The City of Busselton announces the winners of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Artwork Competition

Throughout NAIDOC Week and the month of July, the City of Busselton held an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Artwork Competition. Almost 60 entries were received from primary and high schools in the area. The entries were very creative and of a very high standard making the choosing the winner very difficult. There were three categories to decide the winners, first place was judged by Busselton Mayor Grant Henley, Aboriginal community development officer Thelma Harris and Jacquie Happ, cultural development officer. The winner’s artwork will be featured in the next City of Busselton staff uniform. The themes the students chose highlighted their keen interest of the country they live on, and the importance of the ocean and other cultural themes. Archie Whiteland from Dunsborough Primary school was the first-place winner, with his artwork The Ocean and the Land. Archie won a City of Busselton Prize Pack and a $200 voucher to Jacksons Drawing Supplies. Also from Dunsborough Primary School, Daisy Chan took out the peoples choice award. Her picture called Ocean and Earth won Daisy a $100 voucher to Jackson’s Drawing Supplies and a City of Busselton Prize Pack. Each year the City is invited by the WA Local Government Association to submit an artwork to Showcase in Pixels, a digital exhibition of artworks selected from councils around the State and displayed in Yagan Square during Local Government Week. The City has submitted Ciara William’s artwork My Land by the Sea because of its bright colours and message. Ciara won a $50 voucher to Kmart and a City of Busselton Prize Pack. The City thanked the schools’ Aboriginal education and arts teachers for their support of the students who submitted artworks.