Young Chesterfield artists urged to enter lockdown-inspired work for chance to win

Young artists are encouraged to enter their lockdown-inspired artwork for a chance to win a prestigious competition as part of a virtual festival in Chesterfield.
An art student working at Chesterfield College before lockdown.An art student working at Chesterfield College before lockdown.
An art student working at Chesterfield College before lockdown.

The virtual festival at Chesterfield College includes an end-of-year exhibition of work from photography, fine art, graphic design, digital, media, fashion and performing arts students, which would normally take place in the college.

Teachers at the college were keen to ensure students didn’t miss out on the chance to exhibit their work because of Covid-19 so they have created a virtual showcase.

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Dave Smith, curriculum operations manager for visual and performing arts said: “It has been a privilege to see the work created by such a talented group of students.

“They have worked extremely well over the last few months, under challenging circumstances.

“It is a credit to their dedication and passion for their subject which has resulted in well executed final pieces.

“The virtual arts festival has given us an opportunity to celebrate, congratulate and thank our students and teachers for their hard work and successes over the year.

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“Exhibiting work is also an important part of preparing students for working in the creative industries.”

The college also relaunched its ‘Young Artist of the Year’ competition as part of the festival.

Working with the Derbyshire Times, the college is calling for children and young people from across the county, aged eight to 18, to draw, paint, sculpt or take photographs of anything which reflects the theme of ‘The Pandemic and Me’.

An expert judging panel from the college’s visual arts department and Phil Bramley from the Derbyshire Times will then select winners.

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Dave added: “We want to inspire people to keep being creative from home or school during the pandemic.

“I’m excited to see the range of work we will receive and I look forward to being able to showcase and share the wonderful art.”

Young artists can submit their work until August 16.

More information about the different categories as well as the rules of entry, and how to submit work can be found at www.chesterfield.ac.uk/yaoty/.