{"id":56165,"date":"2026-07-22T18:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/56165\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T18:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:14:16","slug":"harry-young-artist-wins-top-community-art-prize-with-perth-entertainment-centre-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/56165\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Young: Artist wins top community art prize with Perth Entertainment Centre tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the second year running, local sculptural and digital artist Harry Young has claimed the City of Joondalup\u2019s top community art prize.<\/p>\n

Young was awarded the most outstanding artwork prize at the City of Joondalup\u2019s 2026 Community Art Exhibition for his work Remember Me, a concrete sculpture depicting the former Perth Entertainment Centre, which was demolished in 2011.<\/p>\n

The winning work was selected from close to 200 artworks on display at Westfield Whitford City as part of the exhibition.<\/p>\n

Young won the same award last year for his concrete sculpture Forbidden Skate Ramp, a work depicting Perth\u2019s iconic Telstra building in the CBD, and received the 2013 artist in focus award, earning him a solo exhibition with the city.<\/p>\n

The award\u2019s judges commended Young\u2019s 2026 sculpture for its technical craftsmanship and its exploration of nostalgia.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis artwork is technically outstanding for its chosen medium of concrete and made stronger for its conceptual pairing with ideas of site and place,\u201d the judges said.<\/p>\n

\u201cEngaging with nostalgia and our local memory of infrastructure, the artwork is interestingly placed in this shopping centre context, and among a greater context of Perth\u2019s urban development and renewal projects.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"HarryCamera IconHarry Young\u2019s sculpture depicting the former Perth Entertainment Centre. Credit: Supplied<\/p>\n

Young received a $4000 cash prize for claiming the exhibition\u2019s top gong.<\/p>\n

Among this year\u2019s other Community Art Exhibition award winners were Suzanne Logue, who received the highly commended award for her painting Beach Walk, Jessica Stricklan, who claimed the celebrating Joondalup award for her work Space for Us, and Heath Forsyth, who took home the student award for his portrait Buried Alive.<\/p>\n

\"JessicaCamera IconJessica Stricklan claimed the celebrating Joondalup award for her work \u201cSpace for Us.\u201d Credit: Supplied\"\u201cBeachCamera Icon\u201cBeach walk\u201d by Suzanne Logue won the highly commended award. Credit: Supplied<\/p>\n

Joondalup mayor Daniel Kingston congratulated all of this year\u2019s award recipients and thanked every artist who contributed to the exhibition, saying their creativity helped make Joondalup a \u201cvibrant and culturally rich place to live.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe community art exhibition provides an important opportunity for local artists to share their work, connect with new audiences and contribute to the cultural life of our city,\u201d Mr Kingston said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s exhibition showcases an outstanding collection of artworks that reflect the creativity, perspectives and experiences of our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Visitors can view the exhibition at Westfield Whitford City until this Saturday, July 25, with all artworks also available for purchase.<\/p>\n

Members of the public can also vote for their favourite artwork in the popular choice award, with the winner to be announced after the exhibition closes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the second year running, local sculptural and digital artist Harry Young has claimed the City of Joondalup\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":56166,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[5061,925,2676,2673,335,464],"class_list":["post-56165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-perth","tag-arts","tag-entertainment","tag-joondalup","tag-north","tag-perth","tag-wa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56165\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}