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YOUR CHANCE TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE ART IN THE PARK

Over 100 works will be on display in Park Art competition

Friends Of Bushy and Home Parks invite is inviting guests to vote for their favourite artwork in the Park Art Competition for the “People’s Choice Award.”

The exhibition is open at the Landmark Arts Centre 12-15 September 10am – 4pm, with voting on the first three days.

With potentially over 100 pieces of work to choose from, this could be a difficult choice.

In addition, the judges will be awarding prizes in the both the children and adult classes.

Artists have all chosen their “inspiring elements” of either Bushy or Home Park in the first Park Art competition, giving a wonderful array of subjects and locations, captured using different artistic materials from the traditional watercolour to pyrograph (scorching) or stained glass.

Artists also have shared their particular source of inspiration and their comments are shared along with their artwork.

The exhibition will also have the winners from this year’s FBHP Photographic Calendar Competition.

There will also be 40 stunning wildlife photos showing the more secretive and hidden aspects of the parks, captured by Sue Lindenberg, John Strachan, Cathy Cooper and Rebecca Harvey.

Organiser Rebecca Harvey said: “There will also be some special events over the weekend to make this a real celebration of nature and the parks that we enjoy. This exhibition will be an event not to be missed.

In addition, the judges will be awarding prizes in both the children and adult classes. All the winners and those highly commended will be announced on Saturday at 5pm at a special VIP reception at the Landmark.
The Teddington Lottery (www.teddingtonlottery.co.uk) the Royals coffee operators Colicci and Cass Art have provided the generous prizes.
The Judges making the difficult selections will be Nadia Day, a celebrated park-scape local artist and Emily Burton MA, a renowned artist and art teacher at the Landmark for 18 years.
Emily said: “I’m very impressed with the quality of the submissions.”
Nadia added: “It’s amazing the variety of subjects and approaches used.”
They will be supported by representatives from FBHP and the Landmark and Eleanor Evetts, who is a Park Ranger in Home Park for Historic Royal Palaces (HRP)
For more information please go to The Friends of Bushy and Home Parks website: FBHP.org.uk/park-art-competition

 

 

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