{"id":115885,"date":"2025-09-19T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=115885"},"modified":"2025-09-17T16:11:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T06:11:52","slug":"exhibition-champions-young-creatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/living\/exhibition-champions-young-creatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibition champions young creatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Y Ballarat&#8217;s 2025 Youth Art Exhibition will open tonight in Barkly Square&#8217;s atrium gallery.<\/p>\n<p>A celebration of young local creatives, the showcase features work by people aged 12 to 25.<\/p>\n<p>Pieces range from photography, paintings and drawings, to ceramic and textile works.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/IMG_2771_45751.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flow of blue by Eliza Wynn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The evening will include light refreshments, live music from Surfe, a Welcome to Country, brief speeches, and the announcement of the Y&#8217;s Choice Award and the Artists&#8217; Choice Award, each carrying a $100 prize,&#8221; said coordinator Lilia Haughie.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fifty artists and 70 artworks are featured in the exhibition, and a young person has supported us to curate the layout. 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