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York and Area Pre-School Art Competition is launched
12:07pm Wednesday 22nd February 2012
CHILDREN are invited to have some monster fun by entering a new art competition.
The inaugural York and Area Pre-School Art Competition is being run by Terrington Hall School in association with the Gazette & Herald and our sister paper, The Press.
Young artists from around the county will be able to let their imaginations run wild, creating works of art inspired by the bestselling children’s book The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
Published in 1999, The Gruffalo is the tale of a resourceful mouse’s “stroll through the deep dark wood”, the animals he meets and his encounter with the cowardly Gruffalo – he of the “terrible tusks, terrible claws, and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws”.
The art competition is designed to inspire and celebrate young artists’ imaginations and is being judged by acclaimed Yorkshireborn artist and sculptor Robert Brumby.
All entries will be on display at the school on May 19 during a fun-filled morning of face-painting and craft activities, when prizes for the most imaginative entries will be awarded.
Robert Brumby said: “I look forward with great interest to judging the entries for this competition.
Young children have an extraordinary capacity for artistic endeavour and it is educationally enriching for them to be given every opportunity for free creative expression of their imagination.”
Entries are welcomed from children aged two to four years.
Prizes totalling £120 will be awarded to the winning entries by artists aged two, three and four and to the nurseries or playgroups they attend.
For the best overall entry from across all age-groups, a prize of £225 will be awarded to the child and their nursery or playgroup.
There will also be ten £10 prizes for highly commended artists.
The prizes have been donated by local businesses Jackson-Stops and Staff, R Yates & Sons, Ray Chapman Motors, Rodgers of York and Terrington Hall School.
Terrington Hall headmaster Jon Glen said: “We are thrilled that Robert Brumby has agreed to judge the competition and look forward to welcoming the competitors and their families to a fun-filled family morning on May 19 to view all the entries.”
Nurseries, playgroups and individuals wishing to take part should contact Terrington Hall School on 01653 648227 for an application form. Closing date for entry is Friday, March 16. Closing date for receipt of artwork is Friday, March 30.