I believe it’s good to celebrate creativity, and the recent art and photography competitions sponsored by the Dearne Community Arts’ Festival and Big Local Goldthorpe & Bolton-on-Dearne have proved that creativity is alive and well, not only in our area but in our churches!
Overall winner of the adult photography competition is Stacey Turner, with her picture of lemurs at Yorkshire Wildlife Park dubbed ‘crisp, clear and focussing perfectly on the subject’ by competition judge, Stan Bulmer.
Ann Shirley Swales won 2nd prize with her photograph of her garden:
Gemma Martin won 3rd prize with her photograph of sheep in the snow:
One of the aims of the competitions was to involve younger people in the arts too. In the 12-18 category, Connor Brown from Dearne ALC was commended for his action shot of skateboarding:
Bethany Sykes took the 2nd prize with her scene of rocks and sea:
In the under 11 category, Grace Martin won with her own take on ‘Where I Live’, showing the fridge magnets at her home!
In the art competition, judged by local community artist Pete Deakin, the overall winner in the adult category was Pam Iles for her nostalgic picture combining location, people and history:
Gemma Martin won the 2nd prize for her innovative 3D piece on light and trees:
Ann Shirley Swales won 3rd prize with her painting of Phoenix Park:
Pupils from Year 8 at Dearne ALC won all the prizes in the 12-18 category:
1st prize – Hermione Law
2nd prize – Jack Leyton
3rd prize – Charlotte Tonge
Grace again won the under 11 competition:
Winning entries will be on display at the Dearne Community Arts’ Festival at the Dearne Playhouse on 1 & 2 September (11 a.m. – 5 p.m.)