Download entry form: Word / PDF
Competition deadline: 17 August 2024
Online exhibition: 24 August 2024
Winner announced: 4 September 2024
The Atkinson, in partnership with The Arts Society Southport, would like to invite anyone over 18 with links to the Sefton Borough to take part in our third Poetry and Creative Writing Competition.
Responding to artworks featured across two exhibitions at The Atkinson, Philip Connard and Edwardian Impressionists, you are invited to submit one entry with a maximum of 1000 words.
The competition is for poetry, stories, song lyrics, essays, letters, blogs, zines or any form of creative writing you can come up with.
The entries will be reviewed by a panel appointed by The Atkinson. Winners receive a prize awarded by The Arts Society and their creative writing will be displayed in the Art Gallery
Inspirations
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- The River Tang, 1913. Philip Connard 1875-1958. © Manchester Art Gallery / Bridgeman Images
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- Suffolk Pastoral, Philip Connard, 1875-1958. Atkinson Art Gallery Collection.
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- Theatre of Young Artists, Dieppe, France, Walter Richard Sickert (1860–1942). Atkinson Art Gallery Collection.
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- The Ratcatcher, c.1922, Philip Connard, 1875-1958. Atkinson Art Gallery Collection.
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- The Bathers Frederick William Jackson (1859 – 1918). Atkinson Art Gallery Collection.
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- An Eastern Gown, William Orpen, 1878-1931. Atkinson Art Gallery Collection.
Partners
The Arts Society Southport brings people together through a shared curiosity for the arts. Their events provide welcoming places to hear expert lecturers share their specialist knowledge about the arts. Their members contribute to and preserve our artistic heritage through volunteering and grants. Their work creates a better, healthier and more connected society.
theartssocietysouthport.org.uk
Posted on 1 June 2024 under Exhibition, General news
