For the International Year of Glass, Canberra Glassworks will run the Kids’ Design Competition in partnership with Canberra Museum and Gallery as part of the DESIGN Canberra Festival
2 – 20 November 2022.

Draw your design of a creature inspired by your interpretation of FANTASTIC CREATURES. Check out the video accompanying Tom Moore’s exhibition at Canberra Museum and Gallery and remember to make sure your design can be made in glass!

Be inspired by the magical and beguiling world of Tom Moore’s FANTASTIC CREATURES featuring in his upcoming exhibition at the Canberra Museum and Gallery! Who is your Fantastic Creature? What magical and unusual world do they live in? What kind of magic do they possess? What makes your creature fantastic?

JamFactory ICON 2020 Tom Moore: Abundant Wonder showing at Canberra Museum and Gallery, 5 November 2023 to 12 February 2024

The winner of the design competition will be announced Friday 21st October on social media and winning designer will be contacted via email. The winning design will be made out of glass by artist extraordinaire, Tom Moore, in a public demonstration and displayed in our foyer before the design winner takes their glass creature home!
Submit your designs by 4pm, Sunday 16 October 2022! Canberra-Glassworks-Kids-Design-Competition-form-2022

About the competition:
1. Kids Design Competition is open to all Australian residents aged 12 years and under.
2. Competition closes 4pm Sunday 16 October 2022.
3. Designs will be assessed by a panel of professional artists. One design will be chosen to be made
out of glass by a professional artist during a public demonstration at Canberra Glassworks as part
of DESIGN Canberra Festival on Sunday 6 November 2022.
4. The winner will be announced on Friday 21 October 2022.
5. See www.canberraglassworks.com/kidsdesigncomp for the full Terms and Conditions.

Image credits:

1. Tom Moore, Party Wizard, 2021. Photo by G Hancock for the artist.
2. 2020 Kids’ Design Competition winner, GLASSTEROPTIS by Isobel aged 10. Courtesy of Canberra Glassworks 2020.
3. 2020 Kids’ Design Competition winner, GLASSTEROPTIS by Isobel aged 10. Courtesy of Canberra Glassworks 2020.
4. 2019 Kids’ Design Competition winner, ALIEN by Ella Redmond aged 9. Courtesy of Canberra Glassworks 2019.
5. 2019 Kids’ Design Competition winner, ALIEN by Ella Redmond aged 9. Courtesy of Canberra Glassworks 2019.
6. 2019 Kids’ Design Competition winner, ALIEN by Ella Redmond aged 9. Courtesy of Canberra Glassworks 2019.
7. Tom Moore in residence at Canberra Glassworks, 2020. Courtesy of Canberra Glassworks.
8. Glass artist, Annette Blair, recreating the winning 2021 Kids’ Design Competition in glass. Courtesy of Canberra Glassworks 2021.
9. Glass artist, Annette Blair, recreating the winning 2021 Kids’ Design Competition in glass. Courtesy of Canberra Glassworks 2021.