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Bermuda’s Future Artists Student Competition
The Harvey Cooper Award is a chance for Bermuda’s students to express what matters to them the most.
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Margot Kerry Harvey & Travis Cooper present the Harvey Cooper Award an INTER-SCHOOL art competition for middle and high school students age 12-18
2025 Students’ Artwork
Whatever you like
THEME 2025 Whatever You Like: Students can paint and draw. Whatever their heart desires. Whatever speaks to them. Whatever shows their point of view. See More 2025 Artwork.
Beneath The Noise : Redemption
The piece goes into the side of us we despise. It is a mixed media composition combining acrylic paint with… Read more
Collected Comforts
The artwork is a detailed still life that highlights personal objects that I value and enjoy in my life. At… Read more
Longing for the Blue
Within the deep, aqua-blue, waters, creatures- of all sorts of shapes and sizes, delicately swim. Groups of jellyfish proudly beam… Read more
My Identity
While creating my art piece, I intended to show the things that represent me. I chose to use alcohol markers… Read more
Whispers Of The Blue Horizon
The idea behind the piece was to create a serene seascape which is balanced by majestic clouds covering the skyline… Read more
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2024 Students’ Artwork
Unseen Bermuda
Beauty & Burden
This acrylic painting symbolizes Bermuda’s environmental challenges, combining natural beauty with the effects of air pollution and climate change. The… Read more
Dance of The Gombey
The brush strokes on my painting of the Bermuda Gombey, leap out of it, the vibrant colors are the first… Read more
Empire Grocery
My art work includes “The Empire Grocery” located 12 North Shore Road Devonshire Bermuda. You can see graffiti on the… Read more
Hope Ashore
My art piece showcases the different ways humanity has a bad and negitive impact on the island’s enviroment, such as… Read more
In Over My Head
This piece shows the invisible ties binding me to Bermuda. As I prepare for university, I feel more and more… Read more
Legacy of Warmth
The piece depicts the Johnny Barnes statue near the roundabout. His daily positivity left a lasting impact on myself and… Read more
Majestic Seahorse
This enchanting watercolour features a delicately detailed elegant seahorse as it’s central subject. Hues of turquoise, pink and blue swirl… Read more
On The Other Side
In my 16 years, there are still many places I have never seen. Recently I started going on drives with… Read more
Rays of Paradise
The painting shows a moment of deep connection between human beings and the hidden world of the ocean. A girl… Read more
Reaching from Darkness
This piece goes into the hidden financial hardships faced by Bermudians in one of the world’s most expensive places to… Read more
Recyclable Burrow
This artwork shows how our pollution is affecting our wildlife, and how animals mistake our plastic as something they can… Read more
The Nocturnal Gombey’s Dance
My idea for this art-piece was to draw a gombey standing below a night sky in Hamilton. The reason for… Read more
Time at Shark Hole
This acrylic painting captures the serene beauty of Shark Hole, Bermuda, in a realistic style. The composition features three figures… Read more
Twin Chimneys
The pollution is threatening the air we breathe. Hence, the gas masks on the Gombeys. Bold colors and patterns contrast… Read more
Unexplored Wonders
My artwork shows a beautiful whale in a sea filled with liveliness and color without any human intervention or disruption…. Read more
Unseen Bermuda
In this art (“unseen Bermuda”) this bird is called the Bermuda Petrel”. This bird is endangered and this bird is… Read more
Where is the Wellness? Not So Perfect
This art piece is about unseen Bermuda. I believe this means the obstacles or issues as citizens of Bermuda are… Read more
2023 Students’ Artwork
Down To Earth
Beauty After The Flame
I approached the theme ” Down to Earth” with a literal interpretation, aiming to depict a human enveloped by nature…. Read more
God Holds The World
The artwork “God Holds the World” conveys a message about the importance of taking care of our planet. The words… Read more
Halfway There
In my piece of artwork, entitled “Halfway There.” I decided to do this competition because I believe that publication of… Read more
Not All Hope Is Lost
The element of the theme I was inspired by was the idea of climate change, the exploitation of natural resources… Read more
Protect Mother Earth
The inspiration for Protect Mother Earth is the idea that we need to cherish and take care of the Earth… Read more
Smogged Out
With the title ” Down to Earth” my initial thought was about decomposition and the ideas around the cycle of… Read more
Subversion of Harmony
This piece represents the global effects of climate change, portraying a wildfire on an island and a storm above a… Read more
The Abandonment
The theme for this year inspired me to create a piece with some 3D elements. When I heard the theme… Read more
The Cost of Your Conscience
The theme Down to Earth is represented by The Cost of Your Conscience expressing the balance between ethics and the… Read more





