{"id":10950,"date":"2017-08-21T14:12:45","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T13:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equestrianartists.co.uk\/?p=10950"},"modified":"2017-09-16T15:42:49","modified_gmt":"2017-09-16T14:42:49","slug":"silk-series-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/silk-series-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Winner announced of the #SilkSeriesArt Best Racing Picture by a Female Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Pioneering female jockeys and inspiring female equestrian artists<\/h3>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Four finalists for The Silk Series Best Racing Picture by a Female Artist Award, chosen from the Society of Equestrian Artists (SEA) Summer Exhibition, were selected to go forward to a public vote.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">And the winner is&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/artists-galleries\/jane-braithwaite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jane Braithwaite ASEA<\/a>. Congratulations.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_1half]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10716\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10716\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10716\" src=\"http:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Braithwaite-Jane_Athlete-300x248.jpg\" alt=\"Athlete\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Braithwaite-Jane_Athlete-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Braithwaite-Jane_Athlete-100x83.jpg 100w, https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Braithwaite-Jane_Athlete-768x634.jpg 768w, https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Braithwaite-Jane_Athlete-150x124.jpg 150w, https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Braithwaite-Jane_Athlete.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">#SilkSeriesArt WINNER and Summer Exhibition Banstead Manor Best Sporting Picture, highly commended: Jane Braithwaite ASEA \u2013 &#8216;Athlete&#8217; (Oil) \u00a31,100<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11487\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11487\" class=\"wp-image-11487 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Braithwaite-Jane_at-work_900-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"Jane Braithwaite #SilkSeriesArt\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Braithwaite-Jane_at-work_900-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Braithwaite-Jane_at-work_900-100x76.jpg 100w, https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Braithwaite-Jane_at-work_900-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Braithwaite-Jane_at-work_900-150x114.jpg 150w, https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Braithwaite-Jane_at-work_900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">#SilkSeriesArt winner Jane Braithwaite ASEA at work in her studio, with a little canine support. This is not the #SilkSeries commission \u2013 all will be revealed following The Silk Series Final at Doncaster Racecourse on 14th September.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/ezcol_1half_end]<\/p>\n<p>[ezcol_3fifth]<a href=\"http:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/The_Silk_Series_stand_alone_logo_main_trans_copy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10953 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/The_Silk_Series_stand_alone_logo_main_trans_copy-100x100.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/The_Silk_Series_stand_alone_logo_main_trans_copy-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/The_Silk_Series_stand_alone_logo_main_trans_copy-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/The_Silk_Series_stand_alone_logo_main_trans_copy.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>This award supports The Silk Series, a new race series from Arena Racing Company (ARC) worth \u00a3100,000 providing opportunity to champion pioneering female jockeys hosted at nine Ladies\u2019 Days at ARC racecourses between May and September.<\/p>\n<p>Jane wins a \u00a31,000 commission to produce a piece of work celebrating The Silk Series and female jockeys. This will be presented to the overall winning jockey of The Silk Series after the final race on Ladies\u2019 Day of the St Leger Festival at Doncaster on 14th September. Jane will also receive an ARC Corporate Membership with access to all ARC courses during 2018 and the finished piece will hang at the <a href=\"http:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/horse-in-art-2309-0710\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">38th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Equestrian Artists \u2013 Horse in Art <\/a>(23rd September to 7th October at Sally Mitchell\u2019s Gallery at the Museum of the Horse in Tuxford, Nottinghamshire).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The finalists\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Laura Barber-Riley SEA<\/strong> \u2013 &#8216;Crossing the Moulton Road&#8217; (Oil). <a href=\"http:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/artists-galleries\/full-members\/claura-barber-riley-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Artist profile&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jane Braithwaite ASEA<\/strong> \u2013 &#8216;Athlete&#8217; (Oil). <a href=\"http:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/artists-galleries\/jane-braithwaite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Artist profile&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sara Hodson SEA<\/strong> \u2013 &#8216;Final instructions&#8217; (Oil). <a href=\"http:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/artists-galleries\/full-members\/sara-hodson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Artist profile&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Glynis Mills HSEA<\/strong> \u2013 &#8216;Taghrooda&#8217; (Silkscreen). <a href=\"http:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/artists-galleries\/glynis-mills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Artist profile&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ARC Director of External Affairs and Women in Racing Committee member, Susannah Gill, said: \u201cThe Silk Series seeks to celebrate pioneering sportswomen and provide an opportunity for them to showcase their talent across our racecourses. We are delighted to partner with the Society of Equestrian Artists so that this award can provide a unique opportunity for a female artist to have their work recognised and celebrated as part of The Silk Series.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[\/ezcol_3fifth] [ezcol_2fifth_end]<\/p>\n<p>Click on larger image for lightbox show of the four finalists[portfolio_slideshow]<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/thesilkseries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">thesilkseries.com\/<\/a> for the latest Silk Series league table results.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EquineArtists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@EquineArt<\/a> #SEA #SilkSeriesArt #Inspiring<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SilkSeries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SilkSeries<\/a> #Pioneering #Sportswomen <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arenaracingco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@arenaracingco<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/ezcol_2fifth_end]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pioneering female jockeys and inspiring female equestrian artists Four finalists for The Silk Series Best Racing Picture by a Female Artist Award, chosen from the Society of Equestrian Artists (SEA) <br \/><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/silk-series-award\/\"> Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[55],"class_list":["post-10950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-awards"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10950"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11569,"href":"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10950\/revisions\/11569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equestrianartists.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}