Louise Welland, Art Winner & Sumi Watters, Literary Winner Earlier this year Watford Area Arts Forum (WAAF) announced a competition based on Elton John’s iconic album, ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’. The competition was divided into two categories, art and literature. Entrants were asked to use the song titles, lyrics, illustrations on the album cover or…
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 2023 – Art Entries 2023
Watford Area Arts Forum (WAAF) 2023 Arts & Literary Competition is now ready for you to choose your winner! VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED The theme was ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ (GYBR), to mark the 50th anniversary of the album’s release. Many thanks to everyone who entered. Please review the entries below and then follow the…
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 2023 – Literary Entries 2023
Watford Area Arts Forum (WAAF) 2023 Arts & Literary Competition is now ready for you to choose your winner! VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED The theme was ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ (GYBR), to mark the 50th anniversary of the album’s release. Many thanks to everyone who entered. Please review the entries below and then cast your…
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – ART AND LITERARY COMPETITION 2023
We are delighted to announce the Watford Area Arts Forum (WAAF) 2023 Arts & Literary Competition. The theme is ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’ (GYBR), to mark the 50th anniversary of the album’s release. The competition is now open and the deadline for entries is 1 September 2023. Public online voting via this site will…
Watford Jazz Junction
The Watford Jazz Junction is a new music festival for Watford focused on sharing live jazz & blues with local people. For our inaugural festival 19-22 May we’ll be putting on a range of shows featuring some fabulous musicians. The full listings are: 19 May 2022 – 19.30 Gala Concert at the Watford Palace Theatre:…
WAAF Chair Helen Nicell on Radio 4 Front Row
As part of Watford Borough Council’s initiative Watford Together, Author Katherine McMahon and Helen Nicell spoke on Radio 4’s Front Row about Watford’s One Town, One Book challenge. The virtual book club took place to discuss Katherine’s latest book ‘The Hour of Separation’ based in war time Watford on Thursday 2 July and a writers workshop…
Vision Art Competition Winners
In association with Watford Borough Council (WBC), Watford Area Arts Forum (WAAF) invited members of the public to express an interpretation of ‘VISION’. The competition attracted 37 art entries, which were then open to a public vote. We are delighted to announce the winners! Many congratulations to Roshani Bhundia who got first place with her…
Vision Literature Competition Winners
In association with Watford Borough Council (WBC), Watford Area Arts Forum (WAAF) invited members of the public to express an interpretation of ‘VISION’. The competition attracted 16 literature entries, which were then open to a public vote. We are delighted to announce the winners! Many congratulations to Helen Nicell who got first place with her…
Vision Competition Rules 2020
ART ENTRIES Any medium may be submitted, including photography, but must be original work. Subject open to personal interpretation. All works will be included in the competition. Works may be offered for sale, a 10% commission will be charged by WAAF No entry fee will be charged. Artwork should be submitted as High Res Jpegs…
Winners of the Vision Art & Literature Competition 2020
In association with Watford Borough Council (WBC), Watford Area Arts Forum (WAAF) ran our annual competition virtually this year and the theme was ‘VISION’. WAAF invited interpretations on the theme in any art form or in writing. WBC supported the competition as part of the Watford Together initiative. The winners of each category will receive…