Sefton Young Artist of the Year 2020

13 May – 4 July 2020

Discover the next generation of artists in our Sefton Young Artist of The Year competition.

The Atkinson in partnership with The Arts Society Southport invited Young Artists aged 11-18 living in the Sefton Borough to submit one photograph of an original artwork to the competition, exhibited on The Atkinson’s website.

With over 120 entries received, the competition showcases the emerging talent in Sefton across a variety of artistic practices.

The competition winners were announced on Thursday 28 May 2020 and awarded prizes donated by The Arts Society Southport.

Jemma Tynan, Exhibitions and Learning Officer, The Atkinson
‘A huge congratulations to all the young artists who sent in their artwork for The Young Artist of The Year Competition. Their creativity and talent challenged the judges and they took many things into consideration to decide the winners and commended works. Thank you to The Art Society Southport for their sponsorship and support.’

Beatrice McIntosh, Arts Society Southport
‘I was very impressed with the variety and sheer scale of entries in this first digital competition. It is part of our remit to encourage creativity and young arts to flourish and we are very happy to be involved in supporting this Competition and thank The Atkinson for providing the platform for this event.’

Click the thumbnails to see the artworks in full.

Competition Winners

: Resting Robin, Layla Parry, Watercolour

: Cry Me A River, Millie Roberts, Coloured Pencil And Paint

: Boredom, Charlotte Booth, Pen

: Microscopic, Imogen Turner, Ink On Board

: Isolation, Kara Kewley Smith, Pencil

: The Lucky Squirrel, Scarlett Wilkins, Digital Hand Drawn Animation On Photograph Background

: Natural Forms, Charlotte Cook, Mixed Media

: Reading Time, Karla Horridge, Oil

: Persephone Falls, Felix Bode, Acrylic Paint On Canvas

Commended

: Angel Falls, Lewis Jones, Acrylic

: Bonfire Night, Connor, Paint With Cling Film

: The Sweet Smell Of Spring, Emily Scott-Norton, Photograph

: My Best Friend Angel, Alexandra Pethard, Watercolour

: All Eyes On Me, Jessica Dolan, Mixed Media

: Vintage, Faith Appleton, Acrylic On Board

: Rainbow Fusion, Eleanor Newton, Mixed Media

: Sitting, Penny Fletcher, Pastel Pencil

: The Claw, Zivai Cairns, Clay

Competition Entries

Young Artists Age 11

: Utsukushi-sa (Inspired By The Japanese Mountains), Ava Doran, Watercolour & Pencil

: Resting Robin, Layla Parry, Watercolour

: Angel Falls, Lewis Jones, Acrylic

: Liverpool At Night, Lucas Jones, Photograph

: Royal Albert Dock, Sean O’Brien, Graphite Pencil

: Side View Of Owl Face, Grace Keelan, Pencil

Young Artists Age 12

: All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go, Erin Barker, Photograph

