FALCON MEADOW, BUNGAY
Falcon Meadow Can we inspire you? The deadline for the Falcon Meadow Art Competition 2022 is 28 February – so there is still time to enter! If you’re a photographer or artist, and you need a bit of inspiration, these suggestions may help you get started. Dawn to dusk Choose your favourite view of the meadow and over the course of a day visit that spot three times to capture how the meadow looks at dawn, noon and dusk, using photographs or sketches. Think about the changing light, the people who use the meadow, the animals, or the way the river looks at different times of day. From here you can develop your favourite, or create a timeline of three. The world in a grain of sand The meadow offers wonderful inspiration, from sweeping landscapes to the tiniest creatures. For this activity, try to ‘zoom in’ on minute detail, such as the veins on a leaf, or frost on a branch. Capture a feeling Drawing or taking photos to capture a concept, rather than a thing, can be a great way to experiment with perception.
Try to draw or photograph the meadow to suggest emotions such as hope, loneliness, solace, community, youth, age, resilience. Use collage Choose a photo of the meadow that you love and then recreate it in collage. Maybe match the colours with snippets from old magazines, or combine material and paint for a mixed media effect. Create a junk sculpture A great one for all the family. Raid your recycling bin for boxes, bottles and shiny things and create a sculpture to represent the meadow; perhaps the nailbiting tension of the duck race, or the tranquillity of an early morning g walk.
Just one of the amazing artworks from last year’s competition
Have fun! Art helps us see the world differently, and we want to give everyone, of all ages and abilities, a chance to enjoy making things that share how you see our beautiful meadow. All entries will be displayed in a ‘virtual gallery’ on our website, and winners will receive a £10 art voucher.
For more details, visit our website www.falconmeadow.org.uk – or send your entries to info@falconmeadow.org.uk with a covering email to tell us your name, age and contact number. The deadline for entries is 28 February 2022. We can’t wait to see what you create!
Picture credit to Andrew Atterwill.
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