The winners of a Ryde arts centre competition are showcasing their work throughout this month (August).

Monkton Arts prize winner for 2022, Jacqui Adams, and children's prize winner, Camryn Staley, are hosting exhibitions.

Jacqui's textile exhibit Fragments is on display in the Acons Gallery from now until to August 18, 2023.

Described as a thoughtful exploration into a fragments of a family's history, Jacqui’s work unveils a story of resilience and survival.

It looks back to the tragic events of March 6, 1945 in East London when her mother was the sole survivor of a V2 rocket attack.

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It asks us to consider how we remember and recount our past.

Camryn, meanwhile, is exhibiting in the Sara K Children’s Gallery.

The eponymously named exhibition Camryn Staley showcases her iPad-rendered fantasy landscapes, representing the boundless creativity of youth in the form of wondrous creations and vibrant landscapes. 

Isle of Wight artists are being invited to submit their entries for the Monkton Arts Prize 2023.

Entries must be submitted no later than August 13, 2023 and cost £15 per entry, for a chance to win a first prize of £1,000, second prize of £500 and third prize of £200, as well as various other awards.