Leeds Art Gallery is to host a groundbreaking new version of Open Show by opening its doors to young people who will be given the opportunity to display their work in this world-renowned gallery.
Open Show is being supported by Find Your Talent, and for the first time will be open to local artists, both adults and young people aged 18 and under.
The competition is now open to anyone from the Yorkshire region aged 0 to over 100.
During the summer holidays, 200 selected young entrants will have their work professionally hung at Leeds Art Gallery. The works will be chosen by a panel of young people aged 16-19 from the Leeds Met Young Curators Group.
Through a series of artist led workshops young people, pre-school children and their families will be encouraged to create and talk about art. These free workshops will be taking place across the city, including the Find Your Talent locality areas of Inner North West, Morley and Seacroft Manston.
Find Your Talent are investing in this ambitious opportunity to nurture and celebrate the artistic talents of children and young people in Leeds. By displaying their work in one of the city’s major visual arts venues the scheme is communicating a clear message to children and young people that their creativity is valued – and has a key role to play in the cultural life of the city.
For full details on the Open Show competition that will be displayed between 8th August - 19th September 2010, download your entry forms and the workshop session dates at Leeds Art Gallery's website.
