BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/LondonBEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:155@artinpoundbury.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250801T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250810T160000 DTSTAMP:20250812T062246Z URL:https://artinpoundbury.co.uk/events/art-in-the-sunflowers-for-children / SUMMARY:Art in the Sunflowers for Children DESCRIPTION:Please note: the information on this page is for all Young Arti sts under 17 years old\, entering the Art in the Sunflowers competition.  \nSunflower Trail and Activities for Children\nAs part of Art in Poundbu ry's ethos to 'make art accessible to all'\, we actively encourage and pro mote art for children at all of our events.  Art in the Sunflowers\, this year\, is no different - and if you have a budding young artist at home\, we would love to see what they are inspired to create from Maiden Castle Farm's Sunflower 2025 Trail.\nThe Sunflower Trail is open to this year fro m 1 - 17 August 2025\nWith over 300\,000 seeds sown this year and two sunf lower trails displaying a dazzling array of yellow\, orange\, red and purp le sunflowers - this is the perfect opportunity for artists of all ages an d abilities to get outside and be inspired by nature.\nGuided Art Activity Packs - available while stocks last!\nArt in Poundbury have produced mult iple Guided Art Packs\, which are available FOR FREE from the Sunshine Sha ck on arrival.\n\nParents and children can use these packs at any time dur ing the Sunflower Trail opening period.  Any artwork produced by your chi ld(ren) using these\, can be submitted as their 'Art in the Sunflowers' Co mpetition entry\, if they choose - children's entry to the competiton is F REE\, but you will need to register and book the Trail and Competition thr ough the Art in Poundbury website.\n\n‘Art in the Sunflowers’ is entir ely ‘not for profit’\, run by volunteers\, and with all profits going to the DCH Emergency and Critical Appeal.\n\nPlease return the Guided Art Packs once finished\, so that others can enjoy them through the trail.\nAr t in the Sunflowers - Children's Competition Entries\nWhilst adults (18+) artists are required to produce their Competition entry on Saturday 9 Augu st\, and submit their artwork by midday Sunday 10 August 2025\; we are ope ning up the Competition window for young artists.  This is to inspire as many to take part as possible - so please help spread the word!\n\nWhile t he guided art packs will contain everything you need to complete the activ ity\, we recommend that you bring any art materials and supplies with you - especially if your child has a preferred style or medium to work with. F or example\, pencils\, crayons\, paints\, brushes\, water pots\, paper/can vases...\n\nFor the duration of the Sunflower Trail\, children can produce as many pieces of art inspired by the sunny blooms.  Only one entry can be submitted per child\, but the deadline for Young Artist (17 and Under) entries is Sunday 24th August at midday\n\nSee the Competition Entry Instr uctions below for submission requirements.\nYoung Artist - Competition Ent ry Requirements\nAlongside the 18+ painting competition on Saturday 9th Au gust there will be three competition categories specifically for Young Art ists aged 17 and under\, for which entries will be applicable until the Su nflower Trail closes.\n\nThe Young Artist categories are:\n\n ages 5-9 ye ars old\n ages 10 - 13 years old\,\n ages 14-17 years old\n\nAny Artist 18 and over\, will need to take part under the main competition in the rel evant Artist Ability category.\n\nCompetition Entry Instructions\n\n To e nter our competition\, please upload a photo of your child’s artwork - O NE entry only per child.\n Make sure the image is only of the artwork its elf.\n Do not include your child or any background in the photo—please crop it to show just the picture.\n\n\nWe cannot wait to see all the amazi ng creativity your children have to share!  \n\nPlease don't forget to s hare your child's artwork on social media\, and tag Art in Poundbury and M aiden Castle Farm\, facebook pages in your posts!\n\n[su_button url="https ://artinpoundbury.co.uk/art-in-the-sunflowers-upload-form/" style="soft" b ackground="#f2c472" color="#000000" size="6" icon="icon: file-pdf-o" icon_ color="#000000" id="download" class="download"]17 and under\, submit your Art in the Sunflower Art here![/su_button] ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://artinpoundbury.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/ 2025/07/A4-9th-insta-kids-poster-Sunflower-poster-Invitation-Square.jpg CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Maiden Castle Farm\, Maiden Castle Road\, Dorchester\, Dorset\, DT 2 9PP\, United Kingdom GEO:50.701822;-2.464422 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Maiden Castle Road\, Dorche ster\, Dorset\, DT2 9PP\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Maiden Castle Farm:geo:50.701822,-2.464422 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR