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All the heats have now taken place and the finalists have been selected.

Well done to all of you who entered. The standard of the art submitted has been fantastic, we really have been overwhelmed by your talent.

We hope you enjoyed exhibiting your art and that you will continue to explore and develop your artistic talents.

The finalists will now have their work displayed in a month-long exhibition at the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol alongside professional artists including a portrait believed to be by the internationally-renowned Andy Warhol.

The controversial "Rudy Vallée" portrait is thought to have been made be by pop art legend Warhol, while he was bed-ridden with cholera at the age of 11.

Cityscape "Memories of Bristol II" by self-titled "panoriccio style" artist Martin Stuart Moore will also be on display alongside a "Jubilee Celebration" created by Bristol artists Anthony Garratt, Serena Curmi and students from schools around the force area.

The exhibition opens on the 3rd of July and runs until the 29th July 2012.

Opening times

Last admission half an hour before closing.

The finalists are:

From South Gloucestershire:

From B&NES/Somerset East:

From Bristol:

From Somerset West:

From North Somerset:

All the district entries have either been, or will shortly be, returned to the Police Stations it was originally submitted to - The Bridewell, Weston-super-Mare, Chipping Sodbury, Bath and Yeovil. Please collect you work from the relevant station as soon as possible.

Once again - thank you for entering Clean Slate. We hope you enjoyed taking part. As with our music competition, Live and Unsigned, we have been overwhelmed by the talent of young people across the region. Well done to you all.

If you have any questions then please call Miriam Brown on 01275 816 250.

What happens now?

You should have received an email telling you how, when and where to submit your artwork ready for us to put in your local exhibitions. If you haven't, please phone Miriam.

Exhibition venues:

Somerset West

21 - 29 June at The Genesis Centre, Somerset College, Wellington Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AX.

North Somerset

20 - 27 June at The Library, University Campus, Weston College, Loxton Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4QU.

Then what happens?

At each exhibition, a panel of judges will select a semi-finalist from each category and age group. The six finalists from each exhibition (36 in total) will then have their work shown in a month long exhibition in July at The Royal West of England Academy (RWA) in Bristol.

During the exhibition at The RWA, a panel of judges will choose a winner from each medium and age group and an overall competition winner will then win the grand prize.

If you have any questions then please call Miriam Brown on 01275 816 250.