Results tagged “Competition” from Culture & Creativity

There are some fantastic prizes up for grabs in this competition, and with the deadline in the second week of the autumn term, its a great way for schools to get their year off to a creative start!

 

Primary, secondary and special schools in Gateshead are invited to design a decorative light to adorn Gateshead this winter.

Children are asked to draw a design based on a seasonal theme, and the winning design will be made into a light that will be displayed in Gateshead town centre. The winning design will be reproduced as a line drawing, as close to the original as possible. This drawing will be interpreted by Blanchere Illumination UK, to create a light using an aluminium frame and coloured rope light.

Read on for details of the fantastic prizes and how to enter!

Year Eight students at Lord Lawson of Beamish School have won a competition to design a 40 foot long mural. The project came about when Bill Fullen, Chief Executive of Gateshead Housing Company, approached the school following the success of a previous Christmas card design competition. Students were asked to design a mural for Gateshead Housing's Head Office in Team Valley, which would tie in with local landmarks.

 

Congratulations to Zak Ridley, a pupil at Furrowfield School who entered the Unilever International Schools Art Project competition publicised in a recent e-bulletin. Zak has made it into the top 25 artists and currently has his work on show at Tate Liverpool. Zak's work, entitled Zak's Nightmare,

will be on show until Saturday 24 January.

Do you live, work or receive full time education in Gateshead? If so, the Council are inviting you to reach for the stars with this short story competition. As 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy, the competition takes the title 'Reach for the Stars' which you can interpret as you wish.

The closing date is noon on Monday 9 March 2009. Winning entries will be published on Gateshead Council's website and will be available in all Gateshead libraries.

There are also cash prizes for the winners: 11 years and under: 1st prize £50 / 2nd prize £35 / 3rd prize £15

12 - 18 years: 1st prize £75 / 2nd prize £50 / 3rd prize £25

Over 18 years 1st prize £150 / 2nd prize £100 / 3rd prize £75.

 For more info, or to enter, send a copy of your story to dorothycameron@gateshead.gov.uk you should also include your name, address, postcode, telephone number, email address, age on 9 March 2009 (if 18 or under), school currently attended and title of work submitted. This information should not be written on the story itself, and the story should not have been published or read on television, radio or stage. This competition is not open to Gateshead Council employees.

Gateshead Council's short story competition is open to anyone who lives, works or receives full-time education in Gateshead (excluding Gateshead Council Libraries & Arts employees). As 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy, the competition takes the title 'Reach for the Stars' which you can interpret as you wish. The closing date is noon on Monday 9 March 2009. Winning entries will be published on Gateshead Council's website and will be available in all Gateshead libraries. There are also cash prizes for the winners: 11 years and under: 1st prize £50 / 2nd prize £35 / 3rd prize £15 12 - 18 years: 1st prize £75 / 2nd prize £50 / 3rd prize £25 Over 18 years 1st prize £150 / 2nd prize £100 / 3rd prize £75 To enter, send a copy of your story to dorothycameron@gateshead.gov.uk you should also include your name, address, postcode, telephone number, email address, age on 9 March 2009 (if 18 or under), school currently attended and title of work submitted. This information should not be written on the story itself, and the story should not have been published or read on television, radio or stage.