Holly Bouzaglo with her picture
SCHOOLCHILDREN have drawn illustrations of some of the town’s best-known landmarks for a new calendar to raise money for arts charity Culture Warrington.
Youngsters from a number of Warrington schools and an art group took part in a competition set up by Culture Warrington, the charity which runs Pyramid and Parr Hall and Warrington Museum and Art Gallery, to create a stunning calendar which is on sale now.
Andrea Morley, fundraising and sponsorship officer for Culture Warrington, explained the inspiration for the project entitled Warrington Through the Eyes of Our Children: “We were really keen to come up with a way of engaging our local young people while celebrating Warrington’s rich heritage.
“The children who took part really got on board with the idea of recreating some of Warrington’s best-known landmarks and drew stunning depictions of a variety of locations, from Walton Hall Gardens to The Guardians in the town centre.
“Their entries are really eye-catching and we’d like to thank them for putting so much effort into their drawings.
“The quality of artwork was outstanding and we received over 1,300 pieces of artwork.”
The top prize went to Holly Bouzaglo from Stockton Heath Primary School for her colourful oil pastel sketch of the town’s iconic Golden Gates, made all the more poignant for their current absence due to restoration work.
The 11-year-old said she was very surprised to win, although art is one of her favourite subjects, but she was proud that her image would be appearing on the front page of the calendar.
The other children whose work was chosen to appear in the calendar were Hina Fazel, Annabel Jones, Millie Manuel, Bradley Kernahan, Chloe Shaw, Max Cook, Hannah Bond, Theo Pugh, Olivia Ann Whitlow, Olivia Brassell, Lucy Brindle and Summer Ashworth.
The standard was so high that the work of runners up – Esmee Parker, Ruby Ella Boyd, Hannah Nestor, Marshall Anders, Eve Powell, Nanayaa Odro, Vlad Balutiu and Jaymie Howard – is also featured on the back of the calendar.
Joining Andrea on the judging panel were the Mayor of Warrington, Cllr Karen Mundry, Warrington Museum and Art Gallery education and learning officer Katy Melville and Culture Warrington chairman Maureen Banner.
Mrs Banner said the quality of the artwork, which totalled more than 1,300 pieces, was outstanding.
“The standard of work submitted was really wonderful, the talent our young people demonstrated was incredible.
“Holly was selected as the winner for the quality and standard of her drawing, she is clearly a very talented girl and she should be proud.
“The Golden Gates are one of Warrington’s claims to fame and Holly has managed to capture the intricate detail of the metalwork which makes them such a treasure.”
The calendar, which costs £4.95, is on sale now and can be bought from Culture Warrington and LiveWire sites, online at culturewarrington.org or at the Calendar Club outlet in town centre
Proceeds will be fed back into repeating the project next year and there is also an option to round the sale up to £6 to include a donation of £1.05 towards Culture Warrington’s education activities which are offered to local schools.
