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Voting opens to find
Merseyside's young X-Factor artists, so please vote today!
MORE than 900 pupils entered this year's
Dot Art Schools competition and are hoping for your votes to see their artwork
on display in a free public exhibition at St George's Hall later this spring.
Almost 1,000 pieces of art from 53 primary and secondary schools across
Merseyside were entered in to this year's competition, making it the largest to
date.
The online inter school art contest, which is now in its 4th year, gives both
Years 6 and 9 pupils across the Liverpool City region the opportunity to
showcase their artistic talents and have their work displayed in the exhibition.
The judges have narrowed it down to their top 3 entries from each school ready
for the public vote. The artwork with the most votes from each participating
school will form part of the 2 week exhibition, which opens in May 2016.
The shortlisting panel includes
representatives from some of Merseyside's best-known arts and cultural
institutions, including Polly Brannan from Liverpool Biennial, Sandra Penketh
from National Museums Liverpool and Metal Liverpool's Jenny Porter.
Polly Brannan, education curator at Liverpool Biennial, said:- "It is a
privilege to be part of the shortlisting panel for Dot- Art Schools this year.
The standard of work is outstanding and that made my job extremely difficult. I
am so encouraged by the number of talented young artists we have in Liverpool."
Dot-Art Schools project manager Carolyn Murray added:- "The competition is
designed to celebrate the creative and artistic talents of young people in
Merseyside to nurture and develop the next generation of rising stars.
It is a fantastic chance for pupils to showcase their skills and artwork to
their parents, family and the wider community in a free public exhibition in one
of Britain's most iconic buildings."
Last year more than 3,000 votes were cast with
pupils from Rainhill High School, West Kirby Residential School, Cardinal Heenan
Catholic School, St Patrick's Primary School, Gwladys Street Community Primary
School and Springwood Heath Primary awarded prizes.
Posters with images of the top 3 entries from each school will displayed at
selected Merseyrail train stations nearest to the schools to encourage people to
vote for their favourite.
The overall winners will be chosen at a prize giving ceremony by special guest
judge Susan M Coles, a former president of the National Society for Education in
Art and Design (NSEAD).
Following the exhibition at St George's Hall, artworks will also be displayed at
1 of Merseyrail's City Centre Train Stations.
View the shortlist and vote for the work you would like to see on show at St
George's Hall please click on
here. Voting
will close at midnight on, Saturday, 30 April 2016.
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