A Year 1 student from Peregian Springs State School has won a national art competition judged by 100 brain researchers, including university professors, for drawing a masterpiece inspired by the human brain.
Bella Donnelly, 7, won first place in the Prep to Year 1 category and $1000 towards teaching aids for the school, in a competition that attracted nearly 1200 entrants Australia-wide. Bella was the only first place winner from Queensland.
Run by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Integrative Brain Function (Brain Function CoE), the competition for primary school students required entrants to submit an artwork inspired by their amazing brains.
Dr Roger Marek and Ms Cong Wang from the Brain Function CoE visited Bella at her school on Friday to delivery the prizes and give Year 1 students an interactive and fun lesson about the brain.
The art competition was part of Brain Awareness Week, which runs world-wide each March to increase public awareness of brain research.
Brain Function CoE Director Professor Gary Egan said they had a record amount of entries this year and it was delightful to see how primary school children interpret the human brain through art.
View the winning entries on the Brain Function CoE website: www.brainfunction.edu.au/education-and-training/primary/2019-art-comp-winners/
