Art in the Dockyard 2008

Sheilagh Dyson, of Maidstone, won the ‘Best in Show’ Award at the biennial ‘Art in the Dockyard Open Competition’ at The Historic Dockyard Chatham. The award was presented at a special Gala Preview Evening for artists and their family and friends on Friday 12th September.

According to the judges Sheilagh’s winning piece of artwork titled simply ‘No. 3 Slip’ was “both inspirational and imaginative and completely met the requirements of the theme ‘Ideas and Innovations at the former Royal Dockyard Chatham’ “. Her work was a mixed media entry and incorporated photographic images of the impressive wooden No.3 Covered Slip at The Historic Dockyard on a necklace and bracelet.

Sheilagh was presented with a cheque for £500 donated by the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) and the Joe Binns Cup by Admiral Sir Ian Garnett, Chairman of Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust.

Amateur and Professional artists and photographers have been working in The Historic Dockyard since May to prepare their entries for this year’s Open Competition and Exhibition working to the theme for 2008 - ‘Ideas and Innovations at the former Royal Dockyard Chatham’.’

Admiral Sir Ian Garnett, Chairman of Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, opened the evening by welcoming everyone and thanked all those who had contributed work to the competition and exhibition. The standard was again high and all were to be congratulated. He also thanked the supporter companies, who had donated prizes, and the judges, without whom the event could not take place.

There were 29 entrants in the competition submitting a total of 46 pieces of work for judging.

The three judges, Roger Crosby of Slater Crosby Photographic, Nettie Iles-North of Francis Iles Art & Craft Shops and Tim Meacham of the University for the Creative Arts Rochester, reviewed all the competition entries and took several hours to make difficult decisions in choosing the prize winners.

First Prizes, Judges Special Awards and Highly Commended Awards were presented for work submitted in three different categories; Paintings, Photography and Mixed Media. The climax of the evening was the presentation of the Best in Show.

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The Art in the Dockyard Exhibition is open now everyday until Sunday 2nd November. Visitors wishing to view the exhibition only can do so free of charge. Normal admission prices apply to all visitors wishing to also enjoy The Historic Dockyard galleries and attractions.

All of the work is for sale.