An invitation to local writers, at various stages in their career, to make their own response to a new exhibition

‘Land Sea Sky’
An Invitation to Make a Written Response

The Gallery at Winchester Discovery Centre will host this beautiful exhibition of traditional landscapes from 20^th May to 10^th July 2011. 

Focussing primarily on rural and coastal landscapes, highlights include a stunning selection of works bequeathed to Hampshire County Council by artist Nick Schlee, seascapes from internationally renowned artist Richard Eurich, a series of Hampshire landscapes by artist Annabel Gault and work from a range of Hampshire based artists.  Collectively, the exhibition explores the wide range of creative approaches by artists fascinated by re-interpreting and re-presenting the landscape.

We’re inviting local writers, at various stages in their career, to make their own response to the artworks.  Selected pieces of poetry and prose will be brought together and reproduced in collections to enrich the viewing pleasure of visitors to the Gallery for the duration of the exhibition; an anticipated audience of 5000 visitors.

If you would like to participate, you can send an expression of interest by email to the Exhibitions Curator.  You will then be forwarded two randomly selected images of art work that will appear in the exhibition, including title and artist.  You may write a response to one or both, although you are not obliged to continue with the process.

This project is open to writers aged 18 years and over.  Written responses may be in the form of poetry or prose.  Poems should be a maximum of 30 lines.  Prose pieces should not exceed 1500 words. Writers may submit a maximum of two pieces each.

The deadline for completed work, to be sent by email, is midday on Thursday 28^th April. 

A team of Arts and Museum staff will select the writing to be included in the collection, and the writers will be informed.  Copyright will remain with the writer.  We hope that you’ll participate in this exciting collaborative writing project and  be inspired by the artworks.  Thank you.

Kindest regards, Angela
Angela Hicken
Literature Development Officer 
Culture, Communities and Rural Affairs,
Hampshire County Council,
Mottisfont Court, High Street,
Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8ZF