10 Oct Brilliant Bale Art
Orkney Club, Harray YFC took top spot in this year’s National Bale Art Competition with their fantastic entry inspired by popular series, ‘Clarkson’s Farm’.
It was another successful year for the competition sponsored by Galbraith, with 61 entries popping up on roadsides across the country all tied to the theme of ‘Films & TV’. The competition drew a lot of attention with passers-by marvelling at the colourful creations constructed by our members.
Harray club chair Jack Leitch said they decided to pay homage to Clarkson’s Farm because the series has shone a light on the struggles and realities of farming, inspiring people young and old in the industry.
Reacting to the win he said:
“It was a great surprise to be named as the winner as there is always such a high quality in the competition. On behalf of the club I would like to thank the Harray Hall Committee for allowing us to display our bale art on their football pitch, the Corrigall family for supplying the bales and shed and the club for all their help.
Without any of the above mentioned, none of this would have been possible.”
The level of creativity shown by clubs across the country made it a really difficult job for judges Anna Fisher and Senga Barron of Galbraith and Kay Adam of RHASS.
Speaking on the winning entry, Anna praised the level of detail the club managed to achieve in painting their display:
“We thought it was very topical. We were really impressed by the artwork that was on here, it was very intricate, especially being able to do that on a bale.”
Senga praised the quality of this year’s competition:
“The standard was excellent; it was really tough for us to narrow it down to just three. So well done to all the clubs that participated it was an exceptional display of artwork.”
Well, done to all the clubs who got involved in the competition this year, helping us to spread a bit of movie magic throughout the nation.