Posted: January 27th, 2012 | Author: eastcoastnet | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: competition, Visual Arts, young people | No Comments »
Children across Norfolk are being given the chance to take part in an Olympics inspired competition that could see their work displayed at a city art gallery.
Norfolk County Council is organising the London 2012 art competition, which will see winning works displayed at Norwich’s Castle Museum.
The competition is open to all children and young people in the county and those successful in each category will also win an artist for a day, who will visit their school. Selected pieces will also be displayed in the county’s mobile libraries.
There are three categories, broken down into each school key stage. They are:
* Works that represents one of the Olympic and Paralympic values (excellence, friendship, respect, courage, determination, quality and inspiration).
* Works that represent an Olympian or Paralympian, past or present.
* Works on the theme of the Olympic torch relay, which is scheduled to pass through Norfolk.
Children and young people can enter art in any media, as long as it is two-dimensional and in A4, A3 or A2.
The competition closes on Friday 22 March 2012 and judging will be done by staff from Norfolk County Council’s Children’s and Community Services departments and Joseph Ballard from the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games.
The winners in each category will have their work displayed at the Castle’s Art Gallery in the summer term, ahead of the opening of the London Olympics.
Alison Thomas, Cabinet Member for Children’s Services at Norfolk County Council, said: “This competition gives children and young people across the county the opportunity to have their work displayed in a public art gallery, meaning they will be seen by visitors from across the county, country and even overseas. It also gives schools and their pupils a chance to capture the spirit of the Games, think about its history, its purpose and the significance of having such a high profile event in their home nation.
“We are keen for schools to use the many educational opportunities the Olympic and Paralympic Games present across the curriculum, whether it is sport, art, maths, English or citizenship. The values of the Games are attributes we should all aspire to and qualities that we want to see in all of Norfolk’s children and young people. We hope that schools will embrace this competition and would urge as many young people as possible to take part.”
For further information, or to request an entry form, contact Anna McCarthy, Creative Projects Officer for Norfolk County Council, on 01603 638099 or anna.mccarthy@norfolk.gov.uk
Posted: September 2nd, 2011 | Author: bridget | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Christmas, competition, Crib Festival, event, St. Nicholas Church Preservation Trust, St. Nicholas Parish Church | No Comments »
OPENING EVENT: wednesday 7th December 2011 at 10.00 am
St. Nicholas Church Preservation Trust and the Parish of St. Nicholas have invited entries for the Tree/Crib Festival, which is hoped will be innovative, with both traditional trees and cribs and also those that are out of the ordinary. Imagination and lateral thinking were encouraged with the aim of creating a festival that will stand out from the other festivals in the area. 79 entries have been submitted.
As this is a fund-raising event for the fabric and organ of St. Nicholas Church a charge of £10 was asked for each exhibit (£5 for schools and colleges).
A charge of £2/adult will be made for those coming to see the festival (accompanied children under 16 years of age are free). Free entrance for exhibitors. There will be an opening ceremony on Wednesday 7th December at 10am. A trophy will be presented for the best tree or crib voted for by the public. They will be presented at the Mayor’s Carol Service on Friday 9th December in the evening.
A “Hunt the Snowman” competition will be organised for children.
The event will take place from Wednesday 7th to Saturday 10th December 2011 from 10.00am-4.00pm with a late opening until 7.30pm on Wednesday 7th December.
More information on the website: www.sncpt.co.uk
Posted: January 11th, 2011 | Author: eastcoastnet | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: competition, creative writing, young people | No Comments »
As part of its Common Values campaign and to mark international Human Rights Day on 10 December 2010, Liberty has launched a Liberty Schools Creative Writing Competition: Write Human Rights.
Why the Human Rights Act? Although the Human Rights Act is often misquoted and maligned in adult society, the rights and values it defends – fairness, equality, privacy, dignity and respect – often mirror those we look to encourage in our children. Liberty hopes that providing an opportunity for real engagement and understanding of the content and meaning of the Act will broaden respect for the essential rights and freedoms it upholds and protects, and what these mean for every one of us. For an interactive guide to the articles of the Human Rights Act and what they mean in plain English, visit www.love.commonvalues.org.uk
Entrants are being asked to write a short piece of poetry or prose inspired by any or all of the articles within the Act. An entry could be as much as the word-limit (150 – 250 words depending on age category) or as little as a sentence.
The winners will be announced in early July 2011. Entries will be judged by a panel of literary experts, including best-selling author and twice Booker-prize nominated author Ali Smith, best-selling children’s author Georgia Byng, author of best-selling teen superspy series Anthony Horowitz and publisher Simon Prosser. The winning entry will receive up to £500 to spend on books for their school and the chance to read their winning entry at a prestigious award ceremony in 2011.
Write Human Rights is open to any student that is a resident of Great Britain and aged between 4-16yrs. There are two categories for entry: ages 4-10 yrs and 11-16 years. Entries must be submitted by a Teacher, Tutor, Mentor, Youth Club Organiser or Parent/Guardian (if home educated) on behalf of their students. Teachers normally submit entries as part of a whole-class activity.
To register your school to take part in the competition please email a contact name, the name of your school, a contact email address and postal address to mailto://schools@liberty-human-rights.org.uk
Registration will close, and the competition will open for entries from Monday 28 February. The deadline for submissions will be 27 May 2011.