Blue Feathers watercolour wins People’s Choice
Wren McDowell’s evocative watercolour, Blue Feathers, is the People’s Choice in the 2026 ArtWalk x Luminance Young Artists Exhibition. Wren, aged 14, says: “Art has always been a way for me to find serenity and stillness in a chaotic world.”
Jake Durbin wins ArtWalk Young Artists Exhibition
From 15 artworks bold and diverse, Jake Durbin’s still life Reflection Between Us has won first place in Port Macquarie’s 2026 ArtWalk x Luminance Young Artists exhibition.
The moments that matter…
As I installed the Young Artists exhibition I was thinking: how lucky are we to have young artists on the Mid North Coast creating such beautiful work. And then, as I got talking with the artists, the conversation flipped: they were glad for the opportunity to exhibit their work and they made clear their feelings.