Toddler Art Prize... and the winner is...

The 'Butlins Toddler Art Prize competition for 2010 came to a close on the 31st August, as we eagerly searched for the next Andy Warhol, Tracy Emin or Damien Hirst.

What a fantastic response we had with some truly amazing entries from children up and down the country proving that age really is no restriction on creativity. It was a fantastic opportunity to showcase little one's art to a panel of judges, including Fabienne Nicholas of the Contemporary Art Society.

There were 12 winners across all 4 age categories and our congratulations go to all. The overall winning artwork goes to William Green (aged 4).

Well done to everyone else who entered. Take a look through the winning artwork below.

Thanks again,

Overall Winner
William Green,
The Beach, 2010
Age 4

Finding inspiration during a family holiday to the seaside, William created this piece using a range of creative methods. Photographic images of seaweed are overlaid to create a textured collage further enhanced by a light dusting of real sand.

0-24 Months
Milo Milton Lucas
Untitled, 2010
Age 17 months

Milo created his first masterpiece at the age of seven months and hasn’t stopped since. Milo loves painting with sponges to create swirled visual colour effects. His entry was inspired by an animal day at his nursery in Surrey.

0-24 Months
Felix Jones-Whale
The Whale, 2010
Age 16 months

Felix spends his time rummaging through his arts and crafts box in order to create masterpieces, while making sure he gets as messy as possible. His entry was inspired by his fascination with whales.

0-24 Months
Daniel Robinson
Untitled, 2010
Age 23 months

Daniel loves nothing more than getting messy whilst making art in his garden. He adores working with a broad range of materials from chalk and paint, to glue and glitter. He has a particular fondness for drawing circles.

2-3 Years
Julia Davie
Untitled, 2010
Age 2

Julia comes from an artistic family, her late Great Uncle was the famous artist Robin Tanner. With her vivid imagination, Julia loves painting and creating sculptures from play-doh. Her love of pink inspired this piece.

2-3 Years
Kyla May Towers
Untitled, 2010
Age 2

Kyla May has shown a creative side from a young age and when inspiration strikes she will use any materials she can find – including the back of shopping lists! Kyla May enjoys using a wide range of colours and loves nothing more than painting outdoors where she can get as messy as she likes.

2-3 Years
Natasha Williams
T-Rex, 2010
Age 2

Natasha loves art and indulges in her favourite pastime – painting – on a daily basis at nursery. Natasha prefers a hands on approach and often discards paint brushes in favour of using her fingers and toes.

3-4 Years
Leona Oxley
Untitled, 2010
Age 3

Leona has always demonstrated a love of art and draws or paints for hours at home. Leona is ambidextrous which allows her to create fantastic pieces of art using both her right and left hands.

3-4 Years
Poppy Anne Attwell
The Olympics, 2010
Age 3

Poppy Anne has loved art ever since she could pick up a paintbrush. Recently, Poppy Anne has taken to drawing in a very special style; using a four-person easel, she whizzes around all four canvases, painting as she goes, to create highly distinctive pieces.

3-4 Years
Toby Harding
Untitled, 2010
Age 3

Put simply, Toby adores getting messy. When it comes to drawing and painting, he enjoys working with a range of materials from chalk, pencil, paint, glitter and paper, and brings mini masterpieces back from nursery on a daily basis.

4-5 Years
Olivia Aspin
Untitled, 2010
Age 4

Rarely seen without a pencil in her hand, Olivia loves drawing on bits of paper around the house. She particularly loves painting brightly coloured pieces and this entry was inspired by her fascination with rainbows.

4-5 Years
Rhys Webb
Untitled, 2010
Age 4

Rhys loves painting in the garden and prefers using alternative materials including long strips of wallpaper. His interest in art has only recently developed, but has quickly developed into a much loved obsession. This piece was inspired by Rhys’ interest in fire engines.