Summer Exhibition 2019 opened by The Mayor of Shrewsbury!

Collage of the SAS Summer Exhibition preview 2019
The winner of The Judy Townsend Memorial Prize, Kirsty Pankhurst (left). The Mayor and Mayoress of Shrewsbury with Wilf Langford (SAS President), Barry Lowe (SAS Chair), and the Townsend family (right).

We were delighted to welcome the Mayor of Shrewsbury Phil Gillam and the Lady Mayoress Carol Gillam to open the Summer Exhibition on Saturday 22nd June at St. Mary’s Church.

The Mayor in his opening speech mentioned that as a child he had received a Blue Peter badge for a painting which he submitted to the BBC pasted on a cereal box, but unfortunately he has done no painting since. Possibly a new recruit for the Society?

Alan and Jane Townsend presented the Judy Townsend Memorial Prize to the artist Kirsty Pankhurst for the Townsend family’s favourite painting in the exhibition, “Saturday evening”. Congratulations Kirsty!

And here is the winning painting…

Image of the winning painting, Judy Townsend Memorial Prize 2019 (Kirsty Pankhurst, Saturday Evening)
‘Saturday evening’ by Kirsty Pankhurst, winner of The Judy Townsend Memorial Prize 2019

The exhibition runs until Saturday 6th July (not Sunday) from 10am to 4pm each day. Closing at 2pm on Saturday 6th July.

We’d be delighted to see you! Come and vote for your favourite painting – we award a People’s Prize to the artist of the painting receiving the most votes from visitors over the duration of the Exhibition. We love to see which painting you all like best!

(A big thank you to our Exhibitions Secretary John Willetts and his team for all their hard work in putting together the Exhibition, and to all of our members for taking part. Photos, with thanks to Barry and Karen Lowe, and Jennifer Wallace.)