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Mouth and Foot Painting<br />
Artists’ Trust Fund<br />
Unique Art Awards<br />
<strong>2016</strong>
The Mouth Foot Painting Artists Trust Fund<br />
The Mouth Foot Painting Artists Trust Fund for the Training of Handicapped Children in the Arts was established<br />
in 1989 by the British Members of the international self-help co-operative, the Mouth & Foot Painting<br />
Artists. The aim of the Trust is to provide financial assistance for individuals and organisations to further the<br />
development of physically disabled children (up to the age of 21) in all artistic disciplines.<br />
WHAT DO WE DO AS A TRUST?<br />
Since its formation in 1989 the Trustees of the Trust Fund have helped various organisations and individuals.<br />
They provide financial help with art and music workshops, music lessons and award grants to help purchase art,<br />
craft and photography specialised equipment to enable young people to access the arts.Since March 2011 the<br />
Trust Fund has awarded over £250,000 to organisations and individuals working with young disabled children.<br />
UNIQUE ART AWARDS <strong>2016</strong><br />
April <strong>2016</strong> saw the conception of a new project called ‘The Unique Art Awards’. It was conceived to<br />
promote the arts to disabled children and young disabled adults.<br />
The Unique Art Awards was launched at the National Rotary Conference in Bournemouth in April by<br />
the Trusts three Trustees.<br />
The competition is for all disabled children and young people who are interested in the arts. Split into<br />
two age categories seven to fifteen and sixteen to twenty one years of age.<br />
The <strong>2016</strong> Art categories were 2D Artwork, Sculpture, Photography, Music and Poetry.<br />
The Trust Fund sent out in the post 1200 letters and posters to special schools, colleges, clubs and<br />
societies throughout the UK. The Unique Art Awards <strong>web</strong> site was conceived and launched to gain<br />
interest in the Awards and to keep participants informed with the Awards process.<br />
300 entries were judged on the 9th August and the youngsters were informed on the 10th that their<br />
artwork has been selected as a finalist.<br />
On 17th October the Unique Art Awards <strong>2016</strong> were held at The Copthorne Tara Hotel in Kensington,<br />
London. One hundred and twenty people attended the event. Finalists, their families, art teachers and<br />
sponsors all enjoyed a drinks reception, three course meal and the Award presentations.<br />
All but three of the finalists attended the awards celebrations. The three Finalists that could not attend<br />
were represented by their teachers.<br />
The <strong>2016</strong> Unique Art Awards was a fantastic start to this new and innovative project. The Trustees have<br />
decided that it will run again next year, so keep an eye on our <strong>web</strong> site and Facebook page!
A message from Tom Yendell<br />
Chairman of Trustees<br />
The Mouth and Foot Painting Artists’ Trust Fund<br />
For The Training of Handicapped Children In The Arts<br />
I have been a professional Mouth and Foot Painter for the last thirty years. I was<br />
born without arms and hands due to my Mother being prescribed the drug<br />
Thalidomide. I have always seen myself as physically able, I just use my feet, mouth<br />
and chin to do the everyday things that able-bodied people do with their hands.<br />
Over the years I have been pigeon holed, being called a Thalidomide victim,<br />
armless and disabled. It is the word “disabled” that I find totally inappropriate and<br />
inaccurate. It is a very negative word, with words beginning with the prefix “dis’”<br />
connoting negativity, dismember, dissatisfy and disaster for instance. I have always<br />
wanted to try to find a new word that would describe my abilities.<br />
Last year the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists were fortunate to have an exhibition of their artwork at the<br />
Bristol Hot Air Balloon Fiesta. A number of our artists were showing their artwork and also demonstrating<br />
