Westminster Faith Exchange Art Competition

All three of Bloomsbury's entrants, Rejoice and Nyaueth Riam and Jalisa Gumbs, were prize winners in the local community art competition.

The task: to paint or draw what prayer means to me

Rejoice’s painting: Third prize

Title: Everyone matters

Accompanying explanation:
Prayer means people praying calmly and children playing with ropes nicely and everyone matters to God.

Judge’s comment: A direct and joyful response has been turned into an uplifting image

Nyaueth’s painting: Highly commended

Title: What a journey?

Accompanying explanation
Prayer brings you closer to God. My picture relates to prayer by the journey to God.
The road. It shows how you step each step nearer to God but the clouds symbolise how it can be wet of the journey and slippery steps which can be hard but can still keep going. Sun symbolises you have support and the brightness will lead you the way. Bricks show that it can be bumpy and you may want to stop but you can’t. Praying make you want to keep going because God’s with me and he answers me and sometimes doesn’t because he knows it’s not the right time. The top of the painting is that you have completed that path.

Judge’s comment: A strong and intelligent response to the question produced a powerful direct image.

Jalisa’s painting: Highly commended

Title: Please God help me

Accompanying explanation
I came home after school. I felt upset. I went upstairs in my room. I started crying. I wanted to talk to God and I started to pray about how I felt and God talked back to me. He said I will always be next to you.

Judge’s comment: A personal story well used to explain an emotional answer to the question.

Jalisa and Nyaueth pose for a photogarph with the Mayor of Westminster who presented certificates and prizes to the winners.

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