Polam Hall Art Competition Winners Unveiled

Polam Hall Junior School art competition winners have been announced after a panel led by well-known Teesside photographer Joe Cornish judged the entries.

‘Our Future Matters’ was the theme of the art competition, organised by Polam Hall Junior School, which attracted entries from many schools in the County Durham and Teesside areas.

The winners were:
• Foundation Stage: - Yarm School – At Melting Point
• Key Stage1: - Whinfield Primary School – Our World is Worth Holding On To. Let’s keep it like that.
• Lower Key Stage : - Polam Hall School – Nurture Nature NOW!
• Upper Key Stage: - Yarm Preparatory School – The Choice is Ours


Youngsters, between the ages of three and 11 from local nurseries, primary schools, and independent schools, had submitted pieces in four categories around the topic of what matters to them in the future.

Judging took place today (Friday February 4) with an exhibition of the contestants’ artwork on show to the public at Polam Hall School in Grange Road, Darlington, from 10.30am to 12noon tomorrow (Saturday February 5).

The rest of the judging panel comprised art lecturer and photographer Geoff Perry, Roy Hutchings, a member of the National Curriculum for Art advisory panel, and Tony Metcalfe, a retired Art and Design teacher.

Angela Foster, Polam Hall Junior School head teacher, said: “The standard of entries was extremely high and demonstrated the strong artistic talent that there is among young people in the Country Durham and Teesside area.
“The competition is among a number of projects organised by Polam Hall that involve schools from throughout the area as we are keen to collaborate with other educational establishments to further develop the skills and talents of our and their pupils.”

Cups for the competition were donated by Studio 2000, Gallerina, Polam Hall Junior School and former students Rachel & Erinn Campbell.