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Win an original painting by Turner Prize nominee George Shaw

COVENTRY.- World-renowned, Coventry born artist George Shaw is giving away one of his amazing original watercolours in a bid to get Coventry creating in conjunction with the launch of the George Shaw: I woz ere exhibition at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum. Shaw is giving away a never previously seen watercolour that he has created especially for this competition. The work has been donated in order to get Coventry creating and more importantly, to find something distinctive in the everyday. Shaw’s work utilises ordinary scenes and makes them extraordinary by portraying them through his eyes and his experiences; the Herbert is asking people to do the same in their own unique style. Those wishing to enter this astounding competition have been challenged to create a piece of art depicting a Coventry landscape that means something to them. The artworks can be in any medium that the entrant wishes to use; from photography,