Awards
13th National Eisteddfod Academy Young Artist Awards
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Results of the NEA Young Artists Awards 2025
The 13th National Eisteddfod Academy Young Artist Awards, celebrated on June 16, 2025, put a magnificent spotlight on the country’s next generation of visual storytellers. Bringing together bright young minds from every region, the exhibition offered a wonderful display of imagination, dedication, and distinct artistic viewpoints.
This prestigious national platform honors developing artists across three distinct categories: Foundation Phase (Grades 0–3), Junior (Grades 4–7), and Senior (Grades 8–Open). Our students entered a diverse range of categories, including Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, and Printmaking. We are immensely proud of our studio’s representatives, who dedicated months of hard work to progress through the competitive semi-finals and earn their places in the final tier.
OVERALL CATEGORY WINNERS – 13th National Eisteddfod Academy Young Artist Awards
We want to give a huge congratulations to our student who took home an Overall Category Winner title! Winning at this level takes a lot of focus and dedication, and we are incredibly proud of this achievement.
- Ty Shuttleworth – Fine Arts Sculpture Grade 3
Ty won the top spot for Grade 3 Sculpture. The piece showed fantastic technique and a great eye for detail, which really caught the judges’ attention. It is a massive milestone, and we are excited to see what Ty creates next as this artistic journey continues.
FINALISTS – 13th National Eisteddfod Academy Young Artist Awards
Getting through to the final round of the NEA is a big achievement. Our finalists did a wonderful job showing off their imagination and creative skills. Here are the students who made it to the finals:
Foundation Phase (Grades 0–3)
- Ruben Grey – Fine Arts Painting Grade 1
- Mason Cromer-Wilson – Fine Arts Drawing Grade 2
- Lente Potgieter – Fine Arts Drawing Grade 3
- Ty Shuttleworth – Fine Arts Sculpture Grade 3
Junior (Grades 4–7)
- Isabel Jansen van Rensburg – Fine Arts Sculpture Grade 4
- Eliana Oliver – Fine Arts Painting Grade 6
- Lane Viljoen – Fine Arts Drawing Grade 6
Senior (Grades 8 – Open)
- Phiané Oosthuizen – Fine Arts Drawing Grade 8
SEMI-FINALISTS – 13th National Eisteddfod Academy Young Artist Awards
The competition was very tough this year, which makes our semi-finalist list even more impressive. These students spent hours in our studio practicing and perfecting their pieces. Congratulations to all of them, and a big thank you to our teachers for their great guidance along the way!
Foundation Phase (Grades 0–3)
- Ruben Grey – Fine Arts Sculpture Grade 1 & Fine Arts Painting Grade 1
- Mason Cromer-Wilson – Fine Arts Drawing Grade 2
- Lente Potgieter – Fine Arts Drawing Grade 3
- Ty Shuttleworth – Fine Arts Sculpture Grade 3
Junior (Grades 4–7)
- Isabel Jansen van Rensburg – Fine Arts Sculpture Grade 4
- Arno van Graan – Fine Arts Printmaking Grade 5
- Suraya Linah Harley – Fine Arts Painting Grade 5
- Eliana Oliver – Fine Arts Painting Grade 6
- Lane Viljoen – Fine Arts Drawing Grade 6
- Mia Elizabeth Bell – Fine Arts Sculpture Grade 6
- Gabriella Cromer-Wilson – Fine Arts Printmaking Grade 7
- Angeli Xu – Fine Arts Printmaking Grade 7
Senior (Grades 8 – Open)
- Phiané Oosthuizen – Fine Arts Drawing Grade 8 & Fine Arts Painting Grade 8
- Anjanet Kruger – Fine Arts Painting Grade 8
- Ilana van den Berg – Fine Arts Sculpture Grade 9
- Clarika van der Walt – Fine Arts Drawing Grade 11
- Robyn Rankine – Fine Arts Painting Grade 12
Well done to every single student who created artwork for the competition this year. From detailed drawings and prints to beautiful paintings and sculptures, you all did an amazing job showing your talents to the world.
Remember to follow us on Facebook and Instagram to see more of our students’ everyday work and to stay up to date with our upcoming Eisteddfod prep!
Supporting Our Young Artists
Events like the NEA Young Artist Awards remind us just how important it is to encourage children in the arts. It gives them a great space to build confidence, try new things, and express how they see the world.
We want to send another big congratulations to all of our winners, finalists, and semi-finalists. Thank you for working so hard and sharing your creativity with us, keep making art and dreaming big!