Our Vision Submissions
The Youth Council is inviting young people to submit their artwork for our upcoming Youth Council Art Exhibition.
Whether you paint, draw, create digital art, take photographs, sculpt, or work in another creative medium, we want to see your work. This exhibition is an opportunity to showcase your talent, share your perspective, and celebrate the creativity of young people in our community.
Selected artworks will be displayed as part of the exhibition, giving artists the chance to have their work viewed and appreciated by the wider public.
Submit your artwork today and help us create an exhibition that reflects the imagination, diversity, and talent of our local youth.
Submission Guidelines 2026
- The artist must be enrolled at one of the listed colleges to participate1 ( Listed Colleges for participation are: Nelson College for Boys, Nelson College for Girls, Nayland College, Garin College, Waimea College, Motueka High School, Youth Nelson, Te Kura, Whakatu Marae and the Nelson Young Parents School)
- Artworks must be original works may be created by individuals or groups2 ( All participant(s) must be listed on the registration form)
- Artwork must not include copyrighted images, logos or other material unless the artist has permission to use them
- Artists maybe asked to participate in artists talks and public programmes to support the exhibition
- Artists must provide full, up-to-date contact information
- Artists must submit an image of their work in jpeg or mp4 format for the selection process
- Artists will be contacted by 21 August 2026 if selected for the exhibition. Submission does not guarantee inclusion in the exhibition
- Submissions must fit within the theme of the exhibition Our Vision (students are invited to creatively share their hopes, ideas, and visions for the world they want to see, highlighting the important role young people will play as the next generation of leaders).
- The organisers may choose not to display artworks that include offensive, discriminatory, unsafe, or inappropriate content
- Artworks must be appropriate for all ages
- Artworks will be accepted in the following categories:
- 2D artworks
- Photography
- 3D sculpture
- Digital artworks
- Artworks must be no larger than A3 in size
- Artworks should be ready to display. The organisers may decline work that is unsafe, unfinished, fragile, unsuitable for display, or difficult to install within the exhibition space.
- Raw, freshly collected plant or biological material eg shells, driftwood, flowers etc must be pest treated
- Sculptures must be no larger than 500x500x500mm and weigh no more than 10kgs
- All digital submissions must be in a mp4 format with a 16:9 aspect ratio for video/rendering
- Submissions created using AI will be accepted
- All submissions must disclose whether AI was used
- AI must not be used to replicate any existing artworks or infringe copyright
- Reasonable care will be taken while artwork is in the organisers' possession. However, artists submit work at their own risk.
- By submitting, artists give permission for their artwork, name, artist statement and exhibition photographs to be used for non-commercial promotion of the exhibition, including print, website, newsletter and social media channels.
- Personal information collected through this form will be used only to manage the exhibition, communicate with artists and arrange display, delivery, promotion and collection of artworks.
- Personal information collected through this form will be used only to manage the exhibition, communicate with artists and arrange display, delivery, promotion and collection of artworks.
