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The 2010 Young Artist Competition

Art Show Results

The 2010 Young Artist Competition held at Plymouth Airport and organised by the Plympton Rotary Club has proved to be another great success this year.  Once again the standard of the work on show was off a great standard and the winners recently visited the Lord Mayors Parlour where 2009/10 Deputy Lord Mayor and Deputy Lady Mayoress, Councillor Jonathan Drean and Mrs Geraldine Drean presented the prizes to the winners. 

The winners where:

Hannah McArthur ~ Ridgeway School

Katie Holmes ~ Ridgeway School

Harriet Marshall ~ Boringdon School

Leah Compton ~ Boringdon School

The Plympton Rotary Club would like to thank Air South West and Plymouth City Airport for once again allowing the work to be shown at the airport and everyone else who helped make this event the success it was.

Official Launch of 2010 Young Artist Exhibition

"The Jewel in this Rotary clubs' Youth Programme and one of the highlights of the year" – just two of the descriptions President Peter Stabb used at the launch of the Plympton Rotary Club's annual Young Artist Exhibition launched on the 25th March at Plymouth City Airport.

Now in its fourth year, this year sees students from 8 schools in Plympton and Plymstock displaying 72 exhibits.  Peter went on to say "Rotary supports young people in art, music and travel, and it is a great pleasure to have an opportunity once again to work with schools in Plympton and Plymstock".

The exhibition was officially opened by Deputy Lord Mayor Jonathan Drean who was delighted to do so and said "It is wonderful to see such great talent that we have in our young people of Plymouth. It is very apparent that our city is blessed with young people showing enormous ability and flair at such an early stage in their lives"

Plymouth City Airport's Mike Coombes commented:  "It is always our great pleasure to host the annual Young Artists exhibition here at Plymouth City Airport.  The artwork is a fantastic demonstration of the talent of Plymouth's youngsters, and passengers travelling through the airport always enjoying browsing the exhibition before they fly off."

This annual event is proving to be very popular not just with the school children and their parents but also the teacher at the schools involved.  "The Rotary Club have again excelled in their support for art in our schools and the combination of Secondary and Primary Art is a delight to see.  The students and their parents are actively involved in choosing their favourite work from each age category and all students receive a certificate with their own art work printed on it.  Thanks again to the [Plympton] Rotary Members and to Plymouth Airport for their great hospitality and hard work in mounting this wonderful exhibition"  said Stuart Stephens, Head of Art at Ridgeway School.

"This event brings young artists and their families together to enjoy and celebrate their achievements.  It also showcases to the wider community the high quality of work that is being created by our pupils in Plympton and Plymstock Schools. It is a privilege for the Rotary Club of Plympton to have this event , now in its fourth year, in our annual programme" remarked Plympton Rotary club member and co-organiser of this years' event, Clare Thomas.

All entries will be on display in the embarkation lounge at the Airport from March 25th to April 21st and on the airport website.  Passengers and visitors to the airport will have an opportunity to vote for the best exhibit in each age group, with the incentive of free entry in a draw for a return flight for two to Jersey.

Plympton Rotary ClubYoung Artists Exhibition 2010

Over sixty young artists have entered Plympton Rotary Club’s annual “Young Artist Exhibition” taking place at Plymouth City Airport and now in its 4th year.  The entries, from seven schools, have been completed by children from Foundation and Year One to Year 13.

As in the past, the event is supported by Air Southwest and the Lord Mayor will officially launch the exhibition at 7pm on March 25th.

“This is one of the highlights of our Rotary year”, said Peter Stabb, President of the Club.  “Rotary supports young people in art, music and travel, and it is a great pleasure to have an opportunity once again to work with schools in Plympton and Plymstock”.

All entries will be on display in the embarkation lounge at the Airport from March 25th to April 21st and on the airport website.  Passengers and visitors to the airport will have an opportunity to vote for the best exhibit in each age group, with the incentive of free entry in a draw for a return flight for twoto Jersey.

Below are photos from past years events.