Runner-up Ashmolean Artists In Residence Competition
Waiting for Better Days
My five year old daughter, Aireen, and I filled our days with activities - including photography. Of all the pictures we took, this one stood out; it is a sunny day outside but we are trapped inside – hoping that the world would be better soon.
The portrait, one of nearly 1200 art entries from across the UK, was honored with a runner-up prize and subsequently displayed on the walls of the esteemed Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the country's oldest public museum.
The competition was judged by:
- Lizzie Collins, Director, Zuleika Gallery, Oxford & London
- Tim Hughes, Audience & Content Editor, The Oxford Times
- Dr Kamal Mahtani, GP and Associate Professor, Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, Oxford University
- Janina Ramirez, cultural historian, broadcaster and Course Director at Oxford University’s Department for Continuing Education
- Xa Sturgis, Director of the Ashmolean
