EDUCATION

Inspired by...2010

Inspired by… is the V&A's annual art competition for people on part-time courses. Participants create a work of art or craft inspired by the collections of either V&A South Kensington, the Theatre Collections Online or the V&A Museum of Childhood. Entries are judged by a panel of curators and the winners and other selected works are displayed in the museum of their inspiration. Winners in their category also receive a prize.

Inspired by… is supported by NIACE, the National Institute of Continuing Education.

Selected and winning artworks will be displayed in October 2010 but with some changes making it an even more exciting competition than previously.

• The display will take place in October 2010 in a  new gallery space in the centre of the Museum
• The deadline for applications will be the 4  May 2010
• The exhibition will be judged by a panel of curators/educators and a professional designer
• There will be additional prizes for artwork inspired by the Medieval and Renaissance Galleries
  This year the V&A will be launching an informal strand to the Inspired By project to run alongside the official competition.  Anyone who has created a work of art inspired by the museum's collections will be invited to upload photos of their work to a Flickr group pool.  The pool will be open to anyone and is not judged - entry to the official competition is separate. 

Inspiration can be found by paying a visit to the V&A South Kensington collections, exhibitions and displays, the Museum of Childhood, by searching the V&A's extensive database Search the Collections or the Theatre collections online.

Please start visiting the V&A for the inspiration for your entries.

Download the application form (Word file 180KB)
Download the application form (PDF file 112KB)

Participants on V&A workshops for visitors with disabilities or on practical courses are welcome to enter the competition.

Other participating museums

The following regional museums are running Inspired by… in partnership with the V&A:

Manchester Art Gallery - contact Kate Day, tel: +44 (0)161 235 8855 or email k.day1@manchester.gov.uk

Bodelwyddan Castle - contact Laura Whitley, tel: +44 (0)1745 584 060 or email
l.whitley@bodelwyddan-castle.co.uk

Sudley House, World Museum Liverpool and The National Conservation Centre National Museums Liverpool  - contact Helen MacBryde, tel: +44 (0)151 478 4818 or email helen.macbryde@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk

Potteries Museum & Art Gallery - contact Cathy Shingler, Tel: +44 (0)1782 23 25 11 or email cathy.shingler@stoke.gov.uk

Stockport Museum & Art Gallery - ontact Jackie Mellor, tel:: +44 (0)161 474 4453 or email jackie.mellor@stockport.gov.uk

International Museums

Brandts Museum, Denmark - contact Leslie Ann Schmidt, tel: 45 65 20 70 25 or email inspiredby@brandts.dk or leslie.schmidt@brandts.dk

Please contact individual museums for the dates of their Inspired by displays.

For more information on the Inspired by... project or if you would like to discuss your museum taking part in the future, contact the Project Co-ordinator, tel +44 (0)20 7942 2212.