Submissions due: Friday 21 August 2026
Register your school using the form on this page.
Use the theme to guide your lessons on reconciliation.
Use the Create Art and/or Create Writing activities.
Use the provided lesson plans and resources to inspire original artworks or written pieces (poems or short stories).
Submit all entries online via this link by 21 August 2026. Make sure each entry:
Reflects the theme and reconciliation
Is an original creative work
Includes an Artist Statement or Writer’s Reflection
Is in digital format of high quality
Has correct file naming:School_Title of the artwork_Students Name (e.g. BNPS_My Country_Mary Smith.pdf)
⚠️ Entries that don’t meet all requirements will not be judged.
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Many of these resources and activities have been developed in consultation with NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) to ensure that the program meets NSW curriculum outcomes for Stages 3, 4 & 5.
Reconciliation NSW aims to create a reconciled, just and equitable community for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians. We work to inform, support and inspire people to engage in reconciliation.
E: schools@reconciliationnsw.org.au
T: +61 255 031 926
94-96 Cooper Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010
