Swindon Art Club announce children’s art competition

Swindon’s largest children’s visual arts organisation has announced their summer art competition and exhibition for children across the town.

Let’s Create Art Club, founded by artist Rachel Bray, allows children to explore painting, drawing, sculpture and design in a safe, fun, and pressure-free environment through after-school clubs and holiday art camps for children aged four to twelve.

To mark this summer like no other, Let’s Create Art Club are launching their town-wide art competition, ‘Let’s Create Swindon Summer Art Competition’.

Rachel said: “I have run a few competitions for schools we have our clubs in over the years, but nothing on this scale. I want as many local children to be included and exhibited, plus, they have the chance to win some fantastic prizes!”

The theme for the competition is ‘My Imagination’, where KS1 and KS2 aged children who attend any Swindon primary school can take part.

Rachel said: “I chose the theme of ‘My Imagination' because it was broad and will allow children to fully embrace their creative ideas and have them shine through in their artwork.”

They can use any artistic medium to create their pieces as long as they are A4-sized, 2D, dry and hard copies (not photograph copies or digital art) when submitting.

Rachel said: “Competitions like these are about far more than prizes. They give children confidence, time to express themselves and see that their ideas have value. To have an exhibition of children's artwork at the end of the competition and the start of the summer holidays is going to be so exciting for them.”

To submit their artwork, students will hand their completed pieces into their school office where it will be collected after the deadline. All Swindon schools are invited to take part and should a school decide not to participate, get in touch with Let’s Create Art Club to submit directly.

The deadline for entries is Monday 6 July.

The winner, runners-ups and highly commended submissions will be announced the week commencing Monday 13 July.

The variety of prizes available for the lucky winner and runners up of the ‘Let’s Create Swindon Summer Art Competition’, are art hampers, days at summer Art Camp as well as Amazon and Hobby Craft gift vouchers.

From the end of July, selected artwork will be showcased at Let’s Create Art Club’s summer exhibition at the Richard Jefferies Museum, next to Coate Water Country Park in South Swindon. Children and families will be able to visit the museum and see their work in a gallery setting.

Rachel said: “By exhibiting selected entries and sharing their work we are showing children their creativity matters and deserves to be seen. I hope they will feel incredibly proud when they see their work exhibited in a museum!”

Let’s Create Art Club is a member of the Institute of Children’s Activity Providers (ICAP), ensuring the club meets high standards for safety, inclusion and engagement.

Learn more at https://www.letscreateartclub.co.uk/