The Coronation Weekend
Coronation Art Competition 2023
We want to know what inspired you about the King’s Coronation!
HM Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire invited all the County’s schoolchildren of all ages to enter the Coronation Art Competition and create a work of art based on their take of the Coronation and submit any time from 6th May to 30th August 2023
Coronation Art Competition 2023 – Winners
We want to know what inspired you about the King’s Coronation!
The exhibition of finalists’ work for Coronation Art Competition, commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire was exhibited in the Coach House at Lamport Hall. On 26 October 2023. Presentations by the Lord Lieutenant to the winners took place in each age group, with a cash prize for each one.
The theme was the Coronation of King Charles lll and hundreds of entries came from schools all over the county. It was not possible to display every work of art submitted, but a shortlist of 80 entries were exhibited at Lamport Hall.
There was a wonderful variety of art, from oil paint, acrylic, drawings, collage, digital arrangements and clay sculpture, perfectly illustrating the fascinating power of children’s imaginations and reflecting the unique Royal event. The organisers were delighted with the response.
Winner of 4 – 6 age category – Nikolai Zengeya age 5 (St Lukes Primary School, Northampton) – Charming watercolour painting of the King’s face with a lovely gold
Winner – Group entry by the Caterpillar Pod – St Edward’s Crown – Castle Academy age 4-7 ( Young people with autism) A bright and cheerful gold and blue collage of painted hands drawn together to represent King Edward’s crown, used in the Coronation of the King.
Winner of 7-9 yrs Category – Charlie Greenaway age 7 (Barton Seagrave Primary School) – Nicely decorated jewelled orb, multi coloured and with gold paint and sparkles
Winner of 10 – 12 yrs – Isla Marriott (Sponne School) Isla entered on her own account after she saw an advert for the competition. A very clever digital compilation of images to do with the coronation projected onto and exactly fitting the white boot which was placed in front of a black backdrop for maximum effect. The whole set to music. Very impressive.
Winner of 13 – 16 yrs Category – Logan Compston Age 16 (Northampton School for Boys) – a stunning pencil drawing of the King in his coronation robes, waving to the crowds. A clear winner!
Judges were Katie Boyce who organises the biannual Northamptonshire Open Studios show and James Steventon of Fermyn Woods Contemporary Art – both with a wide experience of art of all kinds seen with Deputy Lieutenant Amanda Lowther. We are very grateful to Lamport Hall who have provided the perfect venue for this very enjoyable exhibition
HM Lord-Lieutenant with some of the winners. Also pictured are James Miller DL, Amanda Lowther DL, The Judges and Mary Miller DL
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