The 2012 festival takes place on Sunday, 15 July
The Wearable Art Painswick festival welcomes entries from anyone and everyone. We provide a showcase for you to display your skills to a large public audience and in front of a panel of expert judges from the worlds of art and fashion. Follow the links below to find out all about entering Wearable Art Painswick.
Enter Online (cut-off date 1 June 2012)
Body Art entrants please go to this link
THEMES for 2012 are:
CIRCUS!
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
ROUGH DIAMOND
HEAD CANDY (supporting our selected charities)
See the list of prizes on our home page. There will also be Highly Commended awards, and of course, a Best in Show choice. And your creation will be seen by our celebrity judging panel and several thousand spectators.
This year we also have a special new theme for BODY ART: we invite established Body Art practitioners to enter this adult-only theme. Get more information here.
The themes provide inspiration for your costume, and you should ensure that you have interpreted your selected theme, and can describe how it inspired you in your artist's statement, which must accompany your entry.
CATEGORIES
There are several categories for entrants, with different entry fees and different levels of prizes for each category. Several of these are also age-restrictive. Please note that it is the DESIGNER of the costume who wins the prize, and it is the designer's age at the time of the festival that dictates which of these categories is appropriate.
Please see our document that fully describes the Themes and Categories for entries.
Wearable Art Painswick is open to all. If you have concerns over any special requirements (wheelchair access, for example) then please contact us.