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Children’s Art Competition, Exhibition and How to Enter

Sep 5, 2026 @ 10:00 am - Sep 20, 2027 @ 5:00 pm
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Gallery North Opening Hours

Tue, Wed 10am – 1pm
Thur-Sat 10am – 4pm

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The Hailsham Festival of Arts & Culture returns for its 20th Anniversary this September and invites young artists from the age of 4 to 18 to get involved and celebrate two weeks of arts and culture in and around Hailsham.

Join us in celebrating a legacy of creative expression from the past two decades by entering  our Children’s Art Competition in collaboration with Gallery North Art Gallery and sponsored by Lightning Fibre Full Fibre Broadband Network, Knockhatch Adventure Park and BourneFree Magazine.

 
 
 
2026 Themes: 
 
Prehistoric World:  For our 20th Anniversary Festival we will be welcoming Dinosaur puppets to our Street Festival Celebration on the 5th September.  They’ll be roaming through Hailsham’s high street alongside dance, music, magic and lots of  participation from Hailsham’s community organisations and charities.  We would love your students and young artists to get involved and create art to

celebrate this theme.

You can interpret our dinosaur theme however you would like and we have included a few ideas to help you get started…

3D: Carnival props e.g. Masks, head-dresses, puppets , flags, lanterns or models of dinosaurs, dinosaur world shoebox dioramas or fossil sculptures

2D: Paintings or drawings of dinosaurs, prehistoric worlds, fossils and landscapes or prehistoric plants – all mediums welcomed. 2D work does not need to be framed, but if the work is on
paper, please ensure it is mounted on a rigid board so that it can be displayed.

 
The World Around You: Celebrate the world around you! Living in Sussex – we have lots of beautiful spaces that we can visit – from the seaside to the South Downs and everything in between. Do you have a local landmark that you like to visit?  Is there a special place in or around Hailsham that means something to you?  Create a masterpiece that celebrates the world around you.

All 2D and 3D mediums welcomed – sculpture, collage, painting and drawing.

2D work does not need to be framed, but if the work is on paper, please ensure it is mounted on a rigid board so that it can be displayed.

 
To enter:
 
Please submit the work by uploading a photo of it to our online gallery using the link below:
https://gallery.hailshamfestival.co.uk/upload no later than Friday 10th July.
Please use first names only and ensure artwork is orientated correctly.
Please ensure that the work is delivered to Gallery North, 70 High Street, BN27 1AX on the 14th July (within Gallery North’s opening times) for judging.
 
Awards & Prizes:

All submitted artwork will be entered into a free public exhibition at Gallery North (70 High Street, Hailsham) during the Hailsham Festival from Saturday 5th to 20th September.  After this, 2D work will be selected for display in Froggies Cafe at Knockhatch Adventure Park until Summer 2027.

Prize winners will be announced at Hailsham Festival Awards Ceremony at Gallery North on Saturday 12th September 2-3pm.

Prizes are generously donated by sponsors Lightning Fibre, Knockhatch Adventure Park, Bournefree Magazine and other local businesses.
 
For further information and enquiries please contact Emma at Gallery North at artgallerynorth@gmail.com
Full information can be downloaded here (include link to the PDF doc i sent over).

 

Framing kindly donated by Frameworks, Meads

 

Children’s Art Competition, 2025 Winners

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