Budding musicians, dancers, singers, comedians and variety artists are getting ready to enter a competition to find Kent's greatest artistic talent.

The Kent School Games Cultural Celebration 2014 is providing the stage, and £1,750 of prize money, to find and reward Kent’s genuine talent among the county’s youngsters.

The only two requirements for taking part are that participants attend school in Kent/Medway and are between the ages of four and 18.

The event will culminate in a final on Sunday, September 7 at the Assembly Hall Theatre in Tunbridge Wells in front of a panel of experts.

Prizes of £1,000, £500 and £250 will be awarded to the winning acts to enable the winners to continue with their artistic training in their chosen field of performance.

Artistic Director and Judge Josephine Buchan, said, “ I have been absolutely blown away by the wealth and breadth of talent. This is the single most important artistic event in Kent for young people and its significance in nurturing and bringing out creative potential can't be underestimated.

From music, through dance, to magic and beyond, we seek to find the hidden gems in this wonderful county.”

The competition is organised by the Kent School Games, which is organised by Kent County Council's sport and physical activity service with the support of Sainsbury’s.

How to enter

If you are interested in taking part in Kent’s greatest search for talented performers, simply work out your performance or routine and record it.

Videos should be no longer than three minutes long. The deadline for entries is Friday, March 28 and those producing the best performances on video will be invited to take part in a live auditions

Outstanding performers will be selected to go through to the live grand final at the Assembly Hall Theatre in Tunbridge Wells.

To complete an application form, visit www.kentschoolgames.com/resources. Follow us on Twitter @KentSchoolGames and Facebook/KentSchoolGames.