News article from Narrowboatworld.com

Arts festival for Mercia
Thursday, 28 April 2011 08:39

http://www.narrowboatworld.com/index.php/leatest/3140-art-festival-for-mercia

THE people at Mercia Marina, always on the look-out for new ideas are launching their own arts festival, to encourage artists, as part of the Willington Arts Festival.

The Trent & Mersey Canal marina is seeking artistic entries from people with any creative discipline that capture the essence of Mercia Marina's 74 acre beauty spot.

Four categories

Entries will be judged in four main categories—Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, and the best entries from each group will be exhibited as part of next year's Willington Arts Festival.

Some of the winners will also see their work appear in the marina's brochures and advertisements, and 12 of the entries are expected to feature in a 2013 calendar. The overall best entry, as judged by the marina, will also receive a prize (as yet to be determined) and have their work displayed at the marina.

The competition is officially launched at this year's festival, which takes place between 30th April and 2nd May.

Boaters

Robert Neff, General Manager of Mercia Marina, explained:

"Many of our boaters are keen painters and photographers and are regularly putting their talents to good use around the marina. Yet we are also keen to share this beautiful environment with other visitors, and we felt an art competition would be an ideal way to do that.

"Mercia Marina not only has large expanses of open water and brightly coloured canal boats, which lend themselves perfectly to artistic interpretation, it is also a real haven for wildlife. We look forward to welcoming artists of any age, capability and creative discipline to the marina. We're not necessarily looking for highly polished works of art—merely pieces which capture the artist's unique impression of the marina."

Any form

Works of art can be submitted in any form, including paintings, photography, sculpture, or any other creative medium. The competition is open to anyone, from school children to pensioners and from amateurs to professionals.

For further enquiries, contact 01283 703332 or email info@merciamarina.co.uk This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
The closing date for entries is 20th April, 2012.