Friday 20 February 2015

The Big Painting Challenge & The Little Painting Challenge with Art Circle

The Big Painting Challenge 
BBC 1:  6pm Sundays starting 22nd February for 6 weeks.

The BBC also has a website promoting this which has some excellent “How to draw…” pages including faces and buildings.  Well worth visiting.


The Little Painting Challenge
  

The Little Painting Challenge
[from the website…]
If you’ve been inspired to take up a brush or pencil by The Big Painting Challenge on BBC One why not enter The Little Painting Challenge?
All you have to do to enter is draw or paint your entry on the blank side of one of the pre-printed postcards, fill in your details, add a stamp and pop it in the post box.
1000 of the best entries including the winners will be exhibited in the newly refurbished Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester from the 4th of May 2015.
Before entering the competition please read the full terms and conditions.

Categories
·        Children Age 7 to 15*
·        16+ Beginner
·        16+ Experienced
*Entrants under 16 must have permission from a parent or guardian to enter

Closing Date
Entries must be received by 5pm on Thursday 2nd April 2015.

Prizes
Children: Art supplies to the value of £250
16+ Categories: Art supplies to the value of £500

Notes
·        Works in any media but not digital or computer generated artworks
·        For the purpose of this competition beginners are described as someone who is untrained, self-trained or has taken a few classes in art at a basic level.  As a guide any art courses attended above A Level Art would be classified as experienced.


Let’s do it!

more info on how, next week 
25 & 26 th February Art Circle at Lytham & St Annes Libraries respectively

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