Entry Requirements

Conditions of Entry

  • Artworks are made in 2024 as part of the requirements for Visual Arts ATAR or Visual Arts General courses only.
  • Entries must be submitted by teachers, not individual students.
  • Each artwork submitted is the student’s own, is original and not copied or derived from unacknowledged sources.
  • Where another source is incorporated in the student’s work, e.g. soundtrack, film or multi-media, if selected as a finalist the student must provide written proof that permission has been obtained from the original creator.
  • Schools may submit a maximum of five artworks. Specialist Visual Arts GATE schools (Applecross Senior High School, Balcatta Senior High School, John Curtin College of the Arts and Kalamunda Senior High School) may submit up to seven artworks.
  • The artwork must be available for delivery to AGWA on 18 or 19 November 2024. If the work is selected for The West Australian Pulse 2025, it will remain at AGWA from the date of delivery until the exhibition closes, September 2025.

Eligibility Standards

  • Artwork must be stable and well-constructed for display. Sound construction is the responsibility of the artist and not The Art Gallery of Western Australia.
  • Artwork must not contain organic material such as soil, flowers, fruit, food stuffs, leaf matter, or any other substance that might attract pests.
  • Provision of mannequins for textile works is the responsibility of the artist. Mannequins will remain with the artwork until after the exhibition closes in 2025. Mannequins must be white. If painted, a quality spray painted finish is essential.

The Judging Process

  • The Judging Panel are independent representatives of the following:
    • Art Gallery of Western Australia – curatorial
    • Department of Education
    • A practicing WA Artist
  • The Judging Panel have no association with schools that are eligible to enter The West Australian Pulse 2025.
  • The artist and school will remain anonymous during the judging process. Only the name of the artwork, title, dimensions, medium and artist statement will be visible during judging.
  • The finalists selected via the online judging process will not be made final until they are viewed in person at the Gallery. Judges will be checking the works in person to see if they meet the Eligibility Standards.

Selection Criteria

AGWA is committed to showcasing a broad cross-section of students’ artworks in The West Australian Pulse, representing schools from the public, private and independent sectors across Western Australia. The introduction of an online submission process will increase accessibility for all schools, especially those where distance has been a major obstacle. We encourage all schools to choose works from students who are enrolled in either Visual Arts ATAR or Visual Arts General in 2024.

The Judging Panel makes final selection based on the following criteria:

  • Creativity and innovation
  • Communication of ideas
  • Application of skills and processes

Notification to Finalists

Teachers will be notified via email in the week beginning Monday 11 November 2024 only if the work has been selected.

Delivery of Artwork

Delivery date to AGWA Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 November 2024.

Instructions on delivery of artworks to AGWA will be provided in the email to teachers notifying finalists. Please ensure all contact details are correct.

Artists agree to the following conditions:

  • Late entries will not be accepted.
  • Judges are responsible for selecting artworks for the exhibition via online applications. Their decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
  • The finalist artworks selected via the online judging process will not be made final until they are viewed in person at the Gallery. Judges will be checking if the artwork meets the Eligibility Standards.
  • If selected and only through consultation with the artist, AGWA can make changes to the artwork to enable display and to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
  • If selected, artworks will remain at AGWA from the time of delivery until The West Australian Pulse 2025 exhibition closes, September 2025.
  • Artists are responsible for arranging the collection their artwork from AGWA at the close of the exhibition period.
  • Entrants agree that AGWA can reproduce, broadcast and communicate their artwork, either in whole or detail, in print, digital and/or electronic format, for the duration of The West Australian Pulse exhibition and in perpetuity for archival uses thereafter.
  • Entrants grant AGWA a non-exclusive license to reproduce the work (e.g. by photographing or filming) for standard non-commercial AGWA exhibition uses, including: online catalogue; virtual tour; exhibition press, publicity, advertising, marketing or promotional uses; educational resources; on AGWA-owned channels including website and social media (e.g. Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, LinkedIn, Instagram) in agreeance with each platform’s individual terms of use; for posters, signage, invitations, and other onsite materials; to third parties for the express purposes of fulfilling the above exhibition uses.
  • For this reason, entrants agree for AGWA to release their contact details direct to the media for the purpose of interviews, photography and publicity.
  • Should AGWA wish to sell, reproduce or license artworks for commercial benefit, i.e. create merchandise for the AGWA Design store, students will be contacted and a separate agreement will be negotiated including payment of license fee/s.