: Anne Alour, Caitlin Mills-Ingram, Colour Pencil

: Allan Bank, Alice Griffiths Tisdall, Pen & Watercolour

: Reflections Of A City, Georgie Wilson, Acrylic

: Pennywise The Clown (From IT), Tania Jones, Coloured Pencil

: Road Trip, Alfie Austin, Graphite Pencil

: Fireworks, Declan, Painting With A Fork

: Abstract – Malala Yousafzia, Lexie Kane, Paint

: Bonfire Night, Connor, Paint With Cling Film

: In The style Of Jackson Pollock, Cole, Marbling Inks And String On Paper

: Cry Me A River, Millie Roberts, Coloured Pencil And Paint

: Winter Landscape, Adam, Charcoal

Young Artists Age 13

: Boredom, Charlotte Booth, Pen

: Evergreen Spring, Alex Magee, Photograph

: Poppy Fields, Joe, Paint And Flour

: Harley Quinn (Character From DC Comics), Emilie Riley, Pencil

: Changing Seasons, Mikey, Shaving Foam And Indian Ink

: The Sweet Smell Of Spring, Emily Scott-Norton, Photograph

: Fire Of London Inspired By Turner, John, Ink Print On Card

: Through The Microscope, Tommy-Lee, Nail Varnish And Marbling Inks On Paper

: On Reflection, Bethany McGee, Photograph

: Landscape In Winter, Jack H, Pastel And Charcoal

Young Artists Age 14

: Arrival, Joel Shakleton, Digital Artwork

: Hisan, George Kenny, Biro

: Amid Clouds, Kaja Kosciolowska, Pastel And Gel Pen

: Pensive, Festus Horridge, Pencil

: Moving Clouds, Freya Thornton, Acrylic Paint And Gel Pen

: As The Sun Goes Down, Max King, Photograph

: The Day She Died, Lilly-May Maddox, Ink And Biro

: Clouds, Verity Casstles, Gel Pens

: Lunar Landscape, Darragh, Flour, Paint, Glue And Inks

: Happy Hippy, Daisy Cartwright, Acrylic

: Unique Art Designs, Alice Weekes, Acrylic

: Pop Art – Anne Frank, Amelia Kane, Paint

: Evening, Rosemary Appleton, Acrylic Paint And Gel Pen

: In Between Emotions, Elizabeth Stevenson, Pencil

: Reflecting Calm (Taken At Lunt Meadow), Aiden Brown, Photograph

: Microscopic, Imogen Turner, Ink On Board

: Strength (Of The NHS, Even With The World Crumbling Around Them), Caleb Nickson, Coloured Pencil

: Winter Wood, Ryan, Marbling Ink And Indian Ink

: Shifting Time, Polly Nicholson, Gel Pen

: My Best Friend Angel, Alexandra Pethard, Watercolour

: Thinking, Daisy Taft, Pencil

Young Artists Age 15

: The Lucky Squirrel, Scarlett Wilkins, Digital Hand Drawn Animation On Photograph Background

: All Eyes On Me, Jessica Dolan, Mixed Media

: Simply Beautiful, Emily Goate, Photograph

: Space, Bradley, Mixed Media – Sand And Paint On Board

: Through The Microscope, Harry, Nail Varnish And Marbling Inks On Paper

: Isolation, Kara Kewley Smith, Pencil

: Any Other Day, Medha Pullagura, Pencil

: Autumn, Mwansa, Paint With Cling Film

: London Cityscape – Inspired By Paul Kenton, Alison Sweeney, Ink Pen And Watercolour Wash

