2026 Youth Art Futures Competition Online Exhibition

Colac Otway Shire Council’s Youth Engagement team are excited to present the 2026 Colac Otway Shire Youth Art Futures Competition. Featuring two age categories: 12-18 and 19-25 years. 

2026 Youth Art Futures Competition Winners

12-18 Category Winners

First Place - The Second Chapter, Isabelle Pilley

Second Place - Pops Emu, Max Leersen

Encouragement Award - F3AST, Bonnie Groves

19-25 Category Winners

First Place – Ether, Syria Parrott

Second Place – Patanga, Holly Robertson

Encouragement Award - 2026 Horse, Katie Graham

Youth Art Futures Award Winner

Youth Art Futures Award- Dee Dee, Zoe Featherston

Artist's Encouragement Award Winners

12-18 Category - Little Birdie, Marissa Gibbs

19-25 Category - Colours of the Otways, Angela Johnston

People's Choice Award Winners

People’s Choice Exhibition Award - Ikran from Avatar, Evie McDonald

People’s Choice Website Award - Happy Butterfly, Mia Alexa Liu Platis

People’s Choice Social Media Award and People’s Choice Award - Ghost Trees, Sadie Harrowfield

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1. Collection of Painted Rocks, Zoe Featherston 12-18 Category

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2. Dee Dee, Zoe Featherston 12-18 Category

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3. Salty Breeze, Zoe Featherston 12-18 Category

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4. Ikran from Avatar, Evie McDonald 12-18 Category

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5. Ghost Trees, Sadie Harrowfield 12-18 Category

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6. Watching, Shyanna Pohlmann 12-18 Category

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7. Lilia Vanrouge, Brianna D'Altera 12-18 Category

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8. F3AST, Bonnie Groves 12-18 Category

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9. The Ghosts of their Other Side, Shayla Hood 12-18 Category

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10. Daft Punk, Archie Robb 12-18 Category

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11. Michael Jackson, Jerry Robb 12-18 Category

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12. Your Anger on My Face, Marissa Gibbs 12-18 Category

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13. Little Birdie, Marissa Gibbs 12-18 Category

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14. Senior Swimming Sports - Jay, Marissa Gibbs

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15. Pops Emu, Max Leersen 12-18 Category

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16. Spring, Julia Zhang 12-18 Category

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17. Don't Move, Ella Cawthorn 12-18 Category

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18. Ghostface, Ella Weatherill 12-18 Category

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19. Happy Butterfly, Mia Alexa Liu Platis 12-18 Category

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20. The Knight, Wiki Wihongi 12-18 Category

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21. Silksong, Ella Forbes 12-18 Category

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22. The Girl Who Reads The World, Bonnie Leersen 12-18 Category

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23. Lucilla, Tyler Fitzgerald 12-18 Category

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24. Thom Yorke, Radiohead, Mishka Lacny 12-18 Category

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25. Bird, Will Li 12-18 Category

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26. Take a Bite, Ann Phan 12-18 Category

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27. Zorro's Smile, Isabelle Pilley 12-18 Category

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28. The Second Chapter, Isabelle Pilley 12-18 Category

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29. Zorro & Ella, Isabelle Pilley 12-18 Category

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30. Colours of The Otways, Angela Johnson 19-25 Category

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31. Coming Up Roses, Angela Johnson 19-25 Category

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32. Under The Milky Way, Angela Johnson 19-25 Category

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33. Zeke, Amirah Hayward 19-25 Category

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34. Free Spirit, Amirah Hayward 19-25 Category

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35. I've got your back, Amirah Hayward 19-25 Category

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36. Introspection, Syria Parrott 19-25 Category

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37. Entomology, Syria Parrott 19-25 Category

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38. Ether, Syria Parrott 19-25 Category

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39. 2026 Horse, Katie Graham 19-25 Category

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40. Elite Hunter, Alana Johnson 19-25 Category

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41. Seawind Poetry, Alana Johnson 19-25 Category

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42. Kalari, Holly Robertson 19-25 Category

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43. Patanga, Holly Robertson 19-25 Category

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