It is a great honor to win an award, especially when the work in question was made especially for the place that being Chatham Historic Dockyard.
Thank you to the judges and thank you to the Dockyard Trust who thought to organize the exhibition and event.
I am showing my latest map of Chatham Historic Dockyard at the ‘Art in the Dockyard’ exhibition curated by Stephen Turner.
16th February – 6th May 2013
No.1 Smithery
Chatham Historic Dockyard
Kent ME4 4TE
www.thedockyard.co.uk/
The Atlas of Kent Publication is now available for sale from Waterstones bookshop in Canterbury, and the Turner Contemporary gallery in Margate.
Throughout the Kent Cultural Baton’s journey a wealth of curious tales have been gathered which will be brought together to form the Atlas of Kent. Presented as a published record and web based interactive resource the Atlas shows an alternative map of the county, displaying a snapshot of Kent’s fascinating history including Nicole Mollett’s spectacular, ‘Cultural Map of the Beasts, Legends and Arts of Kent’. The Map will serve as an archive creating a cultural legacy available for future generations to explore and discover.
The Atlas of Kent includes contributions from;
Erin Newell, Bridgette Ashton, Jon Adams, Duncan Ward, Charlotte Warne Thomas, Amy Curtis, Workers of Art, The Big Fish, Mark Sosbe, Steve MacPherson Rosa Ainley, Animate and Create, Jane Pitt, Sally O’Reilly, Acrojou, Simon Barker, Nick Snelling, Abake, Iain Aitch, Sue Jones, Gayle Chong Kwan, Peter Fillingham, Colin Priest, Jeremy Millar, Lloyd Durling, Maggie Rose, Toni Batey, The Batons, Emrys Plant, Tom Swift, Stour Valley Arts, Matt Rowe, Dolores de Sade, Ros Barker & Franny Swann, Luce Choules, Martin Latham, Nick Jordan, Jacob Cartwright, Jessica Ackermann, Cara Flynn, Brian Dillon, Adam Chodzko, and FAF Arts.
Judging John Downton Awards
This exhibition is held annually to encourage and celebrate the creativity of the county’s young artists. Students from all of Kent’s schools and colleges are invited to participate, and the best examples of their painting and drawing submissions are exhibited at County Hall in Maidstone. Hosted by KCC on behalf of the John Downton Trust, the exhibition commemorates the life and work of John Downton, the celebrated Kent artist, poet and philosopher.
This year the following panel will judge the entries:
In coming to their decisions the judges will spend a day discussing and debating the merits of each individual piece exhibited.
The winners will be announced at an awards evening held on 15 November.
The John Downton Awards for Young Artists, 16 November – 3 December 2012