Create a Masterpiece for Macmillan to win £250 for your school

This year, Leaders are linking their popular drawing competition with raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support, their chosen charity partner for 2014. The theme is ‘Create a Masterpiece for Macmillan’. This can be a picture of anything at all, in any medium, with the aim of it being good enough to be auctioned to raise money for Macmillan. Leaders will auction the best pictures in a selection of their branches in July.

Leaders’ Sussex director, Jane Wilkinson, says: “Over the seven years that we’ve been running our drawing competition, we’ve been overwhelmed by the response from the many children who have entered. We’ve been delighted to award more than £5,000 in prizes to local schools and pupils and have had some very worthy winners.

“We know there is a huge amount of artistic talent in Sussex and we hope that children will be inspired by the opportunity to create a piece of art to be sold for Macmillan. We look forward to seeing what they come up with!”

There will be three categories for youngsters aged 4–7, 8–11 and 12–18. The winners in each category will be awarded £250 for their school, plus a £50 gift voucher for themselves to spend on art equipment. There will also be prizes for the children whose pictures sell for the most at auction and the winning illustrations will be publicised online and in the press.

To take part in the competition, please send your artwork (in any medium – paint, pencil, collage, crayon, charcoal, etc – but no bigger than A3 in size) to Leaders Marketing, Becket House, 6 Littlehampton Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 1QE.

Don’t forget to write your full name, age, contact telephone number, parents’ email address and the name of the school you attend clearly on the back.

The deadline for entries is Friday 20 June 2014 and the winners will be notified and announced by 27 June.