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Art

One of the highlights of our year is the Marsh Mill Art Competition, held at Marsh Mill in Thornton. The competition is open to all amateur artists in the Fylde Wyre and Blackpool districts. The competition is supported by Melrose Investments who own the site and provide the first prize as a gesture of community goodwill. Also in support is the management of Twelve Restaurant who provide a further monetary prize and also refreshments for our prize giving ceremony held in the square at one of our musical events in August. Art prizes are also provided by Grantham’s art supplies.
The prize giving event is a musical occasion and we usually invite the Mayor of Wyre to present the winning artists with their prizes. It is also an event that is supported by other local businesses in the craft village making this project a truly interactive event.

After judging the art works, in July the competition becomes an exhibition open to the public until the end of August. Most artists offer their work for sale and last year 8 paintings were sold to the public. This is a testimony to the high standard of art entered and proves our point that local people have artistic talent, that can rival more experienced palettes! No need to take our word for this however as a sample of the paintings is provided from the winners of the competition displayed in our art calendar for 2010.

The winner this year was a lovely vibrant abstract painting by Sharon Powell a member of the Windmill Art Group in Cleveleys. 2nd prize was Maria Bertoloni an independent artist from Blackpool and third prize Paul Harding an independent artist from Poulton.

So if you are a budding artist and want to enter: then download the rules and entry form here. This project is a community event aimed at promoting local artists and we are eager to receive entries from beginners as well.

Years: [ 2012 ]

2012 Art Calendar

Here is a selection from the 2012 calendar. All these paintings were used in the Fylde C.A.P. 2010 calendar. The winning entries for the 2013 calendar will appear here before the end of January 2013.