David Firmstone, ‘The Persimmon Tree’, watercolour, 2007.

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David Firmstone, ‘The Persimmon Tree’, watercolour, 2007.

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Chichester Open Art Exhibition

Painting, drawing and prints selected from the Chichester Open Art Exhibition will be on show this week at The Arts Club in Dover Street, London, including that of AIR member and overall winner David Firmstone. David was awarded a £10,000 prize, with a further £8,000 awarded to the other winners, including a £1,000 Visitor's Choice prize.

The annual selling exhibition and competition was promoted in a-n Magazine this year, and received over 1000 entries. In total, 120 artworks were selected by a panel chaired by Maurice Cockrill, RA, Keeper of The Royal Academy and Royal Colleges of Art, all of which were exhibited at the Minerva Theatre in Chichester from 3-7 November.

www.chichesteropenart.co.uk
www.theartsclub.co.uk