their Mouth and Foot Painting Techniques. In such circumstances when there are children present I<br />
always have a pile of postcards that are blank on their backs. When a young child comes over to watch me<br />
drawing with my feet I ask his name, writing it in bubble writing on the postcard, I draw a small picture<br />
alongside his name and then give it to him. A young boy came over to see what I was drawing; I asked<br />
his name, “Adam” he said. He was ten years old. Watched by Adam and his parents I wrote his name and<br />
drew a cartoon of him. I then gave the finished design to him. He took it, turned, walked a few paces and<br />
stopped. He stood for a few seconds looking at his postcard then turned back to me and said ‘Thank you<br />
so much for my picture I love your uniqueness’. I love the idea that I am unique. I am unique both in my<br />
physicality and my art.<br />
So this is where the idea of The Unique Art Awards came from.<br />
Don’t forget to spread the word about the Unique Art Awards 2017<br />
Please look at our <strong>web</strong> site! www.uniqueartawards.uk
“Louie Llewellyn has made the most<br />
progress in his creativity.”<br />
SANDRA HAMPTON - Teacher<br />
“Thank you so much for organising this event, I had a<br />
wonderful time. It was one of the best experiences I<br />
have had in my life. I would like to thank all the people<br />
who helped me produce my piece of art, this includes<br />
all last year’s, year 6, at Medstead primary school,<br />
Basingstoke Guides and my family.” GEORGIE ELLIS
“Sasha Alexander’s strength and determination<br />
thrive through creativity.”<br />
SANDRA HAMPTON - Teacher<br />
“We had an amazing night on Monday. Jordan<br />
and I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Credit to<br />
you and the organisation. “<br />
VICKY BELL
Abbie Lloyd<br />
“Thank you, for a brilliant night!”<br />
BEN DIXON & HELEN O’KEEFE
“ I wish you could have heard Christopher’s mother<br />
talking to me in the car . . . she was stunned and<br />
exhilarated and soooo proud.”<br />
sArah
Charlie Crick from Treloars School receiving his Bronze<br />
Award from Melanie Gerlis Editor at The Art Newspaper<br />
Connor Couzens gained a Silver Award for his Photography<br />
Cailean Tadden, Gold Award in Photography.
“Thanks for the lovely picture of Dougie receiving his certificate and voucher. We all had a fantastic evening<br />
and it was lovely seeing a diversity of talent from many young people with different disabilities.”<br />
HELEN HAYIBOR - Art Teacher<br />
Chloe Wilks<br />
2D Artwork - Silver<br />
“Thank you so much for an amazing first Unique Art<br />
Awards presentation Ceremony. I have seen Katie Byrne<br />
gain in confidence as a very special young artist.”<br />
SANDRA HAMPTON - Teacher
Elijah Kamara receiving his award from<br />
Cavan Syrad <strong>UAA</strong> Judge<br />
“You have no idea how happy I was when<br />
he received notification that he was<br />
selected for the finalist place prize. It was<br />
such a surprise for him and for us as a<br />
school (Oaklands School Leicester) when<br />
he received the 3rd place Bronze Award in<br />
the child music competition.”<br />
I. C. Manole<br />
Julia and Jack<br />
Receiving the Silver Award<br />
for Music.<br />
Gold Award winner for Music.<br />
Katrina Wilson
Mathew Goode<br />
Bronze Music Award winner.<br />
“It was brilliant, such a special event for us, I am<br />
so proud of Matthew and all the other young<br />
people. Thank you Tom to you and the team.<br />
You have truly supported how unique the<br />
children and young people are in their talents.”<br />
KATRIONA GOODE - Mathew’s Mum<br />
Izzy Colville<br />
“I had a lovely chat to Izzy, the music award<br />
gold prize winner, who is still a patient at Great<br />
Ormond Street. She explained that she wrote the<br />
lyrics for her winning song whilst in hospital.”<br />
ISOBEL MANNING – Head of Arts at Great Ormond Street<br />
Children’s Hospital<br />
Adel Wilson<br />
Receiving her Silver Award<br />
for Music from Cavan Syrad.
