family, friends, nature and homeschool groups. We’re excited to see your awesome creations and captures!
Download your entry form. Multiple entries are welcome!
Photography Gallery
Feathers
Daniielle, Adult 
Danielle, Adult 
Danielle, Adult 
Carolyn, Adult
Full Feathered Flight
Milla, 11
Pelicans Rule
Mill, 11
Patient Pelicans Parked at the Peaceful River
Adife, 12
Duck Duck Flower
Camouflage/Hide and Seek
Gabriella, 12
St Andrew’s Cross Spider Hiding in its Web
Amelie, 6
Sticking Around
Creepy Crawlies
Danielle, Adult
Watch Your Step
Felix, 10
Green Cicada Sits on the Old Gum Tree
Abigail, 12
I Spy a Fly
Bright and Beautiful
Calvin, 11yrs 
Vivienne, 7yrs
The Blooming Brightness
Ziggy Henry, 8
A Close Look into my Friend’s Bright, Beautiful, Brilliant and Blissful Garden
Natania, 9
Frangipangi in My Garden
Saoirse, 14
Just Hanging
Evangeline, 10
Beautiful Blooms
(In homemade vase)
Celiea
Nature’s Firecracker
This gives me the shivers!
Anne
The Stalker and the Stork
Art Gallery
Feathers
Do you need inspiration? Jo has a ‘feather masterpiece’ in mind for you with this Esher Inspired Parrot Art. Enter your masterpiece to win some great prizes.
Sarah, 10yrs
Two Wedge-tailed Eagles
Noah, 6yrs
‘Mo-poke’
Felix, 9yrs
The Lone Ranger
Louis, 8yrs
“I Spy a Lorri!’
Lilliana, 6
The Rainbow-eyed Owl
Lilliana, 6
The Barn Owl
Lilliana, 6
The Night Sky Owl
Addison, 7
Florence Flamingo
Noor, 11
Crimson Rosella
Grace Evans, 8
Backyard Lorikeet
Chloe, 8
Crimson Rosella
Chloe, 8
Gang Gang Cockatoo
Chloe, 8
Pink Robin
Chloe 8,
Spinifex Pigeon
Chloe, 8
Variegated Fairy Wren
Chloe, 8
White-headed Pigeon
Hannah, 11
Fairy Penguin on Montague Island
Hanna, 11
Peacock
Hannah, 11
Victorian Crowned Pigeon
Hannah, 11
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Hannah, 11
Wompoo Fruit Dove
Lotte, 8
Rainbow Nature Feather
Milla, 11
Curious George
Milla, 11
I Wonder What These Taste Like?
Milla, 11
Blue Eggs, Brown Nest
Milla, 11
Goodbye Rain, Yellow Sunshine
Milla, 11
Peeking Through the Leaves
Chloe, 8
Spotted Pardalotte
Chloe, 8
Wompoo Dove
Isabella, 7
Chicken Mama
Jaquin, 10
Parrot Eating
Elijah, 15
Nature’s Way
Camouflage/Hide & Seek
Need some camouflage inspiration for motivation? Try this Camouflage Collage inspired by Erica Wagner.
Sacha, 13yrs
Twany Frogmouth in Gums
Jo 
Brienna, 13yrs
A Frog in Our Fig Tree
Deborah
At Home in the Bush
Lilliana, 6
Jellyfish with Red Sea Urchins
Lilliana, 6
The Very Spotty Koala
Chloe, 8
Hide and Seek in the Bush
Hannah, 11
Australian landscape with Camouflaged Animals
Hannah, 11
Zebra Finch
Evangeline, 10
King of Camouflage
Lorchan, 10
I’m Watching You
Addison, 7
The Secret Life of Bugs and Fairies
Creepy Crawlies
This Bug Symmetry idea is great for this theme. Come give it a go!
9-12yrs 
6-8yrs 
12yrs 
Hannah, 11
Ulysses Butterfly
Sarah, 10
Shelob’s Lair
Felix, 5
Mr Snail
Bright & Beautiful
Would you like to give String Art ago? It’s perfect for the Bright & Beautiful art theme.
Brienna, 13yrs
Rose
Oscar,12yrs
Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.
Stella, 10yrs
Bee Happy
Sethia, 10
Turbo Toquatus
Musa, 7
My Little Sister and a Humpback Lobtailing
Betha, 4
Betha and the Whale
Lilliana, 6
Rainbow Over the Garden
Lilliana, 6
Little Clown Fish in Coral Reef
Lilliana, 6
The Flower Crown Fox
Lilliana, 6
The Seahorse
Evangeline, 10
Jungle Queen
Evangeline, 10
An Aussie Summer
Evangeline, 10
Princess Protea
Chloe, 8
Azure Kingfisher
Chloe, 8
Sunset at the beach
Hannah, 11
Rainbow at Uluru
Hannah, 11
Seals at Sunrise
Hannah, 11
Splendid Fairy Wren Nest with Kangaroo
Anya, 9
Ornithoptera priamus euphorion
Carins Birdwing
This gives me the shivers!
Get your hands dirty and paint with mud. This activity is so much fun, even for adults. Give it a go and send us your mud paint masterpiece.
Abigail, 12yrs
Beware!
Noah, 6
Don’t Bite!
