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The judging panel for the competition of a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill has been confirmed.

The judging panel for the competition of a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, organized by B.H.Portrait Academy in association with Eclusier, has now been confirmed.

The panel will consist of:
The Hon.Celia Sandys (the granddaughter of Winston Churchill)
Celia and John Lee (authors/biographers)
Lady Barbara Hamilton
Magdalena Rutkowska

Following the success of the recently published book, The Churchills: a Family Portrait, Barbara Hamilton’s Portrait Academy is pleased to announce the first portrait drawing/painting contest in memory of Sir Winston Churchill.

The aim of the competition is to encourage an appreciation of portrait drawing as a worthy element in the history of art, at the same time history in general.

The judging panel then select a shortlist of 20 artists, to be announced in early April. The overall winners from two age groups will be announced at a gala event at Tapeley Park Manor in Devon on 24th April 2010.

The winner of the competition will be awarded a prize of £500, together with a certificate and a copy of the book signed by all members of the jury. The image of winning portraits will be attached to a limited number of the published books. The remaining shortlisted artists will also receive a certificate.

All of the selected artists will be invited to take part in the final portrait exhibition at the end of the year 2010.

For more informatin visit the Eclusier website link here.