Paint, draw or sculpt any animal to win Antony Gormley artwork
HOME is where the art is in our brilliant new Sun competition.
With galleries shut due to lockdown, we want YOU to turn your house or flat into a mini exhibition space.
All you have to do is create an artwork of any animal – real or imaginary.
You could do a painting, sculpture or a model and display it so anyone passing your home can see it.
Then take a photo of your animal art and upload it to The Sun by midnight on Friday, February 12.
Our Great Big Art Exhibition competition is open to everyone, with no age limit.
The winner, picked by our panel of judges, will get a unique sculpture of a dog made by world-famous artist Sir Antony Gormley, the genius behind the Angel Of The North statue.
Sir Antony, 70, who will be one of our judges, says: “During lockdown we can make our own art at home rather than having to go to a museum or a gallery.
“There are no rules about the artwork you can make. Just let your imagination run free.”
Antony's tips for artists
- THE Great Big Art Exhibition is open to children and adults – there is no age limit.
- SEE firstsite.uk, where you can download a brilliant workbook packed with ideas. The site also features lots more information on the exhibition.
- YOU can do a painting and put it in your window, like youngsters living in a street in Acton, West London. Include the project in home schooling.
- YOU might want to create a picture of your favourite pet or an animal you have seen when you are out and about.
- YOU can also do a sculpture, or create a model, knit an animal or make one out of material. Put it in your window or on your balcony, garden or forecourt.
- OR let your imagination run riot and create an animal, insect, bird or fish the world has never seen.
- You could also team up – safely under Covid rules – with your neighbours and make a joint artwork. Or even recruit the whole street.
How to enter
ONCE your artwork is finished, display it in your window or outside your home and take a photo on your phone.
Upload your photos at mcb777.fun/art.
There is no limit on how many entries you can submit.
Leave your name, age if you are under 18, address and a contact number and tell us a bit about your artwork. If you are under 16, get an adult to leave their details so we can contact them on your behalf.
Entries close at midnight on Friday, February 12.
A panel of judges will choose a selection to be published in The Sun and on Sun Online.
From that shortlist, our panel will choose a winner, who will receive a clay dog made by Sir Antony. The judges’ decision is final.
- See the terms and conditions here.
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