Join us in celebrating the legacy of our beloved friend, Steve Dowling, in a special competition.

Steve spent many hours working en plein air capturing the charms of our lovely town and we would like to pay homage to his enthusiasm.

The important stuff...

For the purposes of this competition the word 'amateur' is deemed to mean any person who does not present themselves as a professional artist and whose primary income is not from selling their artwork.

For the purposes of this competition the term 'any media' means the use of any art media is permitted including digital and sculpture. We will not accept any art that has been created using generative AI.

All entries must be submitted via email at mail@newchapterbooks.co.uk using high quality images and including a short explanation of the work and details of the artist.

The closing date is 17th April at 5pm - entries submitted after this time will not be included in the judging.

The judges will be a panel consisting of Will Dowling, Lucy Dowling, Bre Martin and Julie Ridola. All entries will be anonymous.

The winner will be notified by the 27th April and there will be a presentation and display of all works in New Chapter Books, Wigtown, on Monday 4th May.

If you require any further details, don't hesitate to contact us at New Chapter Books.