Events
Bold Street Festival
Location:
Bold Street
Start Date:
26 September 2010
Start Time:
10:00
End Date:
26 September 2010
End Time:
17:00
Urban Canvas are now accepting applications worldwide for Liverpool’s second James Carling Pavement Art Competition.
With over £1000 worth of cash prizes plus runner up prizes, this will be four competitions in one!
* The James William Carling Award for ‘copy’ art of the old masters.
* The Adrian Henri Street Art Award for originality and ‘freestyle’ art.
* The People’s Pavement Art Award as voted for by members of the public for the most ‘popular’ art..
* The Little Chalkers Award for Children’s art and mini screevers!
The competition will take place in Liverpool’s Bold Street (Ropewalk Square outside FACT) between 10am and 5pm on Sunday 26th Sept 2010.
Open to professional and amateur artists; with live video streaming worldwide across the internet, with follow up work opportunities and high profile press coverage this is one of the best street art competitions anywhere in the UK!
The story of James William Carling is the inspiring tale of a young Victorian artist following his dreams against all the odds and creating art and beauty in the face of abject poverty. James Carling was born in 1857 at 38 Addison Street, Liverpool 3. The offspring of Irish immigrants, James was born into extreme poverty, and in an effort to support his family, by 8 years of age James had taken to the streets, a superb 'Street Pavement Artist' known by everybody as “The Little Drawer” his work would have been seen on the pavements of Liverpool town centre.
The talented young artist had ambitions to travel to America had applied to study at The National School of Art but he died tragically aged just 29, and penniless.
If you think you’ve got what it takes to become Liverpool’s Top Screever / Pavement Artist then please get in-touch!
Works will be judged by renowned and celebrated arts professionals and award presentations will take place at Maggie Mays, Bold Street.
Places are limited so it’s strictly on a ‘first come first served basis’
You can download application forms NOW directly from: http://www.urbancanvas.org.uk/jamescarling.htm
Please return by post or scanned email attachment with at least one example of your work to UrbanCanvas, PO Box 79, Lark Lane, Liverpool L17 2YW
The closing date for entries: Friday 10th September 2010 but will close before this date if pitches are taken.
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