Community Art Competition 2024
Public Display and Voting
Saturday 14 (11:00am - 4:30pm) and Sunday 15 (11:00am - 4pm) September
Old Town Hall, Market Square, Faringdon
Anyone in the region with creative skills is invited to enter a work of art to celebrate Faringdon Art Society’s 60th anniversary, with a public vote to decide who wins the generous offer from Editor Lou Guthrie of a front cover on The Advertiser magazine!
The theme is a celebration of ‘60’, and artwork will be expected to cover this theme in as wide and creative way as possible. Artwork media is not limited, but works are to be portrait orientation, not more than 500cm wide and hangable.
Works will be exhibited in Old Town Hall, Faringdon over the weekend of 14 and 15 September this year for the public to visit and cast their votes. There are two age categories: 16-19 years and 20 years or more. The winner of each category will receive a £60 GreatArt (greatart.co.uk) voucher from Faringdon Art Society and their work will be shown at the 2024 Annual Exhibition. One of these two winners will be chosen for the front cover of the October 2024 issue of The Advertiser.
The theme is a celebration of ‘60’, and artwork will be expected to cover this theme in as wide and creative way as possible. Artwork media is not limited, but works are to be portrait orientation, not more than 500cm wide and hangable.
Works will be exhibited in Old Town Hall, Faringdon over the weekend of 14 and 15 September this year for the public to visit and cast their votes. There are two age categories: 16-19 years and 20 years or more. The winner of each category will receive a £60 GreatArt (greatart.co.uk) voucher from Faringdon Art Society and their work will be shown at the 2024 Annual Exhibition. One of these two winners will be chosen for the front cover of the October 2024 issue of The Advertiser.
Theme: 60
Artwork is expected to cover this broad theme of ‘60’ in as wide and creative way as possible! Categories There are two categories:
Entries The competition is open to all people, within the two age categories. One entry only by each person. Each entry is £5.00. This fee is not refundable. Entries to be completed online at www.faringdonartsociety.co.uk – from the opening of entries on 1 June 2024 until closing 5:00pm on 2 September 2024. By entering work you agree to it being published in The Advertiser Magazine if selected as one of the two winners. Prizes A public vote will determine a winner in each of the two categories. Each winner will receive a £60.00 GreatArt (www.greatart.co.uk) voucher from Faringdon Art Society. One of these two works will be chosen by Lou Guthrie, Editor of The Advertiser Magazine, as the cover for the October 2024 issue of that magazine. The two winning works will be featured at the Society’s Annual Exhibition in October 2024. Winners will be advised shortly following the exhibition and their names published on the Faringdon Art Society website (www.faringdonartsociety.co.uk) Submission of Work All exhibits must be brought to the Old Town Hall, Market Square, Faringdon between 10.00am and 11.30am on Friday 13 September 2023 and checked in. Faringdon Art Society Committee may accept or decline work entirely at its own discretion. If there are more entries than space allows, there will be selections made by the Committee to determine those that will be displayed. Presentation All work must be original and by the competition entrant. Any medium (e.g. watercolour, drawing, textile, acrylic, etc.) is acceptable, provided it can be hung. Work is to be framed, with wire or sturdy string to enable hanging. Portrait format is required to suit the front cover of The Advertiser Magazine if selected as a winner. Width and height are not to exceed 500mm. Each piece must be labelled clearly on the back with your name, title of work (if named) and medium. Please check that the information matches your online entry. Copyright Any infringement of copyright will be the responsibility of the artist and not of Faringdon Art Society, the Society’s Committee or Members. Any piece that is identified as an infringement will be refused or removed. Insurance While every care will be taken with works, Faringdon Art Society, the Society’s Committee and/or the proprietors of the Old Town Hall cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage. Entrants may choose to organise their own insurance cover for loss or damage to work. Collection of Work All works are a part of the exhibition and are NOT to be removed until 4:00pm on Sunday 15 September 2024. Collection is be made between 4:00pm and 5:00pm. A designated table will have the list of works that are to be checked out by entrants. A signature will be collected. Uncollected works will not be held – any works left will be given to a local charity. By submitting your works and items for the art competition, you undertake to follow these Guidelines as conditions of entry. If you have any queries contact Helen Pakeman: [email protected] or [email protected] |
Feature from Faringdon Town Magazine Spring 2024 Edition: