Deckchair competition winners announced
Over 1,000 entries were received in the Stade Education Project 'Design a Deckchair' with designs being sent from as far as Manchester – and the 20 winners have been selected.
It took the judges; Liz Gilmore, Director of the Jerwood Gallery Hastings; Councillor Trevor Webb, lead member for Leisure and David Rhodes, Curator at the De La Warr Pavilion, over three painstaking hours to assess the designs before finally choosing their favourite 20.
Cllr Trevor Webb, said:
"As I suspected, this was a very difficult competition to judge. Not only did we have lots of entries to examine, but they were all of such a high standard that it made it quite impossible! After hours of deliberation, we managed to whittle it down to just 20, and I'm very pleased with the winning designs; I can't wait to see what they'll look like on a deckchair!"
The winners are (in no particular order):
- Louie Brooks-Buckingham
- Gene Best
- Luka Boulton
- Ehlana Nelson
- Betsie Field
- Caelan Wassell
- Deron Alorwu
- Izaak Salmon-Brown
- Ricardo Garcia
- Eden Katz
- Imogen Foster
- Toby Perry
- Charlie Potts
- Helanah Raymond
- Tracey Okines
- Sue Barnes
- Nathan Usmar Lauder
- Denise Griffiths
- Stephen Godfrey, Active Arts
- Beeching Park Centre
The full size deckchairs will belong to the Stade Open Space and be cared for by Hastings Borough Council. The winners will also be presented with their own individually designed deckchair at a special event in early September at Sussex Coast College.
There will be an exhibition of all 1,033 designs and the finished deckchairs at Sussex Coast College from Monday 12 to Friday 16 September between 10am and 7pm. The exhibition will also be open on Saturday 10 September between 9.30am to 1pm.
The deckchairs will have at their first public outing at the Seafood and Wine Festival on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September.
Visit www.eyeswideart.com to see all the designs and order deckchairs.
Some of the winning designs
Anyone who requested their entry to be returned and provided an evelope with correct postage will have their work returned in October 2011.
Copies of the designs are available for £85 – contact Ian at Eyes Wide Digital, telephone: 01737 780789 or email info@eyeswidedigital.com
The competition was organised by the Stade Education Project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
