Lichfield Cathedral, ‘Finding the Next Turner’! Painting and Photography competition.
Posted on Jul 28, 2016Lichfield Cathedral, working with Peter Walker, The Cathedral’s Artist in Residence, is inviting artists (painters and photographers) to participate in an exciting new competition to capture Lichfield Cathedral in a new way. For one afternoon on Saturday 20th August, artists are invited to set up their easels and tripods to paint or photograph the Cathedral.
A panel will select the best painting and best photographic image from those who register for the competition and winning artists will receive a prize in both painting and photographic categories. This includes the rare opportunity of having their artwork exhibited alongside one of the countries greatest ever artists during an exhibition at the Cathedral in the summer of 2017. This special exhibition Lichfield Cathedral, A View Through Time will showcase number of works by Masters, including Lichfield Cathedral from the South West painted in 1832 by J W Turner. This particular work was recently bequeathed to the Cathedral and will be on show at this exhibition for the first time in many years. The winning painting will be framed by one of the countries leading framers, Kingswood Frames, in preparation for the exhibition. The winning photograph will be printed as a 20×30 inch canvas print provided by Frosts Photo Centre, again in preparation of the exhibition.
Interested artists need to register in advance with Lichfield Cathedral by email to Jason.dyer@lichfield-catehdral.org and attend on the day to participate in the competition. Artists must provide their own materials, easels, chairs and cover in case of bad weather.