UNIQUE ART AWARDS 2017<br />
Win up to £1,000 for Yourself + £3,000 for your Art Department<br />
An Art Competition for disabled children between the ages of 7 and 21<br />
www.uniqueartawards.uk<br />
Funded by the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists’ Trust Fund. Charity number 328151
The subject for all categories is MY WORLD<br />
There are 2 age groups in each category. CHILD 7-15 & YOUTH 16 - 21<br />
• Child / Youth Painter - to produce an image no larger than A2.<br />
• Child / Youth Photographer - to produce an image no larger than A2.<br />
• Child / Youth 3D Sculptor - please send /email photographs for the first round of judging.<br />
• Child / Youth DIGITAL ART - design a digital piece on a computer or tablet.<br />
• Child / Youth MUSICIAN - to produce a 2 minute original musical piece recorded and sent on CD.<br />
Each category will be judged by a panel of professional artists who have a knowledge of each subject.<br />
These will include representatives of the MFPA Trust Fund and Rotary International.<br />
Rules Of Entry<br />
1. ALL entrants for the competition must have a DISABILITY of some kind.<br />
2. A person may only submit one entry in each category. All entries must be on the theme of MY<br />
WORLD and other themes will be excluded from the competition by the head judge.<br />
3. Each entrant will need to fill out the application form for the category he or she would like to enter,<br />
downloaded from our <strong>web</strong>site.<br />
4. Parents / Guardian or School Teacher MUST sign the Application Form.<br />
5. All entrants must download, complete and email back an entry form with ALL Sections filled in. The<br />
emailed COMPLETED FORM and the IMAGE Jpeg must BOTH have the Entrants NAME for reference.<br />
6. Entry forms and jpg images should be emailed to: entry@uniqueartawards.uk<br />
Any entries emailed without the entrants name will not be included in the competition.<br />
7. Submissions must be received between 20th January and June 20th 2017.<br />
Arts teacher in special education award<br />
We would also like to recognise the work done by teachers in the arts in special education and would like<br />
to offer an award to highlight excellence in this field which includes Art, Drama and Music. We would<br />
ask Schools and Colleges to enter this category by sending a written paper outlining why the nominated<br />
Teacher deserves the Award and how he or she goes ‘above and beyond’ their normal teaching duties.<br />
No more than 1500 words please. It would be great if you can include statements from students.<br />
This must also be emailed to - entry@uniqueartawards.uk<br />
prizes<br />
There will be three finalists from each age group in each of the five categories -<br />
Bronze (3rd) Silver (2nd) and Gold (1st).<br />
Each finalist will receive a certificate and a £50 Great Art Voucher, or category related equivalent.<br />
The prizes for the top three winners overall are:<br />
3rd Place - £250 in vouchers and £1,000 for their school.<br />
2nd Place - £500 in vouchers and £2,000 for their school.<br />
1st Place - £1,000 in vouchers and £3,000 for their school.<br />
Art Teacher Award - £2,000 vouchers, or equivalent for other department winners.<br />
All finalists will be invited to a presentation ceremony in October 2017 where the top three overall<br />
winners will receive their prizes.<br />
The Mouth & Foot<br />
Painting Artists’ Trust Fund<br />
Mr Tom Yendell<br />
88 London Road<br />
Holybourne<br />
Hampshire GU34 4EL<br />
Contact information<br />
Further info: info@uniqueartawards.uk<br />
Website: www.uniqueartawards.uk<br />
Telephone: 01420 887550<br />
Like us
Logan Steel<br />
Receiving the Silver Award for Poetry<br />
from Louise Rose, Marketing Executive<br />
at Great Art.<br />
“I am still glowing with pride at<br />
Flynn’s achievement and I’m so<br />
grateful to you all for such an<br />
amazing event.”<br />
JULIE JOHNSON - Flyn’s Mum<br />
“What a fantastic event!! Sorcha and I<br />
had an amazing time, great food and<br />
lovely company. Thank you so much<br />
for organising such a fabulous night. In<br />
Sorcha’s words it was - like Hollywood! ”<br />
MARIE COLLINS<br />
Music Teacher, Stepping Stones School
Christopher Edeh<br />
Overall Gold Award<br />
“We are still buzzing and the school<br />
is ever so proud of Chris.”<br />
BARRY WEIR - Art Teacher<br />
“And an overall gold, an overall gold,<br />
my son Christopher . . . I’m so proud.”<br />
christopher’s mum<br />
Izzy Colville<br />
Overall Bronze Winner.<br />
“It is thanks to you with your dedication and<br />
commitment that events like the Unique<br />
Arts Award happen. Stepping Stones looks<br />
forward to the next event and wishes you<br />
every success in your future plans.”<br />
MARIE COLLINS<br />
Music Teacher, Stepping Stones School<br />
Katie Byrne<br />
Being presented her Overall Silver<br />
Award by Tom Yendell.<br />
“The event was wonderful, purposeful<br />
and meaningful to all the Students<br />
and Teachers.”<br />
SANDRA HAMPTON - Teacher
Flat Spaces Holiday for Six<br />
Glynis Watts Director and Rob Trent,<br />
Trustee for Flat Spaces Foundation<br />
present Frankie Freeman from Broadfield<br />
Specialist School with the award.<br />
Happy Days Theatre<br />
Ryan Sinclair from Happy Days<br />
Childrens Charity makes an award<br />
to Gemma Ellis, Art Teacher and<br />
Colin Zealey from Treloar College &<br />
School.<br />
Isobel Manning Head of Art at Great<br />
Ormond Street Children’s Hospital is<br />
presented with a cheque for the art<br />
room at GOSH.<br />
Great Ormond Street Hospital has<br />
looked after a number of the Mouth<br />
and Foot Painting Artists over the years,<br />
one of our finalists this year is currently<br />
a patient there.
