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The UK Children's Fine Art Competition

THE UK CHILDREN'S FINE ART EXHIBITION & COMPETITION WEBSITE
You can register for the 2012 / 2013 UKCFAC now at our new website
 
The UK Children's Fine Art Competition and Exhibition site is a unique ongoing opportunity for you to show off your artistic skills free to the rest of the world. Set up your account now and upload images of your paintings, sculptures and photography for everyone to see! And you don't have to be a UK citizen either, our site accepts submissions from across the globe!!
 
This site is great for progressive schools and colleges who want a free, national platform to show off the work they've been doing. And it's a great way of inspiring others to use techniques that you've found to be effective and successful.
 
Every year you can enter the UK Children's Fine Art Competition, a fantastic opportunity for you to produce your very best work to celebrate the rebirth of the village of Lidice after it was obliterated by the Nazis in 1942. It is a superb cross curricular exploration in History, Geography, Citizenship as well as Art. Your work will be submitted, free of charge, to the International Children's Exhibition of Fine Arts, one the largest fine art competitions in the world!
 
And you can also enter a succession of other competitions at your pleasure, such as Going For Gold. Check out the site. For more information about our exhibitions and competitions please email  

LAST YEARS COMPETITION

Judging The 2011 / 2012 UK Children's Fine Art Competition (UKCFAC) took place at Staffordshire University. Over 600 high quality works of art were assessed by nationally recognised judges Frederick Phillips, Peter Smith, Rob Pointon, Julie Winwood, Julie Newbold, Susan Law-Webb and Harry Davies. The children had clearly gone to great lengths to ensure that it was a thoroughly enjoyable but a very difficult task. Prizes were awarded across counties at Primary, Secondary and Special school level, culminating in a national award for each level and an award for best overall school contribution. Children had entered artworks appropriate to the theme: "The Theatre, The Puppet, The Fairytale".

Results and images of the winning pieces can be seen on this site.

The UKCFAC submits entries to the annual International Children's Exhibition of Fine Arts (ICEFA) - one of the largest fine art competitions for children in the world. Check it out.

ABOUT THE COMPETITION

The UK Children's Fine Art Competition (UKCFAC), endorsed by The Department for Education, is an exciting, highly rewarding and all inclusive fine art competition which aims to raise the aspirations of children and endow children with the best of values and principles.

And while it can be celebrated as an amazing art competition in itself, The UK Children's Fine Art Competition also provides significant cross-curricular learning opportunities in History, Geography, Citizenship, Religious Studies (as well as Art) in order to achieve the following objectives...

To find out more about the 2012 / 2013 UK Children's Fine Art Competition please go to our website

OBJECTIVES OF THE UKCFAC
  • Increase numbers of young people engaging in art in the United Kingdom
  • Raise standards in art among young people in the United Kingdom
  • Inspire the young people of the United Kingdom and raise their aspirations
  • Celebrate the achievements of the working people of the United Kingdom in helping to rebuild the village of Lidice (see below)
  • Raise young people's awareness of the UK's industrial heritage
  • Raise awareness and understanding of other cultures and nations
  • Reduce levels of racism across the UK.

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

The UK Children's Fine Art Competition receives the full support of Central Government:
 
"It is really important that all pupils experience a broad and rich curriculum and are given access to high quality, nationally focused cross-curricular cultural activities. The Government welcomes the type of visual arts experience which competitions such as the Art Venue CIC's UK Children's Fine Art Competition can provide..."

Department for Education

JUDGING & AWARDS

Judging The 2011 / 2012 UK Children's Fine Art Competition took place at Staffordshire University. Over 600 high quality works of art were assessed by nationally recognised judges including Frederick Phillips, Peter Smith and Rob Pointon, Julie Winwood, Julie Newbold, Susan Law-Webb and Harry Davies. Artworks were judged across three categories:
 
Primary Schools
Secondary Schools
Special Schools
 
Theartbay Gallery allocates prizes for:
 
Best primary school pupil entry in the county
Best secondary school pupil entry in the county
Best special school pupil entry in the county
Best school contribution in the county
 
County winners from each county gain automatic admission to the national final, where, similarly, there are prizes for:
 
Best primary school pupil entry in the UK
Best secondary school pupil entry in the UK
Best special school pupil entry in the UK
Best school contribution in the UK
 
At both county and national level there are runners-up prizes

Prizes include:

Professional quality art sets
Signed limited edition books from Nick Park (of Wallace and Gromit fame)
Framed prints of winning artworks
Merit Awards
 
ALL children entering the competition receive a "Certificate of Achievement & Recognition" from Theartbay Gallery

The 2012 International Children's Exhibition of Fine Arts (ICEFA)
 
Theartbay Gallery organized the shipment of ALL entered artworks to the ICEFA. International awards are issued by the ICEFA with presentations taking place within the UK often in the presence of the Czech Ambassador (venue tbc). 


*Please note that in ALL cases the judges take into account the age of the child when considering his/her artwork
 
All private entries were judged according to ability & age as either Primary, Secondary or Special School.

REGISTERING FOR THE 2012 / 2013 UKCFAC

You can register for the 2012 / 2013 UKCFAC now at our new website

You can also register by completing the Registration Form (attached below) and sending a cheque, payable to Artbay Partnership, to the following address:
 
The 2013 UKCFAC
26 Christchurch Street
Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 3AD
 
You can also pay via Paypal or by bank transfer (see registration form)
 
A receipt will be issued for all monies received

2013 Registration Form (170kb)