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OUR TOWN FINALISTS

In March this year, artists living in the UK were invited to enter our postcard competition. The theme of the competition was Our Town. We asked people in towns around Britain to record the places they live, with a focus on: buildings, landscape, people and statues.

Two hundred people answered our call and three hundred postcards were sent to addresses in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Twenty were selected for exhibition.

Opening Friday 4th August, the exhibition will run until 3rd September.

All our finalists' entries are available to buy as A4 prints as well as greeting cards from the NYAS Shop. You can also buy online by clicking the Shop Now button.

Gallery

ENTER THE CHRISTMAS POSTCARD OPEN CALL

'The Crown Bar' by Laura Atkins in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough. Available to buy as an A4 print.

Laura Atkins | Belfast

'The Crown Bar'
Technical ink pens

Reverse of 'The Crown Bar' by Laura Atkins in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough.

Laura Atkins | Belfast | Reverse

'Hot Air Balloons Over the Clifton Suspension Bridge' by Cathie Cooper in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough. Available to buy as an A4 print.

Cathie Cooper | Bristol

'Hot Air Balloons Over the Clifton Suspension Bridge'
Acrylics

Reverse of 'Hot Air Balloons Over the Clifton Suspension Bridge' by Cathie Cooper in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough.

Cathie Cooper | Bristol | Reverse

'The Bonnie Town on the Hill' by Natalie George in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough. Available to buy as an A4 print.

Natalie George | Colne

'The Bonnie Town on the Hill'
Collage using various media

Reverse of 'The Bonnie Town on the Hill' by Natalie George in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough.

Natalie George | Colne | Reverse

'Dungeness' by Tom Banks in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough. Available to buy as an A4 print.

Tom Banks | Dungeness

'Dungeness'
Oil paint

Reverse of 'Dungeness' by Tom Banks in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough.

Tom Banks | Dungeness | Reverse

'Farsley' by Baz Cantrill in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough. Available to buy as an A4 print.

Baz Cantrill | Farsley

'Farsley'
Marker pen

Reverse of 'Farsley' by Baz Cantrill in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough. Available to buy as an A4 print.

Baz Cantrill | Farsley | Reverse

'Hermitage Road from Windmill Hill' by Elena Stogneva in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough. Available to buy as an A4 print.

Elena Stogneva | Hitchen

'Hermitage Road from Windmill Hill'
Water soluble charcoal, ink, pro-marker

Reverse of 'Hermitage Road from Windmill Hill' by Elena Stogneva in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough.

Elena Stogneva | Hitchen | Reverse

'Under the Chapel Stairs Near Home' by Brett Calderbank in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough. Available to buy as an A4 print.

Brett Calderbank | Hull

'Under the Chapel Stairs Near Home'
Acrylics

Reverse of 'Under the Chapel Stairs Near Home' by Brett Calderbank in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough.

Brett Calderbank | Hull | Reverse

'The Splash Boat in East Park, Hull' by Michael Sharkett in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough. Available to buy as an A4 print.

Michael Sharkett | Hull

'The Splash Boat in East Park'
Faber-Castell brush pens, Indian ink

Reverse of 'The Splash Boat in East Park, Hull' by Michael Sharkett in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough.

Michael Sharkett | Hull | Reverse

'Electricity Substation, Queen's Road' by John Giles in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough. Available to buy as an A4 print.

John Giles | Ilkley

'Electricity Substation, Queen's Road'
Acrylics

Reverse of 'Electricity Substation, Queen's Road' by John Giles in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough.

John Giles | Ilkley | Reverse

'Footbridge Over the River Soar' by Helen Foster in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough. Available to buy as an A4 print.

Helen Foster | Leicester

'Footbridge Over the River Soar'
Pen, ink

Reverse of 'Footbridge Over the River Soar' by Helen Foster in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough.

Helen Foster | Leicester | Reverse

'Where we Met' by Rebecca Harper in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough. Available to buy as an A4 print.

Rebecca Harper | Middlesbrough

'Where We Met'
Gouache, pencil

Reverse of 'Where we Met' by Rebecca Harper in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough.

Rebecca Harper | Middlesbrough | Reverse

'From Pills to Paint' by Jean Miller in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough. Available to buy as an A4 print.

Jean Miller | Scarborough

'From Pills to Paint'
Acrylics, pencil, felt tip

Reverse of 'From Pills to Paint' by Jean Miller in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough.

Jean Miller | Scarborough | Reverse

'The Grand Under Dark Skies' by Jon O'Connor in the 2023 postcard competition 'Our Town' at North Yorks Art School (NYAS) Scarborough. Available to buy as an A4 print.

Jon O'Connor | Scarborough

'The Grand Under Dark Skies'
Acrylic

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