RSBC Crowns King’s Art Competition Winners
May 4, 2023
The RSBC competition, in celebration of the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, was open to blind and partially sighted children and young people.
Vision impaired children and young people of all ages submitted paintings, drawings and models of, castles, crowns and His Majesty. All the entries are being made into a Coronation Collage which will be shared with His Majesty. A copy will also be displayed at the Life Without Limits Centre.
The RSBC secured an impressive line-up of judges for the competition including celebrated artist Henry Fraser who paints with his mouth. He has been paralysed from the shoulders down since 2009.
Sue Sharp, CEO of RSBC based at the in London at the Life Without Limits Centre said:
“We’re delighted with all the creativity around the Coronation!
“Big thanks to all our judges Henry Fraser, Catherine Shearn and Wendy Daws. Henry is an outstanding example of someone who lives his life without limits.
“We would like to say a huge congratulations to everyone who entered, and especially to our winners who will each receive a gift voucher to spend on arts and crafts.”
The winners are:
- Oscar, age 5 for his handmade crown
- Cody, age 5 for his image of His Majesty the King
- Jacob, age 15 from West London for his castle sculpture
- Tina, age 25 from South London for her abstract technicolour piece
Image of His Majesty the King – Cody
Handmade crown – Oscar
Castle sculpture – Jacob
Abstract technicolour piece – Tina
Talking about how they felt about being named a winner,
Cody said:
“Yay! That’s great!”
Oscar said:
“Wow! That’s brilliant!”
Jacob said:
“Thank you so much that’s amazing! I can’t believe it!”
Tina took to email:
“That’s great, thank you so much! I am so happy right now 😊😊😊😊”
The judges were so impressed the by the entries that they also awarded “Special Commendations” to five other entrants who will each receive a certificate:
- Abdur, age 6 from Yorkshire;
- Skanda, age 15 who submitted her entry from India;
- Agatha, age 12, from Lancashire;
- Emily, age 25 from South Yorkshire; and,
- Mazharul, age 25 from London.
Commenting on the entries Henry Fraser, an accomplished artist, author and inspirational speaker said:
“I really enjoyed looking at everything. There really are some talented people in these groups.”
Catherine Shearn, art curator and member of the Association of Women in the Arts, added:
“For me, it was especially rewarding to see the potential amongst these young people, who had clearly enjoyed the challenge, and will hopefully continue their artistic journey. It was really hard to pick a winner, and I want to congratulate everyone who participated on their contribution!”
Wendy Daws, an accomplished artist and sculptor who works extensively with vision impaired people said:
“All the artists deserve recognition for their imagination and exciting contributions to the RSBC competition. They have all demonstrated that sight loss is not a boundary to creativity!”
The winners each scooped £50 to spend on art supplies.
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