2022 Art Competition
In an effort to continue to raise awareness of mental health within the Loddon community, the Loddon Healthy Minds Network has conducted their art competition again in 2022.
We received 136 eligible entries across eight schools in the Loddon region, ranging from Grade Prep to Year 12, our largest amount of entries since the competition begun.
2022 Winners
Best In Schools: Art supplies valued at $70 - Samantha Arnup Year 12 - Wedderburn College P-12
Tune into your mental wellbeing
“First Thing In The Morning: Taking time in the morning to set yourself up mentally (Spotify)
Senior Students in Yrs. 9 -12: 1st Prize art supplies valued at $50, 2nd Prize art supplies valued at $20 (Per school)
1st Prize Wedderburn College P-12 Brianna Sanderson Year 11
Find the Joy in the Ordinary
“The Butterfly Effect” Appreciating nature around me, and observing the butterfly effect
2nd Prize Wedderburn College P-12 Rachael Humphrey Year 11
Find the Joy in the Ordinary
“The Simple Things” Drawing on my personal landscape – finding beauty in the objects around me when sitting at home in my yard
1st Prize Boort District School Ella Maxted Year 10
Tune into your mental wellbeing
“Two sides”
Two sides of a person. I want to show how one side of a person can be fine and everything is okay but then this person has a blue shadowy side to a person where they aren’t really okay and they actually have so much going on in their mind. Be aware of what’s going on in your mind and tune into your mental health
2nd Prize Boort District School Guessey Ocaya Year 10
Find Joy in the Ordinary
“Find Joy In The Ordinary Things”
My artwork shows reading books makes your mind calm, it gives our inner self a positive feeling. Every person that reads a book can imagine beautiful things that can bloom into something beautiful
Middle School Grades 5 - Yrs 8: 1st Prize art supplies valued at $50, 2nd Prize art supplies valued at $20 (Per school)
1st Prize St Marys Catholic Primary School Addison Keats Grade 6
Find the Joy in the Ordinary
”See Light In The Basic” It may look like a light bulb but you don’t know how long it takes to make
2nd Prize St Marys Catholic Primary School Xander Wilson Grade 6
Thinking Healthy Thoughts
“Thinking healthy thoughts” Stay healthy and think healthy
1st Prize Bridgewater Primary School Isaac Ferguson Grade 6
“Mash Up”
1st Prize Inglewood Primary School Giselle Noble Grade 6 (artwork not shared)
Thinking Healthy Thought “The Transition of Negative Thought to Positive Thoughts” You determine how you act, let the positive thoughts, take control
2nd Prize Inglewood Primary School Emily Canham Grade 5
Thinking Healthy Thoughts
“Sometimes You Just Have to Take a Moment” When you get angry take deep breathes
1st Prize St Patricks Catholic Primary School Ivee-Rian Pantig Grade 6
Thinking Healthy Thoughts
“I Can And I Will” Nothing will stop me
2nd Prize St Patricks Catholic Primary School Reece Fernandez Grade 5
Thinking Healthy Thoughts
“I Have Courage” I can try different tasks
1st Prize Pyramid Hill P-10 College Alina Gould Year 7
Find the Joy in the Ordinary
”The Book of Not Boring” Books aren’t boring, don’t judge a book by it’s cover
2nd Prize Pyramid Hill P-10 College Laura Poole Grade 6
Thinking Healthy Thoughts
“The Bad News Is Time Flys. The Good News Is You’re The Pilot
Junior Grades 3 - 4: 1st Prize art supplies valued at $20, 2nd Prize art supplies valued at $10 (Per school)
1st Prize St Patricks Catholic Primary School Svea Apostol Grade 3
2nd Prize St Patricks Catholic Primary School Tiffany Calamcam Grade 3
1st Prize East Loddon P-12 College Neko Straub Grade 4
2nd Prize East Loddon P-12 College Harvey Weeks Grade 4
1st Prize Inglewood Primary School Jayden Smith Grade 4
2nd Prize Inglewood Primary School Xavier Rowan Grade 3
1st prize Pyramid Hill P-10 College Xanthe Farrar Grade 3
2nd Prize Pyramid Hill P-10 College Elise Poole Grade 4
1st prize St Marys Catholic Primary School Olivia Morrison Grade 3
2nd Prize St Marys Catholic Primary School Abby Wilson Grade 4
1st Prize Bridgewater Primary School Angus Ferguson Grade 4
Junior Grades Prep - 2: 1st Prize art supplies valued at $20, 2nd Prize art supplies valued at $10 (Per school)
1st Prize Pyramid Hill P-10 College Alice Roberts Grade 2
2nd Prize Pyramid Hill P-10 College Olivia Scott Grade 2
1st Prize East Loddon P-12 College Jack Penny Grade Prep
2nd Prize East Loddon P-12 College Ilah Penny Grade 1
1st Prize Inglewood Primary School Alyson Canham Grade 1
2nd Prize Inglewood Primary School Jaxon Neale Grade 1
1st Prize St Patricks Catholic Primary School Ivan Shapland Grade 2
2nd Prize St Patricks Catholic Primary School Karl van Elk Grade Prep
1st Prize St Marys Catholic Primary School Lucy Morrison Grade 2
2nd Prize St Marys Catholic Primary School Kiarah McEwan Grade 2
1st Prize Bridgewater Primary School Emily Bailey Grade 1
2nd Prize Bridgewater Primary School Amaya Warke Grade Prep
2022 Art Competition - School Entries
This year we had 8 schools with eligible entries as follows:
East Loddon P-12 - 16 entries in total from grades Prep to Grade 4
Inglewood Primary – 32 entries in total from grades prep to Grade 6
Pyramid Hill College – 44 entries in total from grades prep to year 8
St Marys Primary – 11 entries in total from grades 2 to grade 6
St Patricks Primary – 15 entries from grades prep to grade 6
Wedderburn P-12 – 3 entries from Year 11 and 12
Boort District School – 9 entries from years 9 and 10
Bridgewater Primary – 6 entries from grades Prep to grade 6
The category themes guided the entrants as they developed their entries. The themes were chosen to challenge entrants to explore why mental health is important to everyone, and ways to challenge mental health stigma.
Open Age section and Senior Students Yrs. 9 -12:
- Theme 1: “Find the joy in the ordinary”
- Theme 2: “Tune into your mental wellbeing"
Middle School Students Grades. 5 - Yr 8:
- Theme 1: “Find the joy in the ordinary”
- Theme 2: “Thinking healthy thoughts”
Junior Students Grades 3 & 4: Colouring competition – poster provided to the regions schools
- Theme: ‘Find the joy in the ordinary’
Junior Students Grades Prep - 2: Colouring competition – poster provided to the regions schools
- Theme:‘Thinking healthy thoughts’
For entrants in the Middle School Grades 5 – Yr. 8 section and the Senior Yrs. 9 – 12 section, the artwork can be in any medium, and may include painting, photography or sculpture, but the use of other techniques is also welcome and encouraged.
Judging:
Independant judging is now finalised with the all judges decisions being final.
All school entries will be returned to the schools along with the prizes to be presented to students at the school assembly.
For further information please contact Vicki Andrew, Council’s Community Wellbeing Administration Officer on (03) 5494 1230, or via email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The Loddon Healthy Minds Network Art Competition is proudly sponsored by Community Bank Inglewood & Districts. 
