Pershore Plum Festival is launching an Art Competition for 2021! Open to children (aged 4+) and adults, the competition will form part of a wider series of events inspired by a two year long Market Gardening Heritage Project conducted by the Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service at The Hive in Worcester.
Their work has aimed to create, and preserve, a record of the history and heritage of market gardening throughout the Vale of Evesham. As part of this work they have carried out a survey of surviving market garden buildings, restored three as heritage sites, created oral testimonies of local memories and held a programme of public events and displays.
We would like Art Competition entrants to use this archive as inspiration. Entrants might make a trip to the hovel sites restored as part of the project and complete a sketch on site. You might be inspired by an oral testimony about life on the land or speak to one of your own relatives whose experiences of market gardening might inspire a creative response! You might have even worked in the industry yourself and wish to express your memories through the medium of art.
We would like Art Competition entrants to use this archive as inspiration. Entrants might make a trip to the hovel sites restored as part of the project and complete a sketch on site. You might be inspired by an oral testimony about life on the land or speak to one of your own relatives whose experiences of market gardening might inspire a creative response! You might have even worked in the industry yourself and wish to express your memories through the medium of art.
Competition Information
Theme of the Competition: Market Gardening Heritage
Official Launch: January 2021
Separate Competitions for adults* and children aged 4+*
Deadline for entries: Wednesday 2nd June 2021
Prizes to be awarded to all winning entrants
Youth Competition - Bundle-prizes for winning entrants’ schools
Winning entries exhibited at Pershore Town Hall: Saturday 14th – Saturday 21st August 2021
*terms and conditions apply
Official Launch: January 2021
Separate Competitions for adults* and children aged 4+*
Deadline for entries: Wednesday 2nd June 2021
Prizes to be awarded to all winning entrants
Youth Competition - Bundle-prizes for winning entrants’ schools
Winning entries exhibited at Pershore Town Hall: Saturday 14th – Saturday 21st August 2021
*terms and conditions apply
Launch Event
In January 2021, we intend to co-host an online Launch Event in collaboration with Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service. This will launch both the Art Competition and the Schools Resource Pack created as a result of the Market Gardening Heritage Project. For more information, click here.
By completing the form below, you can express interest in attending this event, and indicate any preferences over when it is held.
By completing the form below, you can express interest in attending this event, and indicate any preferences over when it is held.
Youth Competition
The Youth Competition will be split into four age categories:
With the possibility of winning, or selected entries being exhibited, it would also provide schools with the opportunity to support and encourage their students who have particular interests in artistic disciplines outside of the classroom. For secondary schools with pupils looking to pursue further study in artistic disciplines, this will provide a fantastic opportunity to encourage students to begin developing their own repertoire/body of work.
Entrants must present a completed entry form alongside their artwork in order be successfully entered into the competition.
- 4 – 7 years;
- 8 – 11years;
- 12 – 14 years and
- 15 – 18 years.
With the possibility of winning, or selected entries being exhibited, it would also provide schools with the opportunity to support and encourage their students who have particular interests in artistic disciplines outside of the classroom. For secondary schools with pupils looking to pursue further study in artistic disciplines, this will provide a fantastic opportunity to encourage students to begin developing their own repertoire/body of work.
Entrants must present a completed entry form alongside their artwork in order be successfully entered into the competition.
Adult Competition
The Adult Competition will be split into two categories: Amateur and Professional. Each category will be judged separately, and prizes awarded to winners of both categories.
Entrants must present a completed entry form alongside their artwork in order be successfully entered into the competition.
Entrants must present a completed entry form alongside their artwork in order be successfully entered into the competition.
If you have any questions about these art competitions, please feel free to contact us at art@pershoreplumfestival.org.uk or 01386 565564 and we will be happy to help.
