Looking Out from Lockdown | Art Competition

Our Sponsors

We're incredibly grateful to our wonderful sponsors without whom this competition wouldn't be possible.

• Jessops Academy offers a range of photography training around the UK and a variety of experiences and workshops to enable you to grow your photography skills and knowledge.
• Creative Writing Ink is run by Olive O’Brien, a writer and publisher. Olive has a Masters in Journalism and previously worked as a features writer and news reporter. She has had three children’s books published and is the director of the independent book publishing company, Silver Angel Publishing.
• The Picture Framers, Meldreth was established in 2010 by Kevin Jones. With a degree in illustration from UWE Bristol and 20 years’ experience in the picture framing industry, Kevin’s caring, consultative approach ensures your custom picture frame is a perfect match for your item.
• Icon Books' Introducing Graphic Guides bring to life complex, theoretical topics like Quantum Theory, Logic or Postmodernism, and help you get your head around thinkers from Aristotle to Zizek.

Click their logos to find out more about them.

How we'll judge it

There’s no hard-and-fast criteria, no scoring matrix, and no lower or upper age limit. We’re simply looking for art which relates to the theme and speaks to us in some way.

We’ve assembled a group of art-loving amateur critics from our supporter base. They will whittle down the entries into a shortlist before finally deciding on a winner and runner-up in each category. There is also a “People’s Choice” prize for the piece of work which gets the most likes on our Instagram feed, where we’ll post every single entry.

Terms & Conditions

• One entry per person, per category
• Winners will be decided by a panel of judges chosen by us on the basis of creativity and relevance to the theme. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• There is no cash alternative and the prizes are not transferable
• Winners will receive their prizes within a month of the closing date
• Winners will be informed by email within seven days of the closing date, and must respond within 28 days to claim their prize
• Copyright to the entries will remain with the entrant but the entrant licences Villiers Park to use images of their entries online and in print in perpetuity
• The winners and runners-up in each category will be named unless they object to their details being shared. Please tell us when you submit your entry if you don’t want your full name disclosed. In that case, we will use your initials
• Entrants will be tagged on social media posts about their entry if they supply their username

Meet the judges

Over the next few weeks, we'll be sharing videos from a few of our esteemed judges, some of whom have had long careers in the category they're judging. First up is Ian, who'll have a critical on the written entries. Watch the video to find out what he's looking for. 

Read more about how Villiers Park helped spark Ian's passion for learning