Top photo, from left to right:
Howard Henshaw – consort
Karen Henshaw – Mayor of the Fylde
Jacqueline King – President LSAAS
Julie Nash – Independent Adjudicator
102nd Summer Exhibition 2024
The walls and screens were full of amazing pictures from our talented artists and the display cabinet full of delightful crafts from our crafters, the room looked amazing. We were ready for our prestigious preview night and awards ceremony.
Our fabulous President, Jacqueline King, gave her opening address to a packed studio and welcomed special guests Karen Henshaw, Mayor of the Fylde, her consort Howard Henshaw, and the independent adjudicator Julie Nash.
Society President Jacqueline King welcomes everyone to the ceremony
The Mayor gave her speech and said she was extremely impressed with all she had seen
and was looking forward to a closer inspection once the all-important cups had been
awarded.
Karen Henshaw, Mayor of the Fylde, gives her opening address
The Mayor presented the cups and highly commended certificates to each artist to hearty
applause from the audience.
Revis Cup for best watercolour – Suzanne York for Glorious Bloom
Spencer Cup for best mixed media – Sandra Hallergard for Fragmentation
Masie Simmonds Cup for best pastel – Diana Thompson for Babbling Brook
Tom & Mary Coates Cup for best acrylic – Alan Bealey for Bridge House
Holgate Cup for the best land or seascape – Ann Greenhalgh for Serenity
Highly Commended Ann Prescott for Rocky Harbour (pastel)
Highly Commended Jill Partington for Bruce (fibre tip pens)
Highly Commended Mary Chantler for Little Owls (craft)
Highly Commended Lynne Herring for Seaweed on the Rocks (oil)
Highly Commended Gill Haigh for Floral Fantasy (watercolour)
Highly Commended Cath Swarbrick for Who’s a Pretty Boy (watercolour)
Our President then announced the recipient of the President’s Cup, which is awarded each year in recognition of significant contributions made to the success of the Society. This year it was jointly awarded to Barbara Waite and Mary Chantler in recognition of all that they do to make the Society such a rewarding and welcoming space for local artists to thrive.
President’s Cup awarded to Barbara Waite (L) and Mary Chantler (R) by Jaqueline King (C)
Once the awards had been presented the adjudicator, Julie Nash, gave brief but
constructive feedback to the cup winners and stated that it had been a very difficult task to
select the winners because of the high standard of the work and as such had awarded nine
highly commended certificates, stressing that in some cases there was only a fine line
between many of her choices.
Independent Adjudicator Julie Nash gives her feedback
Full list of winners:
Cup Winners
Turner Cup for best oil – Nancy Blackburn for Washing Line
Crafters Cup for best handiwork – Janet Caldwell for Peacock necklace
Revis Cup for best watercolour – Suzanne York for Glorious Bloom
Eileen Wooding Cup for best nature – Angie Curran for Treat Please
Spencer Cup for best mixed media – Sandra Hallergard for Fragmentation
Masie Simmonds Cup for best pastel – Diana Thompson for Babbling Brook
Tom & Mary Coates Cup for best acrylic – Alan Bealey for Bridge House
Alan Marsden Cup for best drawing – Angie Curran for Good Girl
Holgate Cup for the best land or seascape – Ann Greenhalgh for Serenity
Highly Commended Awards
Ann Prescott for Rocky Harbour (pastel)
Jill Partington for Bruce (fibre tip pens)
Mary Chandler for Little Owls (craft)
Ken Roberts for Winter Sun and Snow (oil)
Lynne Herring for Seaweed on the Rocks (oil)
Martin Skyrme for Zola Beach (oil)
Gill Haigh for Floral Fantasy (watercolour)
SM Kumar for Lytham Windmill (watercolour)
Cath Swarbrick for Who’s a Pretty Boy (watercolour)
President’s cup
Barbara Waite & Mary Chandler
Thank you to everyone who took part and helped make this a very special evening!