| The first Malvern Visual Arts Festival was held during the week :- |
| June 24th to July 2nd 2000 |
Click here for The Prize Winners |
| The Festival presented a week long celebration of the Visual Arts for the people and by the people. Exhibitions and demonstrations, courses and lectures were featured in the Town Centre in 20 different venues. |
| Exhibitions covered a wide range of visual arts, painting sculpture, photography, embroidery, jewellery, quilting and many crafts. There was an open prize competition in one of the classic Victorian Mansions of Malvern, a competition for the best sixth form work from the schools in the area with a bursary of £500 was presented by Malvern Art Club, one of the oldest in the country. Crafts were well represented, with many exhibiting in the fifteenth century Priory Church with its magnificent stained glass. Both professional painters from the area and amateur groups took part. | |
| Artists painted in the open and a community painting for charity was produced. The Town presented a colourful centre piece to the beautiful backdrop of the Malvern Hills |  |
Talks, demonstrations and courses were an important part of the Festival. These ranged from lunch time talks on painting to teatime and evening talks on sculpture, miniatures and jewellery. Week end courses were run at Malvern Hills College and accommodation was arranged through the Tourist Office in the many comfortable hotels and B. and B’s in the area. |
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| The Festival was sponsored by Malvern Town Council, Great Malvern Association of Traders, Phipps & Co., Aldine Press, The Great Malvern Hotel, The Foley Arms Hotel, The Mount Pleasant Hotel and The Publicity Company. For more information contact the Malvern Tourist Office 01684 892289 |
| The results of The First Visual Arts Festival can be seen by clicking on the appropriate Underlined link below |
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Click for Sculpture Park Results Click for Studio Trail Results Click for Open Exhibition Results Click for The Other Prize Winners Back to the top of the page |
