Create Art to Educate.
100% of proceeds from the event will go to education in Developing Nations.
THE 8x8 ART COMPETITION
8x8 is an art competition with amazing prizes created by 15year old Katura Halleday.
Artists and creatives of all ages and skill levels donate a 8x8″ sized artwork to a 7 day exhibition starting in November 2020.
All artwork is for sale at $30 during the exhibition.
100% of the proceeds go to providing an education to the children of Developing Nations.
THERE’S PRIZES!
ARTABLE, a local art educator has kindly donated $500cash and $500 workshop vouchers to the
winner of the adult category and a prize pack for the winner of the children category.
THE DETAILS
Opening Night Party
November 2020 6-8pm
The Dust Temple, 54 Currumbin Creek Rd,
Currumbin Queensland
The 2020 Exhibition
November 2020
Sat-Sun 7-1:30 Mon-Fri 6:30-3
BEHIND THE EVENT
Hey, I’m Katura
In 2018 I started a Social Enterprise, 8x8 to Educate, donating 100% of the profits to education in Mozambique. We have now expanded to include children from all Developing Nations. I currently have three main income streams, a book written my Natasha Yates that my sister and I illustrated called Rina’s Story, an annual Art Competition and professional public speaking engagements.
We ran our first Art Competition/Exhibition in 2019 and managed to raise $9425.00, this will be used by the school to further the education of approximately 2000 students in Mozambique. $1200 was set aside to set up some miro businesses, however since the impact of COVID-19 we are currently providing monthly food packs. It is hoped that post COVID we can return to the Micro businesses to help the local economy to grow and introduce young ladies to entrepreneurial skills through a program I am currently developing. I would love to see these skills develop to a point where the school and the community could be sustainable.
Through my sponsorship work I have been able to facilitate the donation 105 Surface Pro computers, school supplies, building material, furniture, tools, etc all of which were desperately needed after the school was hit by a cyclone in 2019.
I have been fortune to have these activities recognised by the local and international community, I was as a finalist for Gold Coast Citizen of the Year 2018, the Women in Business Rising Star for 2018, International Stevie Silver Award in New York, Australian Representative at the International Forum for Volunteers in Russia, and the subject of an Internationally award winning short film ‘Katura’s Story’ which the director and I presented to the United Nations in Feb 2020.
While I am honored by these awards I am more grateful for the platform it has given me to have my voice heard, and to highlight the issues of Educational Equality, and I hope that you find my story inspirational and it ignites in you a desire to help.
Rina's Story
Katura has teamed up with Matika Halleday and Natasha Yates to write, illustrate and produce a children’s book, Rina’s Story.
The book is set on the Gold Coast and Hinterland.
We hope that locals and tourists will purchase this for any young people they know.
Purchasing Rina’s Story helps:
- promote the Gold Coast and the work of local artists Matika and Katura Halleday
- support children in Mozambique
Giving a child a book is giving them a friend
Giving a child an education is giving them a chance at a better life
Purchase Rina's Story
A percentage of profits supports the work in Mozambique.
A special thanks to…
Our main sponsors
Our major supporters
Gillian Grove- Our Judge
Artable founder and teacher Gillian Grove works behind the scenes to bring you the best art classes, workshops & travel experiences in Australia. Gillian is renowned for her ability to work in a range of mediums and styles and is highly sought after teacher for beginners.
John Turton
Manuela Pilz
Lyn Diefenback
Lyn has been a professional artist for 25 years and a teacher of the craft of painting across Australia and the world for some 20 years.