: Bottle Top, Layton, Bottle Top And Paint

: Free Hong Kong, Nicole Wong, Acrylic Paint And Spray Paint On Canvas

: Here Comes The Sun, Ruby Garforth, Acrylic Paint On Vinyl Record

: The Big If, Penny Page, Acrylic

: Teenage Angst, Erinn Harrison, Pencil

: Winter, Jack B, Ink On Polaroid

: Endangered, Jamie Warner, Graphite And Colour Pencil

: Moonlighting, Molly Doyle, Fine Liner

: In The Style Of Jackson Pollock, James, Paint On Tile

: Barren Land In The Style Of Peter Doig, Nathan B, Acrylic On Paper

Young Artists Age 16

: Untitled – In The Style Of Gerhard Richter, Sam, Paint On Canvas

: Animal Instinct, Amy Denn, Watercolour Paint And Pencil

: Winter Print, Sonny, Shaving Foam And Paint

: Natural Forms, Charlotte Cook, Mixed Media

: Landscape In The Style Of Peter Doig, Oliver H, Chalk, Charcoal And Pastel

: Clark’s Evolution, Evie Clark, Monoprint And Pencil

: The Dress Of Modern Day, Daisy Boulton, Plastic

: Deep In Thought, Grace Wilson, Oil On Canvas

: Liver, Barnaby Cunningham, Photograph,

: Natural Forms, Beth Noble, Quink And Bleach

: Vintage, Faith Appleton, Acrylic On Board

: Cloud Study, Mia Brooks, Pencil

: Clash, Anya Jarvis, Biro

: Help The Horses, Lucy Barrow, Watercolour

: Van Gogh Sky, Theo, Flour, Oats And Paint

: Finally Free, Roshini Brown, Mixed Media

: Eygptian Beyonce, Hannah Rowan, Pastel And Paint Background

: Landscape In The Style Of Peter Doig, Jordan, Chalk, Charcoal And Pastel

Young Artists Age 17

: Quarantined, Katy Evans, Acrylic

: Arora Borealis Inspired By The Art Sherpa – Cinamon Cooney, Jack Rimmer, Acrylic

: Catherdral (After David Bomberg), Cameron Prout, Charcoal

: My Liverpool, Hannah Pike, DSLR Photograph Filmstrip

: Deforestation, India Bacon, Lino Print And Pen

: Hope, Katie Jones, Photograph

: Incoming Storm, Harry Nicholson, Pencil And Graphite

: Moon, Ellie Wright, DSLR Photograph Through A Telescopic Lens

: Reading Time, Karla Horridge, Oil

: Our Self Image, Emilie Harrison, Acrylic On Canvas Paper

: Rainbow Fusion, Eleanor Newton, Mixed Media

: Sitting, Penny Fletcher, Pastel Pencil

: The Butterfly Wings, Sam Charles Richardson, Watercolour & Acrylic

: Untitled – In The Style Of Gerhard Richter, Tildi, Squeegee, Flour, Salt And Paint

: Together (After Thomas Saliot), Rebecca Batley, Oil On Canvas

: New York, Isobel Evans, Pencil

: Sooty And Richard, Joshua David Jones, Pencil

: Places To Go (After Monica Lee), Sophie Everett, Pencil

: Window Study (After John Ruskin), Anya Hall-Lyon, Watercolour

: Town Life, Amber, Pastel & Pencil

Young Artists Age 18

: Patterns In Nature, Emily Solkin, Paper

: Persephone Falls, Felix Bode, Acrylic Paint On Canvas

: Landscape Inspired By Peter Doig, Josh, Acrylic Paint, Ink And Salt

: Myself Triptych, Katie Abbas, Acrylic On Paper

: The Meat Heads, Dean Barker, Mixed Media Including Clay, Wire & Acrylic

: My White Hand, Faye Tucker, Surrealist DSLR Photographs

: The Fall Of Man Triptych, Ellie Blundell, Acrylic

: The Claw, Zivai Cairns, Clay

: Equal Status?, Mya Barker, DSLR Photograph Filmstrip

: Dinosaur, Louis, Oil Pastels

: Jumping Off The Page, Erin Kennedy, DSLR Photograph Slow Exposure

: Wilde Flowers, Leona Riley, Pencil And Watercolour

: St Barbara, Ellie Waters, Acrylic

: Untitled – In The Style Of Gerhard Richter, Matt, Squeegee And Paint

: A Perfect Christmas Present For A Dr Who Obsessed Sister, Sophia Parslew, Hand Sewn Textiles (Set of 13)

: All Smiles – The Murderer And His Victim, Emma Reynolds, Acrylic On Paper

: Power Struggle, Arran Messenger, Charcoal

Prizes

The artworks were reviewed by a panel appointed by the Atkinson. All works were judged on individual merit and the judges’ decision is final. No correspondence or discussion was entered into. Winners were announced on Thursday 28 May. Winners received arts vouchers to be redeemed online.

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

The Borough of Culture is awarded by Liverpool City Region to either Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens or Wirral on an annual basis. The initiative was introduced in 2018 to allow each borough to provide cultural programmes for local communities. In 2020 Sefton’s Borough of Culture programme focuses on storytelling, local history and the environment.
mysefton.co.uk/category/seftonculture2020