Theme
From ancient buildings and family homes to classrooms, streets, and cityscapes, this year’s theme — “If Walls Could Speak” — invites pupils to explore the hidden voices, memories, and histories embedded in the spaces around us.
Pupils might imagine:
- The stories of people who have passed through a place
- Moments of joy, conflict, or change witnessed over time
- Cultural, historical, or personal narratives
- Messages about the future as well as the past
This is an opportunity to bring the theme to life through imagination, empathy, and storytelling and students may use any art medium to complete their work.
How to Enter
Preparatory School (Nursery – Year 6), please submit one clear photograph of your entry and a paragraph describing the artwork via email to mariacarlin@bisak.org on or before Monday 19th October 1pm 2026. Please include your full name and class in the email only but not on the actual artwork. Entries without a description cannot be chosen to send to COBIS.
Senior School (Year 7 – Year 13), please submit one clear photograph of your entry and a paragraph describing the artwork via email to jamescoll@bisak.org on or before Monday 19th October 1pm 2026. Please include your full name and class in the email only but not on the actual artwork. Entries without a description cannot be chosen to send to COBIS.
Please keep your original Artwork safe at home in case you are the winner of the category as we may need to send it to COBIS.
Materials
You can use any materials you wish, for example, paint, collage, mixed media, recycled materials, clay, cardboard, ink, Modroc, textiles etc. Your artwork can be 2D or 3D and any size.
BISAK Winners
One winner from each of the categories above will be selected by the Art department to represent BISAK at the COBIS finals. The winners chosen by our Art department will also receive a BISAK point, a certificate and a selection of art supplies.
