Fish Fayre artwork exhibition at Lowestoft Library

Children’s artwork entered into a painting competition at the Lowestoft Fish Fayre 2004 will be exhibited at the Lowestoft Library from 23 August to 5 September. The competition was devised and organised by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas), one of the main sponsors of the fayre.

The competition – now in its fourth year – netted a wide-ranging selection from local youngsters. Children from four age categories were invited to use their creativity and imagination to show sea creatures in their work. The overall winner, in the 6–9 age range, was Ross Warren (age 7) of Lowestoft. His 3-D work, entitled, My Shark Eats Fish and Ships, included a papier-mâché shark eating the Bark Endeavour.

Cefas Communications Manager, Anne McClarnon, said: “The competition is a great way to stimulate local kids’ creativity and interest in fish. And it helps to get families along to the Fish Fayre, which raises money for charity. The library exhibition ensures wider local recognition, not just for the kids’ artwork but also for the Fish Fayre and Cefas. Once again, we’re delighted to be part of this ‘joined-up’ local event, and are grateful to the Lowestoft Library for providing such a splendid public exhibition space.”

A selection of all the paintings entered will be on show for two weeks (until 5 September) in the Lowestoft Library’s first floor landing area.

Notes to editors

Cefas is an internationally renowned scientific research and advisory establishment, based at Lowestoft since 1902. It became an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (formerly MAFF) in 1997.
Cefas undertakes work on fisheries management, environmental protection and aquaculture. It offers a wide range of research, advisory, consultancy, monitoring and training activities to government departments (UK and foreign, central and local), international agencies, commercial companies and aid organisations.
Cefas was a joint sponsor of the Lowestoft Fish Fayre 2004 and has regularly attended the event with an exhibition showing the range of work they undertake in the Lowestoft laboratory.
The fourth Cefas painting competition was organised into four age categories: 3–6; 6–9; 9–12 and 12+, with one winner per category. Ottakar’s Bookshop, London Road North, donated prizes to the winners.
Digital photos of selected artwork from the 2004 painting competition are available on request. Please contact David Riches on 01502 524377 or email him at d.a.riches@cefas.co.uk.
The Lowestoft Library is open from 9:00 on Monday to Saturday, and from 10:00 on Sunday. Evening sessions are available on Tuesday and Thursday when the Library stays open until 20:00. For further information about the Lowestoft Library and other libraries in Suffolk, see http://www.suffolkcc.gov.uk/libraries/index.html.

Press contact: Anne McClarnon 01502 524370 / anne.mcclarnon@cefas.co.uk