26 November 2020

Christmas Card Competition 2020 – The Results!

Thank you to all our schools who have indeed, brought ‘Joy to the World’ with their wonderful entries to our Christmas card competition, 2020. In all, we had nearing 100 wonderful images to consider! It was an incredibly difficult and challenging task to find the winners, such was the strength and depth of the artistic and creative interpretations of our theme, ‘Joy to the World’. However, after much discernment we have arrived at our winners. Thank you to every one that entered and I’m sure you will agree that we are blessed by the talents of our pupils….and their Art teachers!

And so to the results:

Junior Category

Junior Winner

Raphael N, St Edward’s Cheltenham

This has a lovely ‘Christmassy’ sparkle and a strong composition. The gentle release of the dove raises our eyes to the promise and hope of the star, leaving you with a smile. Just lovely.

Junior Runner Up

Arjan Chahil, New Hall

An incredibly strong image with the Holy Family sheltered within the cathedral spire of the hands at prayer. A comforting, heartwarming image.

Highly Commended

Beatrice W., Our Lady’s Abingdon

A card of our times – we love the humour in this image and its acknowledgement of the times we’re in.

Shai King, Ratcliffe College

A lovely composition with a strong message for Christmas or any time of the year. A powerful and thoughtful image.

Bea B., Leweston

A beautifully composed, traditional Christmas image of the ‘little town of Bethlehem’.

Senior Category

Senior Winner

Howard Lee, New Hall

Such detail, such beauty such incredibly fine drawing. An utterly breathtaking image that lifts the heart and takes one’s eye to the coloured ‘panes’ at the bottom, depicting the Holy Family. A joy, indeed!

Senior Runner Up

Isla Thompson, St Mary’s Cambridge

A beautifully balanced image giving a unique expression of the joy of Christmas through nature. Delicately drawn, it is an elegant expression of ‘Joy to the world’.