The Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art recognise and promote excellence in senior visual art education throughout Queensland state and non-state schools.
Since 1990, the program has helped raise community awareness of the degree of sophistication in concepts, diversity of technical competence, and the high standard of visual art education in Queensland secondary schools.
View the
digital exhibition featuring all eligible 2022 submissions. Nominations for the 2023 program have closed and eligible works will be published on this website soon.
Nominations for the 2024 program will open in early–mid 2024. More information is available on the submissions page.

2022 Excellence winner, Tahlia Holden, Albany Creek State High School –
Invasion. Installation of single channel video with graphite and pencil drawing on paper.
In Residence
In Residence provides Year 10 Queensland visual art students with the opportunity to strengthen their understanding of the academic, experimental, collaborative and reflective nature of contemporary visual art and gain an appreciation for the breadth of opportunities in the creative industries.
2021 program outcomes can be viewed on the
QAGOMA Learning website.
Nominations for In Residence 2023 have closed. Nominations for the 2024 program will open in mid to late 2024.
Award sponsors
QAGOMA