Special Arts Teacher Award<br />
Kathryn Hitchings from St Joseph’s<br />
Special School Cranleigh receives her<br />
award from Tom Yendell.<br />
“I wish I could bottle the whooping<br />
delight of the students on my table<br />
when they heard their names called.”<br />
Kathryn<br />
Bradley Possamai<br />
Receiving the Silver Award for Sculpture.<br />
Presented by Mr Steve Chambers from the<br />
Mouth and Foot Painting Artists Trust.<br />
“We had a wonderful time and we’re so proud<br />
of our son Bradley achieving a silver award for<br />
his sculpture. It was a night to remember for<br />
us as a family and we are so proud of our son’s<br />
achievements.”<br />
DAWN POSSAMAI – Mother of Bradley
For me the evening has been a celebration of extraordinary<br />
Art produced by extraordinary people who in turn had been<br />
supported by dedicated and inspiring others.<br />
JERRY JANES – Master of Ceremonies<br />
We were very pleased to be a part<br />
of these ground breaking awards.<br />
But to be present for the prize<br />
giving event was wonderful as it<br />
allowed us to see the delighted<br />
faces of these inspirational young<br />
artists as they received recognition<br />
for their hard work.<br />
Louise Rose<br />
Marketing Executive, Great Art
Receiving the teacher’s prize means so much - it’s not only<br />
about the creative strides made possible for the learners with<br />
the money. The recognition the award brings means that I<br />
have an ear and a voice in order to further promote creative<br />
practice-both from Senior Leaders in my school and beyond.<br />
I’ve already met with Denise Topolski, a national leader of<br />
NADFAS Young Arts, who wishes to collaborate for new ideas<br />
within their charity.<br />
Kathryn Hitchings<br />
The Awards evening was a triumph, and the Mouth<br />
and Foot Painters’ Trust Fund must be congratulated<br />
in bringing recognition to these talented youngsters.<br />
We look forward to supporting the <strong>UAA</strong> again in 2017.<br />
GLYNIS WATTS – Director of Flat Spaces Foundation
It was a very touching moment to see all these<br />
young talented children being presented with<br />
their awards and standing in the middle of the<br />
attention. I really think they felt very important<br />
at that moment, their courage and lust of life<br />
has experienced a upwind.<br />
MARIO FAMLONGA<br />
Director, Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists<br />
It was a great treasure to join the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists<br />
Trust Fund’s Unique Artist Award in London for unique disabled<br />
children! I was touched to see the children’s happiness when they<br />
received the prize and to look at the proud parents!<br />
It was a very special evening and I was honoured to be a part of it.<br />
An Lund Wahlberg - Mouth Painter, Denmark
‘The Unique Art Awards’ provided an innovative platform for uniquely<br />
talented young artists. This novel, national art competition and the<br />
work it generated, drew great adulation from all of the art experts<br />
on the final judging panel and the large audience that attended the<br />
event at a Central London hotel.<br />
Described as the ‘The Oscars for Unique Art’ we believe the success of<br />
this special awards ceremony, the first of its kind, will prove to be the<br />
catalyst for the event to be repeated annually, for many years to come.<br />
The Mouth and Foot Painting Artists Publishing House
The Unique Art Award Winners <strong>2016</strong><br />
Child 2D ARTWORK - BRONZE Dougie Read<br />
2D ARTWORK - SILVER<br />
Chloe Wilks<br />
2D ARTWORK - GOLD Katie Bryne<br />
Youth 2D ARTWORK - BRONZE ezra Mbogo<br />
2D ARTWORK - SILVER<br />
sasha Alexander<br />
