Digital art competition

The 2026 Queensland Youth Week digital art competition invited young Queensland artists aged 12–25 to showcase their artistry and innovation and highlight how they are shaping their futures and contributing to their communities.

We extend our thanks to the 132 young artists who took part in this competition. Submissions were judged on creativity, originality and how effectively each artwork connected with young people.

2026 winner

One artwork stood out to our panel of young judges.

The winner of the 2026 digital art competition is Jack Andrew for their artwork “Life in the Park”.

Jack has been awarded $1,000 along with an exclusive license agreement with the Department of Housing and Public Works to support their ongoing artistic development. Jack’s artwork will also feature as the face of Queensland Youth Week 2027.

“In the past few years, I've witnessed a distain for technology and social media growing in the younger generations, and recently I've seen an increase in people socializing with friends and playing games in parks. This artwork was inspired by this recent reacceptance of outdoor activities instead of technology…. Young Queenslanders are growing up surrounded by technology, and while it is helpful in many ways, this piece shows that the balance that is needed and is slowly being adopted by the Queensland youth. A connection with nature and wildlife is also important to many Australian kids, and encouraging and fostering these interests are extremely important.”
Jack Andrew.

2025 winner

The winner of the 2025 Digital Art Competition was Yifei Hu for their artwork 'Commute'.

More information

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