Christmas Story Art Competition

2013

Each year, the Archdiocese of Sydney and the Dioceses of Bathurst and Wollongong participate in an art competition.

Students are invited to submit art, in different mediums, illustrating the Christmas Story - with various criteria to be met.

Those selected as the best from the each Diocese go to Sydney for final judging.

After many months of preparation and effort, the Official Opening of the Diocesan Christmas Art Exhibition was held at the

Girra Girra Hall, St Philomena's School Bathurst in September. Around 80 teachers, parents, students and parishoners were pre-

sent at the opening of the Exhibition, which ran for a week. Following a prayerful liturgy, guests were invited into the School

Hall all for the official opening and the naming of the major Diocesan prize winners.

In total, 122 pieces of art were submitted as Diocesan finalists, and after much discernment from our CSU judges and Mr Les

Quick, the major winners were selected.

These and other selected artworks will now progress to Sydney as they compete against schools from the Archdiocese of Syd-

ney and the Diocese of Wollongong in the major competition.

Congratulations to all students and teachers for what was an overwhelming response, and a level of work that can only be

described as outstanding.

Acknowledgement is made of the hundreds of students who entered the competition and their teachers for facilitating this

most worthwhile activity. Special acknowledgement must be given to Mr Les Quick, Visual Arts teacher at James Sheahan

Catholic High School for facilitating workshops with RECs and teachers, and whose great interest made this event such a suc-

cess. The photos of the artwork on these pages are courtesy of Les. We are especially grateful to Mrs Jenny Bray for her prepa-

rations in the gathering liturgy.

Lorraine Short and Angelo Belmonte

(Full list of Prize Winners on final page)

Diocese of Bathurst

Christmas Art Competition - 2013

Prize Winners

Bishop's Award: Samantha MacCabe - St Raphael's Catholic School, COWRA

Director's Award: Ethan Cusick - Assumption, BATHURST

Catholic Development Fund Award: Isabelle Barnden-Northey - Assumption School, BATHURST

Year 6

1st: Ben Hile - St John's Primary, DUBBO

2nd: Aaliyah Wright - St Joseph's Primary School, MOLONG

3rd: Emily Crichton - St Patrick's Primary School, LITHGOW

HC: Abigail Searle - St Philomena's Primary School, BATHURST

Year 5

1st: Ethan Cusick - Assumption School, BATHURST

2nd: Josie Clements - St Edward's Primary School, CANOWINDRA

3rd: Cara Seale - Catherine McAuley Primary School, ORANGE

HC: Jacinta Chapman - St Mary's Catholic School WELLINGTON