The Big Draw - 13/11/2009

Search Press recently sponsored an art competiton to support The Big Draw - a nationwide art/drawing event that ran throughout October.

We teamed up with Saltmarsh, Tunbridge Wells Museum and Tunbridge Wells Adult Education Centre and asked local school children to submit artwork based on two themes - Local in Colour and Natural World in Colour.

The judging for the competition took place on 6th November and all of the artwork was displayed in an exhibition held in the Adult Education Centre on the 7th. Everyone who attended the exhibition had a lovely time and praised the children's efforts - which pleased all of the children who were there!

With over 200 entries the judges (Billy Showell - Local artist and Search Press Author, Katrina Burton - Tunbridge Wells Museum and Victoria Witkowski - Tunbridge Wells Adult Education Centre) had a difficult time choosing the winners. In the end 8 winners, 1 winner and 1 runner-up, from 4 age categories were chosen. Everyone received £25 worth of Search Press books with the winners getting an additional £5 art materials voucher.

Above is a picture showing the winning entries.

Congratulations to all of the winners:

Rosie Ballam Age 5 Southborough School
Georgiana Davidson Age 6 St Agustines

Oliver Murrey Age 7 Four Elms School
Elysia Abbott Age 8 Four Elms School

Alex Davison Age 10 Southborough School
Amy Denne Age 10 Bishops Down School

Leila Metvebian Age 12 Tonbridge Girls Grammar
Hannah Billett Age 11 Southborough School

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