There is a wonderful new exhibition in Wisbech Gallery, a unique cultural gem in the heart of Fenland which is based on South Brink.

While Blackfield Creatives, the non-profit organisation which manages the Gallery, already host their Annual Open Exhibition, ‘DRAW 25’ is their first Open Competition which is focused on drawing. This new exhibition features more than 80 beautiful works of art, which have been created by 40 artists who are located across the East of England.

Ruby Bellamy, Wisbech Gallery Manager, told us “We developed the concept of an Open Drawing Competition as we want people to consider the idea of ‘what is drawing’ and think about its definition in the widest sense. The Judging Panel had a difficult job selecting which artworks would appear in the Exhibition, and they also then had to choose the winning entry and runner up. In fact, there were so fantastic submissions that the Panel chose their own personal favourites, which were given a Judges Special Mention Award too”.

The artwork selected as the winning entry for DRAW 25 was ‘Leaving a Piece of Youth’ by artist Amanda Palmer, and ‘I Am Platypus’ by Rachel Collier-Wilson was the Runner Up. Winning artist Amanda Palmer said “As an artist who enjoyed and participated in last year’s Open, I was keen to submit my work for the DRAW 25 exhibition. The submission process was straight forward, and I appreciated that each piece was judged fairly and anonymously... I was thrilled to have my piece chosen for the show, and delighted to have had my piece selected as the winning entry."

The team are asking visitors to the Gallery to select their favourite artwork too, so why not visit the Exhibition, pick up a catalogue, have a look at the pieces on display and see if you agree with the Judges? The Gallery is open from Wednesday to Saturday, between 10am and 4pm and entry is free, The Exhibition runs until Saturday 14th June 2025 and there is also a shop, so you can buy prints, art cards and books created by many of the artists who have exhibited in the Gallery in previous exhibitions too.

More information about the Exhibition and the Gallery can be found on the Blackfield Creatives website: www.blackfieldcreatives.com