Following our very successful writing competition last year, this year we are broadening the scope for all you artists out there! We are looking for arts, crafts, poetry or other types of creations based on the prompt:
Re-imagining our towns: What could a greener future for your town look like?
The theme is up to your own interpretation, so long as it explores ways in which our towns could be greener, more sustainable and resilient.
How do we grow our food? how do we heat and power our homes? What is our relationship with the land? You can explore any of these or any other issue close to your heart.
The creation itself can be anything the theme inspires you to make! Painting, drawing, sewing, writing, pottery, weaving, crafting, whatever is your preferred medium of expression.
We just ask it follows some basic guidelines:
The inspiration for the creation must be a real location within Midlothian
You must live, have lived, and/or work/study in Midlothian
The piece must be easily movable
Any writing piece should be under 200 words and fit into one page
You should be able to capture the piece in a photo that you can share with us
You need to be the author of your submission
Submissions created with Generative AI will not be accepted
All of the creations will then be displayed at our Big Blether on the 24th of April! At the Big Blether, the members of our network will vote on their favourite creations to choose the winners. We would love if you could join us for the Big Blether, though it is not required and it won’t affect your chances of winning!
Winners
To ensure fairness, we have updated the prizes to include two categories:
Aged 16 or over:
The winner will get a £100 voucher and second place will get £50. You can choose one of the following shops for the voucher:
- Pen-y-coe Press
- Edinburgh Art Shop
- Edinburgh Fabrics
Aged 15 or under:
The winner will get a £100 voucher to Hobbycraft, with the second place receiving a £50 voucher.
Submitting your work
Deadline for all submissions is 20th of April. We ask that you send a photo or digital file of your creation by this date to corrie.maccormack@midlothianclimateaction.org.uk. Please include your age/which prize category you fall under.
You are welcome to include an explanation of the creation’s significance and how it fits into the theme, though it’s not required! If you are able to join our big Blether you’ll be able to share this with our members, otherwise we will do it for you.
For physical pieces, you will then have until the 22nd of April to drop it at our office. Please still submit a photo of your piece by the 20th April! Our offices are at:
4-8 White Hart St, Dalkeith, EH22 1AE
Open Mon-Thu 9-3pm
Happy creating!
