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THEMED COMPETITIons


We now have our themes for our themed competitions, and they are: 'Stories' and 'Climate/ Weather'.  Information below:


'Stories' themed competition will close on: Friday 7th March 2025, and the winners will be picked at the meeting on Thursday 13th March 2025.  You can interpret this theme however you like.  It could be inspired by books you've read, or your own personal stories in your own life, or based on the story of a famous person... whatever you think!  We would also LOVE you to send a short story in with it; just a brief summary that we can put on the website with your artwork.  Three or four lines would be ample.


'Climate/ Weather' themed competition will close on: Friday 6th June 2025, and the winners will be picked at the meeting on Thursday 12th June 2025.  Can you come up with some fabulous art, inspired by the climate or weather around the world?  This could also be a great opportunity to explore bigger topics, like Climate Change.

    2024/25 MONTHLY  COMPETITION RULES

    TAKE NOTE OF A FEW CHANGES


    This year, we will be having two winners each month, both winning £40 in gift vouchers from Picturesque!  Now you have an even bigger incentive to get involved!


    We will also continue the themed competitions, and this time they are: 'Stories' which closes on Friday 7th March and 'Climate Change/ Weather' which closes on Friday 6th June, ready for the following Thursday meetings.


    Another new rule: Please only submit one entry each month, and remember, an entry cannot be re-entered into another monthly competition until the following SAS year.


    To enter, please submit work by emailing Sarah Miles at: smiles-art@outlook.com

    You must remember to attach the image, tell Sarah the title, the medium, and the dimensions of the piece.  Please also advise Sarah whether it is for the Monthly Competition or the Themed Competition.


    Sarah will load your submissions onto this website. By entering the competition, you are agreeing that the society may use your picture on this website, and the Society's Facebook and Instagram pages.


    Three judges from the committee will select five art works each and the overall top 5 artworks will be available for members to vote on.  Members must attend the meeting in person to vote, and because of this, please only enter an artwork if you can bring it to the meeting. If you cannot bring the art work yourself, you must nominate a proxy to take it for you. If the art work is not at the meeting, you forfeit your chance of winning. Art works cannot be re-entered in the following month's competitions. The meeting that it needs to be brought to is listed in the information introducing the next competition. When voting is over, the winner will be shared on this page.


    All pictures will be eligible for the President's Prize and are also additional entries into the 2025 Annual Summer Exhibition on the 'Wall of Fame'.


    We want more members to enter the competition and for more members to vote, so please do come to meetings and get involved!

    april monthly competition open!

    voting closes: friday 4th april, noon


    The April Monthly Competition is now open!  Please send your entries to Sarah Miles at: smiles-art@outlook.com, and, since writing a few short sentences about your piece went down so well with the previous competition, you may include a few short lines about your artwork (just keep your anonymity in the text!)  Make sure you include the usual details too: title of the piece, the medium(s) used, the dimensions, and your name (so we know who to contact if you get through to the next round).


    If your work is selected by the judges for the next round, please bring your piece to our next meeting at on Thursday 10th April, where Wendy Hughes will be sharing her millinery design skills!




    2024/2025 monthly and themed compeition

    winners and entries - congratulations!

    Winner of the March Themed Competition 'Stories':


    Artist: Haidee Smith


    Title: The Fox and the Hound


    Medium: Mixed Media


    This is a 3D mixed media sculpture depicting the Fox and the Hound book. With a watercolour painting of the pups and a 3D page curling visual of the book and Tod. There is an abundance of page turning moral dilemmas throughout in the original story by Daniel. P. Mannix. Loosely based around the life of Tod whose up and downs are firmly connected to survival within human company and in the wild, an anti hunting story that was sadly lost in the Disney version. 


    Please see two more pictures below:


    Winner of the March Themed Competition 'Stories':


    Artist: Linda Hodierne


    Title: The Chicken Whisperer


    Medium: Oil on canvas


    Size: 20 inches square


    The Story


    Molly adores her chickens and they always follow her around.
    She feeds them, plays and cuddles with them and delights in collecting and sharing their eggs with her friends.

    Winner of the 'Month 5/ February' Monthly Competition:


    Artist: Isabel Cooper


    Title: The Studio at Shottery


    Medium: Oil


    Size: 46x60cm




    Winner of the 'Month 5/ February' Monthly Competition:


    Artist: Paulette Moore


    Title: Northumbrian Sunset


    Medium: Acrylic


    Size: 40x50cm


    Winner of the 'Month 4/ January' Monthly Competition:


    Artist:  Penelope Fetherston

    

    Title:  Rose "My Mum"


    Medium: Watercolour


    Size: 12x16 inches



    Winner of the 'Month 4/ January' Monthly Competition:


    Artist: Diana Chambers


    Title: Sennen Beach Cornwall


    Medium: Mixed Media


    Size: 69 x 51cms



    Winner of the 'Month 3/ November' Monthly Competition:


    Artist: Jo Bonnett


    Title: The Jewellery Quarter


    Medium: Watercolour and Ink


    Size: 11x15 inches








    Winner of the 'Month 3/ November' Monthly Competition:

    

    Artist: Julie Swinsco


    Title: Nocturn Intersection II


    Medium: Oil


    Size: 51x68cm


    Winner of the 'Month 2/ October' Monthly Competition:


    Artist: Sarah Jemmet


    Title: Once Upon a Time

     

    Medium: Oils

     

    Size: 20x20 inches




    Winner of the 'Month 1/ September' Monthly Competition:


    Artist: Viv Scholes


    Title: Flossie

     

    Medium: Chalk pastels

     

    Size: 20x19.5cm





    all monthly competition entries are shown on the slideshow below:

    Winner of the 'Month 1/ September' Monthly Competition:


    Artist: Gillian Shadbolt


    Title: Oil

     

    Medium: Abandoned

     

    Size: 600x600 cm








    Find out more about our competitions at: stratfordartsociety@gmail.com


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