2D ARTWORK - GOLD Christopher Edeh<br />
Child 3D SCULPTURE - BRONZE Louie Llewellyn<br />
3D SCULPTURE - SILVER<br />
dylan Cleary<br />
3D SCULPTURE - GOLD<br />
georgie Ellis<br />
Youth 3D SCULPTURE - BRONZE Jordan Bell<br />
3D SCULPTURE - SILVER<br />
Bradley Possamai<br />
3D SCULPTURE - GOLD<br />
Joshua Hodgkison<br />
Child PHOTOGRAPHY - BRONZE William Hodges<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY - SILVER<br />
Abbie Lloyd<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY - GOLD<br />
Ben Dixon<br />
Youth PHOTOGRAPHY - BRONZE Charlie Crick<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY - SILVER<br />
Connor Couzens<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY - GOLD<br />
Cailean Tadden<br />
Child MUSIC - BRONZE elijah Kamara<br />
MUSIC - SILVER<br />
Julia and Jack<br />
MUSIC - GOLD<br />
Karina Wilson<br />
Youth MUSIC - BRONZE Mathew Goode<br />
MUSIC - SILVER<br />
Adel Wilson<br />
MUSIC - GOLD<br />
izzy Colville<br />
Child POETRY - SILVER Logan Steel<br />
POETRY - GOLD<br />
Flynn Johnson<br />
Youth POETRY - SILVER sorcha Galvin<br />
POETRY - GOLD<br />
John Foley<br />
oVERALL GOLD<br />
Christpher Edeh<br />
oVERALL SILVER<br />
Katie Bryne<br />
oVERALL BRONZE izzy Colville .<br />
GREAT ORMOND STREET<br />
FLAT SPACES HOLIDAY<br />
HAPPY DAYS THEATre<br />
SPECIAL ARTS TEACher<br />
Isobel Manning - Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital<br />
Frankie Freeman from Broadfield Specialist School<br />
gemma Ellis, Colin Zealey - Treloar College & School<br />
Kathryn Hitchings - St Joseph’s Special School Cranleigh
The children who entered to the <strong>2016</strong> Unique Art Awards<br />
had a range of disabilities including -<br />
Learning Difficulties, Visual Impairment, Autism. Paralysis, Cerebral Palsy, Delayed<br />
Speech and Language Development, Social, Emotional & Mental Health, Deafness,<br />
Duchenne MD, Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Congenital Heart Disease, Attention<br />
Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, Epilepsy, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, Brain Tumour,<br />
Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, Tourettes Syndrome, Global Development<br />
Delay and a significant number suffer from combinations of the these.<br />
Unique Art Awards thank the following people for their contribution to this<br />
landmark award.<br />
Keith Jansz - Unique Art Award Judge<br />
Steve Chambers - Unique Art Award Judge<br />
Tom Yendell - Unique Art Award Judge<br />
Cavan Syrad - Unique Art Award Judge<br />
Jill Goffe - Unique Art Award Judge<br />
Julie Moss - Unique Art Award Judge<br />
Mouth and Foot Painting Artists UK Publishers<br />
Glynis Watts - Secretarial Work<br />
Russell Jakubowski - Graphic Design<br />
Catherine Cook - www.uniqueartawards.uk <strong>web</strong>site<br />
Jerry Janes - Master of Ceremonies<br />
Dave Trigg - Sound<br />
Holly & Jess - Meeters and greeters<br />
Jerry Cullum & Students - Treloar Print<br />
We would like to thank the following for supporting us<br />
and recognising the talents and abilities of these Unique Artists.<br />
TRUSTEES<br />
Mr Tom Yendell<br />
Mr Keith Jansz<br />
Mr Steve Chambers<br />
MOUTH AND FOOT PAINTING ARTISTS TRUST FUND<br />
CHARITY COMMISSION NUMBER 328151<br />
www.uniqueartawards.uk<br />
TRUST ADDRESS<br />
88 London Road<br />
Holybourne<br />
HAMPSHIRE<br />
GU34 4EL
UNIQUE ART AWARDS 2017<br />
Win up to £1,000 for Yourself + £3,000 for your Art Department<br />
An Art Competition for disabled children between the ages of 7 and 21<br />
www.uniqueartawards.uk<br />
Funded by the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists’ Trust Fund. Charity number 328151