AOTEAROA WITH A TWIST
Introducing Aotearoa with a Twist - a brand new Concept Art Competition hosted by Yoobee College of Creative Innovation! Take an iconic New Zealand location, landmark, sculpture, or building and add a twist, transforming it to something out of this world! Be in to win loads of awesome prizes.
Introducing ‘Aotearoa with a Twist’ – a concept art competition hosted by Yoobee College of Creative Innovation!
We are on the hunt for young creative individuals to get stuck in and show us innovative and imaginative concepts, inspired by Aotearoa New Zealand. We have an amazing lineup of prizes you don't want to miss out on!
Take an iconic New Zealand location, landmark, sculpture or building and add a twist, transforming it to something out of this world!
This competition is open to all Secondary School Students nationwide, Year 11-13. Students have the opportunity to express their creative/digital illustration skills, gain invaluable insight from our Yoobee tutors, and win awards and potential prizes.
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- 1. Register
Register for the competition. You will get access to the competition brief and all other important info. Don't forget to follow @awat_yoobee_ on Instagram to stay in the loop!
- 2. Create
You will have 3 months to master your 'Aotearoa with a Twist' concept and bring something awesome to the table to present to our judges!
- 3. Submit
It's time to submit your masterpiece! Upload your submission with a 150 word description of the idea and inspiration behind your concept.
Meet Our Judging Panel
We have an amazing line-up of talented, experienced and professional judges from the industry. Our judging panel will sort through the entries to determine our top winners for Aotearoa with a Twist. We are extremely grateful to have them joining our team!
Christine Luiten
Christine is the Senior Creative at StudioC Design, a Wellington based end-to-end service design agency. She manages the team’s creative production and specialises in illustration and online learning. Christine is one of the leading illustrators in Aotearoa, having worked for clients across the education, culture and heritage sectors as well as co-illustrating the internationally applauded LGBTQ+ children’s books series, Promised Land Tales, which gained global media attention through, not one, but three successful Kickstarter campaigns.
Raymond McGrath
We are extremely lucky to have Raymond McGrath as part of the judging panel. He is a highly experienced and skilled Lecturer, Director, Animator, Illustrator and Musician who is part of the Yoobee team and provides extensive knowledge in the animation and creative industries.
"I am an award-winning, 25-year veteran of the film, television, advertising and children’s publishing industries. In addition, I lecture on the craft of animation, academic studies and professional practice at Cert. Dip. and BA + (hons) levels at Yoobee College of Creative Innovation, and have double Masters degrees in Media Arts and Creative Writing (Screenplay). As a film and television animation industry veteran, published children’s writer, illustrator, and musician, I direct, design, develop, produce and create original content. My focus remains on storytelling, which has been my passion since I began my professional creative journey.
Raymonds' books have been published internationally - and he is a New York Times best seller's list illustrator. He is the writer/director and creator of TVNZ's children's series 'Puzzle Inc', and is currently working as a storyboard/animatic artist on the international award winning series 'Kiri and Lou'.
Check out his work here:
Evan Woodruffe
Evan Woodruffe is our special guest judge from Gordon Harris. Evan is the Specialist Marketing Manager for Gordon Harris, but is also a highly experienced artist. Based in Tāmaki Makarau Auckland, he exhibits throughout the Asia-Pacific region, with work in significant collections in Singapore, Australia, China, the USA and New Zealand. Writer Lucinda Bennet referred to his works as Wet Maps, 'living, breathing ecosystems, and visualisations of a new kind of urbanism'.
Evan is a long-standing supporter of the visual arts - not only as an artist - but as a collector, sponsor, teacher, and advocator. He has run Akepiro Street Studios, home to over a dozen artists, since 2008. He is a regular contributor to community events such as Artweek Auckland.
We are proud to have Evan representing Gordon Harris and joining our judging panel!
Our Sponsors
A massive thank you to Gordon Harris and Wacom who have kindly sponsored this competition.
