Young artist brushes off the competition

A Rainhill High School student is celebrating after winning an inter-school art competition.
Year 9 pupil, Georgia Allen brushed off over one hundred entries from 36 schools across Merseyside as she was announced the overall winner of the annual dot-art Schools project competition at an awards ceremony at St George’s Hall.
Judges singled out Georgia’s ‘Nature Study’ piece -created using a biro pen on paper stained in coffee – due to its intricate layers which, according to guest judge Susan M Coles, “required great patience and skill” to perfect every tiny detail.
Georgia received £50 worth of Rennie’s Arts and Crafts vouchers, a one year scholarship to dot-art which allows her to showcase and sell her work alongside professional artists, and access to special exhibitions at Tate Liverpool, for her efforts.
Anthony Bennett, head of art at Rainhill High School, said: “Georgia is a student who is highly talented. I think the success brought on by this dot-art Schools competition could finally cement what we have been telling her for the past 12 months, that she truly is a talented individual.”