This round up has a local flavour. There’s plenty going on in and around Slough, as you can see...
YES Slough have launched a programme of online activities for young people Check out the timetable and find out how to get involved yesslough.org.uk/coronavirus
Active Slough are keeping us all fit, with a packed online programme of fun exercises you can try out at home www.facebook.com/activeslough
This competition, organised by HOME Slough is aimed at
encouraging children and young people to be creative
To take part and be in with a chance of winning, all entrants need to do is use their imagination to create a piece of hand-crafted artwork, take a picture of their creation
and submit it explaining why they made this piece of art!
Submissions are open for young people living in Slough aged 5 to 18. Prizes will be awarded to the top participant in each age range (5 to 8 years old, 9 to 12 years old and 13 to 18 years old). The artworks will be judged by a panel of representatives, drawn from the local community, based on artistic talent, creativity and originality. All prize winners will receive vouchers for art materials, plus three art workshops each led by professional and established
visual artist Marinella Caldarush. An exhibition of participants original artworks will be held at HOME on the high street later in the year. All participants, including the winners, will have their work professionally published by HOME Slough in a companion booklet.
Competition details
This competition is open to all children and young adults aged 5 – 18 living in Slough.
The competition opens from 1 April 2020 and closes at 6pm on 31 May.
Entrants can use any art medium such as painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media etc. Paintings may be completed in two sizes: A4 or A3. A4 size is 210 × 297 millimetres. A3 size is 297 x 420 millimetres.
To take part in the competition please complete this entry form and send three photos of your artwork, under cover of the following title: Slough Young Artists Show & Competition to info@homeslough.org.uk.
There is a limit of 3 artworks/photos per entrant (one picture for each artwork).
Judging with take place in June. Panel members will be announced shortly.
Submissions will not only be judged on artistic talent, but also on creativity and originality.
Once the panel have made their decisions, HOME Slough will organise the photographs
and publish a companion guide to the competition with each of the winners
receiving full page recognition.
A gala reception to celebrate the children and young people’s artwork and announce the winners will be held at HOME on the High Street, to which all entrants will be invited.
Dates and further details about the exhibition will be confirmed at a later stage and all participants will be informed about this via email.
East Berkshire CCG has developed coping guides to support children, young people and parents/carers with mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus crisis. The guides list some of the best reliable and free sources of information and advice to help children and young people and their families to cope with life under lockdown. https://www.eastberkshireccg.nhs.uk/our-work/coping-guides/
Comments