Festive Artwork Wanted!
Every year we sell Christmas cards to help raise funds to support our work. Cards are sold out of our three community hubs in Norwich, King’s Lynn and Great Yarmouth as well as The Original Norwich Charity Christmas Card Shop. We love to showcase artwork created by local people with sight loss so we need you to send us your design for our 2025 Christmas cards.
We are looking for designs from anyone in Norfolk who is vision impaired. All ages are welcome. Please find more details below.
Deadline
Please get us your artwork for the 2025 Vision Norfolk Christmas Cards by the end of the day on Friday 20th December 2024!
Artwork
The final design will be 14cmx14cm covering the front of a square Christmas card. You are welcome to create and submit a larger piece of artwork. However please be aware that the artwork will be shrunk down to fit that size so it may be difficult to see some details. All artwork submitted should be square.
The artwork should be either Christmas or winter themed. You are welcome to take creative interpretations to this (for example abstract pieces featuring a lot of cool “wintery” colours or “festive” colours like red and gold).
- Artist Statement We are asking all artists to submit a 1 or 2 sentence artist statement that may appear with the artwork.
- Only one design per applicant please
Submission
To submit your art digitally
- Create your wonderful artwork!
- Scan your artwork.
- Download and complete the submission form (available below).
- Send a scan of your artwork and a copy of your completed form to [email protected].
To submit your art in person
- Create your wonderful artwork!
- Bring your artwork into one of our community hubs in Norwich, Great Yarmouth or King’s Lynn. Staff members should be able to help you scan your artwork and complete a submission form.
Click the links below to download a submission form:
Questions?
If you have any question you can email [email protected] or call 01603 573000 Extension 366.
2024 Christmas Card Designs
We want to say a massive thank you to all the artists that created the designs for the 2024 Christmas cards! These cards are available now at our community hubs in Norwich, King’s Lynn and Great Yarmouth and at the Original Norwich Charity Christmas Card Shop at St. Peter Mancroft in Norwich.
Image: A sleepy hedgehog with the text “Wake me up when it’s all over” created by Mandy Ford.
“I did this on national hedgehog day, which sparked the idea. But we can also all associate with the feeling, at some point, of just wanting it to be over now. So this is a light alternative picture.”
Image: A sparkly decorated Christmas tree created by Maria Vella.
“I am partially sighted with double vision and loss of 3D dimension, I have been a volunteer with Vision Norfolk for about 4 years. I love art and crafts.”
Image: A reindeer in trees with the text “Merry Christmas” created by Paige Simonds.
“I lost my sight at the age of six, but I can remember colours
and objects. This helps when being creative as I can make
things look realistic and match colours”.
Image: A smiling Santa Claus head made out of a handprint created by Rhiannon.
“I used three colours of paint on my hand to make Father Christmas using my handprint. Then I used glue, pom-poms, and googly eyes and drew a smiley face to finish my design. Vision Norfolk organises events where I get to see my friends who are also vision impaired”.
Image: A lit up Christmas tree in snow created by a local young person with sight loss.
Image: A photo of an angel sculpture holding a hymn book.
This angel was created by a number of vision impaired artists and crafters to celebrate the holiday season at the Great Yarmouth Community Hub. Photo for card prepared by May Wanless.
Image: A person and a guide dog walking under a star created by Gordon Stewart.
“After losing my sight my guide dog takes me everywhere, and as a Christian, that includes church.”
Image: A drawing of a green and red Santa saying “Merry Christmas Everyone” created by Helen Gilbert.
