18 Apr 2023
Could your school’s art department benefit from £1,000 towards essential supplies?
The Maltings Art Prize is a competition for youngsters aged four to 18 offering a top prizes to the winning child and their school.
Run by The Maltings Shopping Centre, this year the contest is looking for 2D artwork or 3D ceramics on one of two themes: ‘Natural Form’ or ‘Literature’.
All finalists will receive trophies recognising their work, and the winning pieces will go on display at the gala awards ceremony later this year.
Centre manager Phil Corrigan said: “We have run this initiative for several years now and we have always had an overwhelming response, this year we hope to attract even more schools and look forward to receiving even more pieces of wonderful artwork.
“We are always looking at ways of engaging with the local community and this project is designed to support and encourage the development of art skills from the students of St Albans-based schools, we hope this year’s themes inspire the budding young artists in St Albans – good luck everyone!”
There are five different groups for entries: Group One (Years 12-13, ages 16 – 18) Group Two (Years 9-11, ages 13-16), Group Three (Years 6 to 8, ages 10-13), Group Four (Years 3-5, ages seven to 10) and Group Five (Reception to Year 2, ages four to seven).
Pupils are invited to use pencils, inks, watercolours, acrylic paints, oil pastels, fixed chalk pastels and ceramics, but prints and photographs are not permitted. Groups One and Two should use A4 to A3 maximum, Groups Three, Four and Five A4 maximum, and ceramics should be no bigger than 30cm by 30cm.
Artwork should include the child’s name, contact details, date of birth, name of current school and group category they are entering.
Schools should register via email to MaltingsArtPrize@gmail.com using the subject of Maltings Art Prize between now and 5pm on April 21 2023, and artwork should be dropped off at the management office at The Maltings Shopping Centre by July 17 2023.
