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THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR 2021
2019    The Private View was held on Friday, 28 June.   It was a brilliant evening and was very well attended   The exhibition was open for an extra week this year and finished on 11 July.  
​Once again we were supported by Sibley Pares.
Sarah Martin, Head of Exhibitions at the Turner Contemporary, judged the artworks 
Prizes Results ​

Over £100 category:
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1st Prize: 'Solititude' by Peter Robson
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2nd Prize: 'Caroline' by Thomas Best-Shaw
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3rd Prize: 'Cumbrian Winter' by Robert Ward
Under £100 category:
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1st Prize: 'Deep Sea Pot' by Maria Simonova
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2nd Prize: 'Winter View' by Dorothy Andrews
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3rd Prize: 'Far, Far Away' by Charys Beswick
 Peoples' Choice Results:
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1st Prize: Boys on the Groyne, Folkestone by Terry Longhurst
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2nd Prize: 'Lucy' by Barbara Rowe
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3rd Prize: 'Grace' by Barbara Rowe
The following were judged 'highly commended':
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'The Man Who Always Pushes In At The Bus Queue’ by Fr Anthony Hirst
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‘Stormy Seas, Off The Leas, Folkestone’ by Brian Howe
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'Nigel, Monty's Dog' by Nadine Kynoch-Jones
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‘Portmeirion’ by George Wright
 *** ‘Seaside Sunset’ by Pat Lock and  ‘Night Trees No. 7’ by Mike Sparrow also were highly commended - photos awaited ***
2018
This year's exhibition was again held at the County Gallery, County Hall, Maidstone in July.   The private view evening on 6 July was opened by Jackie Trinder.  
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Over £100 category - 1st Prize:
​'A damp day at the dockyard, Chatham' by Terry Longhurst

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Over £100 category - 3rd Prize:  'Ian' by Thomas Best-Shaw
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Over £100 category - 2nd Prize:
'Eyes of Issy' by Nadine Kynock Jones

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Under £100 category - 2nd Prize: 'Cornish Fishing Village' by Charys Beswick
Under £100 category - 1st Prize:   'String Players' by Anne Telfer                        
Prize winners:-

Over £100         1st prize       Terry Longhurst                       "A damp day at the dockyard, Chatham"
                          2nd prize      Nadine Kynock Jones             "Eyes of Issy"
                          3rd prize      Tom Best-Shaw                       "Ian"
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Under £100       1st prize       Anne Telfer                              "String Players"
                          2nd prize      Charys Beswick                      "Cornish fishing village"
                          3rd prize       Barbara Wallis                         "At rest"


​Highly Commended by judges:-


Over £100            Brian Howe                                 "Norfolk holiday, Blakeney Quay"
                             Graham Lock                              "Riverside Country Park'
                             Pat Lock                                      "Sunset"
                             Peter Robson                              "Sunset in Aix-en-Provence"
                             Barbara Rowe                             "Pink Roses"

Under £100          Kate Foster                                  "Having a rest"
                             Pat House                                    "Autumn"
                             Ann Thompson                             "Tulips"
                             George Wright                              "Scotney Castle"

NFS                      Barbara Down                               "Collioure"


Terry Longhust also won the Peoples Choice vote.  This is first time the judges and the peoples' choice have been the same -congratulations to Terry.
Photos below taken at 2018 Exhibition

Details of the 2017 exhibition results:
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1st Prize to Terry Longhurst for "Aegean Swimmer"

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2016 Annual Exhibition held in July.

Following the 2015 successful Exhibition, Maidstone Art Society again held their Annual Exhibition in The County Gallery, County Hall, Maidstone, Kent.  This year, Sibley Pares supported us. They are a practice of chartered surveyors, estate agents and letting agents based in Maidstone and operating throughout Kent and the surrounding areas.

This year we were fortunate to have our Exhibition opened by Bredgar based award winning artist Becky Mair.  A section of her profile reads:-
 

"Becky has developed her own immediate response to a technique developed by the abstract artist Jackson Pollock, whilst studying his process at University.  His unique style “has inspired me to produce a fluid, energetic, representational reaction to his work”.  Working mainly in acrylic paint, ink or domestic emulsion paint, Becky works directly from the tube or paint pot.  Using a stick or tube to flick and direct the paint from a standing position over the paper or canvas.  “With my work I am interested in expressing an impression of the subject matter its stature, energy, and essence”.  http://www.beckymair.com

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              VOTED BEST IN SHOW 2016







2015 Annual Exhibition
Our Exhibition was held at The County Gallery, County Hall, Maidstone and we were very grateful to Haynes Ford of Maidstone for their support for the third year in a row.   
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The exhibition was opened by celebrated botanical artist, Billy Showell.

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​'Gypsy' - the 2015 Peoples' Choice winning painting by Barbara Rowe,
​for the second year running.

Runners Up:
Nick Hampshire                        "Evening pub walk"                 21 votes
Pat House                                     Cornish seascape"                       8 votes
Terry Longhurst                            "Suzsgo"                                        8 votes



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    Evening Pub Walk by Nick Hampshire
    Runner up in the Peoples' Choice category

2014 Annual Exhibition
The exhibition in 2014 was a great success, building on the lessons we had learned from 2013 which surpassed our expectations.

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'Drift' by Kate Foster - 2nd placing in The People's Choice Section














Below are the voting results together with photos of the Open Evening.

232 votes were cast
45 Members exhibited
120 framed works were exhibited & 2 sculptures (one sculpture was not delivered to County Hall)

The Mildred Ratcliffe Prize for 'Best in Show' was awarded to George Wright with 'Hastings" as at the head of this page.
The David Booth Prize for 'Life' was awarded to Christiana Kemp with 'Jan - Torso'


The results for "The People's Choice" are as follows:-

First               "Curtsy", Barbara Rowe    23 votes
Second          "Drift",  Kate Foster          14 votes  
Equal Third    "Enchanted Glade",  Nick Hampshire and "Body Language", Andy Hudson  -  both receiving 12 votes

Members receiving ten or more votes for ALL their entries:-

Barbara Rowe      27 votes in total
Andy Hudson      20
Kate Foster         17
Nick Hampshire   17
Peter Robson      17
Terry Longhurst   15
Lydia Spearlink   12
Patricia House    10
Graham Lock      10

The voting indicated the quality and diverse nature of members' work in the exhibition in that 37 of the 45 exhibiting members received votes and votes were cast for 69 of the 120 individual works.

Congratulations to Barbara Rowe and a big 'thank you' to everyone who supported the Society by taking part!


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OVERALL WINNER of The People's Choice category at the Annual Exhibition - 'Curtsy' by Barbara Rowe
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'Body Language' - joint third place in the People's Choice Section by Andy Hudson
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