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NGV x Officeworks Teacher Award

NGV and Officeworks share a commitment to fostering creativity, through providing teachers and students with opportunities for enriching learning experiences with the visual arts.

The NGV x Officeworks Teacher Award recognises an outstanding teacher for a teaching practice that:

  • • Inspires the creativity and unique artistic expression of students, and;
  • • Fosters student engagement with the visual arts.

The Award provides the recipient with a monetary prize, art materials and resources, and professional learning opportunities with the NGV to continue to develop and explore new ideas for innovative teaching projects that inspire student creativity and artistic expression and foster engagement with the visual arts.

Prize

  • • $3,000 cash and $3,000 Officeworks gift card to support the development of creative teaching and learning projects;
  • • Officeworks materials pack;
  • • Unlimited access to NGV teacher professional learning programs and learning resources in 2026 (valued at $1,280);
  • • Tailored opportunities to meet NGV and Officeworks staff to support development of teaching and learning projects;
  • • 1-year NGV Teacher Membership (valued at $95), and;
  • • 1-year NGV School Membership (valued at $395).

How to apply

Download the letter of endorsement template to be completed by your Principal.
Complete the application form below by 5pm (AEDT) on 10 November 2025.

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PRINCIPAL PARTNER

Officeworks

Application Form

Name

Innovation in visual arts teaching and learning

Please tell us about two original and innovative visual arts units or projects that you have developed and implemented in your school. Include in your response:

Description

  • What was the project or unit?
  • Who was it for?
  • What were the learning intentions?
  • What were the key teaching and learning activities involved in the unit or project?
  • What strategies did you use to foster student creativity and individual artistic expression?

Impact

What was the impact of the unit or project on students’ artistic growth and engagement in visual art?

You can provide up to three images to support your response for each project.

Advocacy of the visual arts and creative learning

Please tell us about how you actively contribute to the visibility and value of creative learning and the visual arts within your school and/or in the broader community? (100 words or less)

Advocacy of the visual arts and creative learning continued

How do you believe the NGV x Officeworks Teacher Award would support visual arts and creative learning advocacy in your school and/or in the broader community? (100 words or less)

Vision for professional development

Please outline how you plan to use the NGV x Officeworks Teacher Award, including opportunities to engage with the NGV and access to art materials, to support your professional development. Include in your response what opportunities or new ideas you would like to explore to support the development of student creativity and artistic expression, and students’ engagement with the visual arts, through your teaching? (150 words or less)

NGV x Officeworks Teacher Award Principal Endorsement

All applicants must provide an endorsement from their school principal in support of their application.

The endorsing principal must complete the application endorsement form providing contact details and indicating their endorsement of the application.

Please scan and upload the completed and signed form below.