School poster competition

Celebrate Reconciliation Day through your art!

Showcase your creativity by designing a poster inspired by this year’s Reconciliation Week theme: Bridging Now to Next, which reflects the ongoing connection between past, present and future. This theme urges us to look ahead and continue the push forward as past lessons guide us.

Why enter?

Reconciliation is essential to building connection, respect, and real change. Through art, share your perspective on treaty-making, truth-telling, history, education, and tackling racism.

Prizes:

• 1st Place: $1000 for your school’s reconciliation initiatives and the chance to collaborate with a renowned artist to transform one of Canberra’s blank canvases into a vibrant masterpiece!
• 2nd and 3rd Place: Your artwork printed on canvas for your school.

How to enter:

• Design an original A4 poster on the theme.
• Use any materials you like (coloured pencils, markers, paint, pastel), but avoid bulky or messy materials (no glitter, stickers, or felt).
• Submit a scanned copy to reconciliationACT@act.gov.au.
• Label your submission with your full name and school

Important Information:

• Entries close 2 May 2025
• Open to all ACT school students (Years K–10)
• Entries must be original student work

Show us what reconciliation means to you, don’t miss your chance to make an impact.