Explore Your Creativity

If you are deaf or hard of hearing and aged from 8 to 23 years, you are eligible to submit a piece of artwork in these categories:

• Ages 8 to 11,
• Ages 12 to 17, and
• Ages 18 to 23

Introducing a new category, see INFO KIT for more details.

• Early Education Group Project (0-11 years)

Your submission should include your Artwork and a completed Application Form.

By including your email and phone number in your Application Form, we will be able to notify you if you are selected as a finalist and/or winner. Therefore, it is important you send an Application Form with your work. Without it, we will be unable to contact you.

We accept a wide range of mediums including:

• Pen
• Pencil
• Paint
• Pastels
• Chalks
• Charcoal
• Collage
• Mixed Media
• Sculpture
• Digital Art
• Textile Art
• Photography
• Video

Any questions please email us at events@deafchildren.org.au

You can only enter one submission each year.

Artwork should be sent to: Community Engagement – Art, Deaf Children Australia, PO Box 6466, Melbourne VIC 3004

Digital Submissions should be emailed to: events@deafchildren.org.au

For more information please refer to the INFO KIT.

Be sure to complete and include all necessary requirements when submitting.

You need to create a new submission for this exhibition. Do not submit art you have exhibited or used to enter another competition.

Yes. Deaf Children Australia is an inclusive organisation, so submissions that include ableist, sexist, racist, homophobic, or hateful content will not be considered and will result in a ban from future competitions and promotions.

We will also not accept artworks that include promotional material. This includes logos, branding, or other forms of visual advertising. Works that contain promotional material will be disqualified.

Finally, works including profanity, profane items, or profane imagery will not be considered.

The decision of our judges is final. Any attempt made to contest or dispute the results of this competition with either Deaf Children Australia staff or our judges will result in instant disqualification and a ban from future competitions.

Also, any attempt to interfere in the judging process – including attempting to influence the judge’s decision in any way – will result in instant disqualification and a ban from future competitions. This is to ensure the competition remains impartial and fair for all participants.

If your artwork breaches the terms of entry, we will let you know as early as possible. Our team will advise you on the next course of action. However, frequent resubmissions of works that continue to breach the terms of entry will result in a ban from future promotions.