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V&A Illustration Awards 2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Nora Krug, Belonging, A German Reckons with History and Home\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Discover the best of contemporary book, editorial and student illustration through the work of the V&A Illustration Awards 2019 winners. This display highlights the winning work and student shortlist from the annual illustration competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The awards were established in 1972 and have since championed the UK creative industries, bringing recognition to the remarkable accomplishments of both published and student illustrators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s Book Illustration and Moira Gemmill Illustrator of the year is German-American author Nora Krug<\/a>. Her work, Belonging, <\/em>is an illustrated and hand-lettered visual memoir of a German family\u2019s memory of WWII. It tackles the author\u2019s loss of cultural belonging whilst confronting previously unanswered questions, piecing together the family\u2019s troubling story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Showing until: 25th<\/sup> August 2019
Opening Times: (Mon \u2013 Fri) 10am \u2013 5.45pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Buxton Spa Prize 2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Moonlight Sunlight and Shadows, Pavilion Gardens, Acrylic on canvas, Andrew Horrod First Prize 2018<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Buxton Spa Prize 2019 is an art competition celebrating the town\u2019s culture, natural beauty and heritage. The Prize, now in its sixth year, is a semi-en plein air competition. All submitted work is initiated at a specified location in and around the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The final exhibition will be taking place Friday 28th<\/sup> June \u2013 Wednesday 31st<\/sup> July<\/strong>, so stay tuned to see the winners!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: The Green Man Gallery Hardwick Hall, SK17 6PY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beecroft Art Gallery: Colour<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Beecroft Art Gallery\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This exhibition explores the theme of colour and its use in art. It is an investigation of the emotional response to colours and the ways in which artists have utilised them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This subject is explored through a selection of paintings from the Beecroft Art Gallery collection and loans from other institutions, displayed alongside a contemporary sculpture piece and a sound installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Showing until: 11th April 2020
Opening times: (Tues \u2013 Sat) 10am \u2013 5pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: Victoria Ave, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6EX<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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RA Summer Exhibition 2019<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Summer Exhibition is the world\u2019s largest open submissions art show and brings together art in all mediums \u2013 prints, paintings, film, photography, sculpture, architectural works and more. The display is representative of what is happening in the art world right now, providing a brilliant overview of art created by emerging artists alongside some of the biggest names in contemporary art and architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, British painter Jock McFayden RA has co-ordinated the 251st Summer Exhibition. Over 1,500 works are on display, most of them for the very first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Showing until \u2013 12th<\/sup> August 2019
Opening Times: 10am \u2013 6pm (10pm Friday)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location:\u00a0Burlington House, Piccadilly, Mayfair, London W1J 0BD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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