Liam Nash, St Mary’s Catholic Collage, Gateshead.184 Kilometers (detail). Photomedia collage. Courtesy: the artist.

Now in its 13th year, First Class is a highly popular annual exhibition project celebrating the high calibre of work produced by students from the Hunter and Central Coast regions. First Class 20 is selected from nominated Higher School Certificate Visual Arts submissions produced in 2020 and concepts relate to the environment, family, culture and understandably health in this extraordinary year.