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| Middlesbrough hosts UK's biggest art competition | Middlesbrough hosts UK's biggest art competition |
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| If you can squash your reasons for loving Teesside into the size of a postcard, and do so artistically rather than in writing, this sounds like the competition for you. | If you can squash your reasons for loving Teesside into the size of a postcard, and do so artistically rather than in writing, this sounds like the competition for you. |
| Prizes totalling £41,000 have been made available for artists – amateur as well as professional – who can encapsulate their fondness of Roseberry Topping, Saltburn pier or the spidery mechanics of Middlesbrough's Transporter Bridge in such a midget frame. They don't get the money themselves, but the chance to nominate a charity, school or community group which will benefit from their talents. | Prizes totalling £41,000 have been made available for artists – amateur as well as professional – who can encapsulate their fondness of Roseberry Topping, Saltburn pier or the spidery mechanics of Middlesbrough's Transporter Bridge in such a midget frame. They don't get the money themselves, but the chance to nominate a charity, school or community group which will benefit from their talents. |
| The organisers are touting the event as the biggest charity art competition in the UK, which may bring ripostes from even larger exercises but cannot be far wide of the mark. Tens of thousands of participants are potentially there, with the clout of mima – the excellent Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art – combining with the generosity of the Middlesbrough and Teesside Philanthropic Foundation. | The organisers are touting the event as the biggest charity art competition in the UK, which may bring ripostes from even larger exercises but cannot be far wide of the mark. Tens of thousands of participants are potentially there, with the clout of mima – the excellent Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art – combining with the generosity of the Middlesbrough and Teesside Philanthropic Foundation. |
| Middlesbrough and its surroundings are routinely slagged off in the national media, which wouldn't matter tuppence except for the fact that the denigration probably deters potential relocating enterprises. The sensible ones, who take the time to discover Teesside University, the glorious surrounding countryside and the skills and friendliness of local people, still go ahead; but there will always be fainthearts who don't, and they are an economic loss. | Middlesbrough and its surroundings are routinely slagged off in the national media, which wouldn't matter tuppence except for the fact that the denigration probably deters potential relocating enterprises. The sensible ones, who take the time to discover Teesside University, the glorious surrounding countryside and the skills and friendliness of local people, still go ahead; but there will always be fainthearts who don't, and they are an economic loss. |
| Maybe we can entice some of them to the exhibition at mima which will be the culmination of Love Where You Live, the huge exercise to attract local people – and outsiders – to paint, draw, pen, print or otherwise visualise their liking for the region. Kate Brindley, director of mima, says: | Maybe we can entice some of them to the exhibition at mima which will be the culmination of Love Where You Live, the huge exercise to attract local people – and outsiders – to paint, draw, pen, print or otherwise visualise their liking for the region. Kate Brindley, director of mima, says: |
| People often speak of regional pride, but through my time working with mima I've seen it on another level. This competition allows mima to contribute not only to the artistic and cultural makeup of the area but to help people, through their art, give back to the people and places that make Teesside the place it is. | People often speak of regional pride, but through my time working with mima I've seen it on another level. This competition allows mima to contribute not only to the artistic and cultural makeup of the area but to help people, through their art, give back to the people and places that make Teesside the place it is. |
| The chair of the Philanthropic Foundation (a good northern name), Andy Preston says: | The chair of the Philanthropic Foundation (a good northern name), Andy Preston says: |
| We want to make a difference to the people of Middlesbrough and Teesside. This art competition is a celebration of what makes the region great and we want people to shout about why they love where they live. Most importantly £41,000 is going to help charities, schools and local organisations on Teesside become all they can be. | We want to make a difference to the people of Middlesbrough and Teesside. This art competition is a celebration of what makes the region great and we want people to shout about why they love where they live. Most importantly £41,000 is going to help charities, schools and local organisations on Teesside become all they can be. |
| One of the competition's supporters is William Hague's favourite artist Mackenzie Thorpe, a native of Middlesbrough, who says: | One of the competition's supporters is William Hague's favourite artist Mackenzie Thorpe, a native of Middlesbrough, who says: |
| Coming from Teesside, pride is an essential part of what makes us who we are. We have a proud and strong industrial heritage and identity, we are people who have endured hardships and survived, we are people who care about each other, and we are people who are creative and keep moving forward. | Coming from Teesside, pride is an essential part of what makes us who we are. We have a proud and strong industrial heritage and identity, we are people who have endured hardships and survived, we are people who care about each other, and we are people who are creative and keep moving forward. |
| This competition celebrates what is best about Teesside at the same time as giving something back to people in the region. I hope everyone gets a competition postcard and gets involved. | This competition celebrates what is best about Teesside at the same time as giving something back to people in the region. I hope everyone gets a competition postcard and gets involved. |
| There are countless people on Teesside who quietly go about their business, doing good deeds, looking out for their neighbours, enhancing other's lives and putting other people first. This strength of community is one of the reasons I am proud of my hometown and why I am happy to support this art competition. It is fantastic that mima, Middlesbrough's very own art gallery, is involved and I cannot wait to see the display. | There are countless people on Teesside who quietly go about their business, doing good deeds, looking out for their neighbours, enhancing other's lives and putting other people first. This strength of community is one of the reasons I am proud of my hometown and why I am happy to support this art competition. It is fantastic that mima, Middlesbrough's very own art gallery, is involved and I cannot wait to see the display. |
| Sentimental tosh? Or a reworking of the final passages of George Eliot's Middlemarch? I know which I would go for. You can find out more about getting hold of a postcard and entering here, and the artwork will be on show at mima from February 23 until April 28. | Sentimental tosh? Or a reworking of the final passages of George Eliot's Middlemarch? I know which I would go for. You can find out more about getting hold of a postcard and entering here, and the artwork will be on show at mima from February 23 until April 28. |
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