NAPA EXHIBITION 2002

The Mariners Gallery

NAPA UK's 2002 Regional Exhibition was held at:
The Mariners Gallery,
Norway Square,
St Ives,
Cornwall,
United Kingdom.
 
It took place from 9^th to 23^rd November 2002.

Below is an extract from The International NAPA Newspages:

...Although the NAPA council deliberated at length about the location of St. Ives for a national exhibition it was finally decided that the town's prestige, its unique historic links with the visual arts, warranted the project...

...34 members contributed 57 paintings...
The Mariners Gallery belongs to the St.lves Society of Artists whose members stage exhibitions in the former Chapel building throughout the summer and early autumn. The lower part of the building, in essence the crypt, is made available to other artists and it was in here that the NAPA exhibition was staged. lt is an excellent exhibition space, right in the centre of St. Ives, only a few yards from the beach and on the route from the sea to the Tate St. Ives.

Since the St. Ives Society does not curate these temporary exhibitions it was arranged that NAPA member David Hillhouse -former Principal Museums Officer for Wirral and a curator of some 25 years experience - would travel down...

AWARDS AT THE ST. IVES EXHIBITION

National exhibitions organised by the National Acrylic Painters' Association normally attract substantial interest from art oganisations and companies. These awards are given to members along with those donated by NAPA itself. The St. Ives exhibition was no exception and 9 prizes were awarded which in total amounted to several thousand pounds.
NAPA would like to thank those organisations and companies who generously donated awards and congratulate those members who benefited from this generosity.
The prizes were as follows:

NAPA PRESIDENTS AWARD:
Awarded to Sula Chance for 'Streets of Fire'

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NAPA ADRIAN HENRI MEMORIAL AWARD:
Awarded to George Thompson for 'Still Life with Teacup'

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NAPA LITERATURE AWARD:
Awarded to Huw Campbell for 'Dear Johns'

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DALER-ROWNEY AWARD:
Awarded to Alastair Adams for 'Amy and Lucy'

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ARTISTS & ILLUSTRATORS AWARD:
Awarded to Katy Kianush-Wallace for three paintings, 'Blossom', Chrysanthemum, and 'Autumn Leaves'

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GLOBAL ART SUPPLIES AWARD:
Awarded to Don Saddington for 'Cornish Harbour'

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FINE ART TRADE GUILD AWARD:
Awarded to Karrie Fox for 'Utsukushi'

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PRO ARTE AWARD:
Awarded to Michael Fenner for 'On the Terrace'

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GREAT ART AWARD:
Awarded to Michael James Riddett for 'The Barbershop'

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