An Andover sweet shop is celebrating its first year by replacing AI-generated images with artwork by local children.
Go Fudge owners Ashlyn Edwards and Laurien Griffiths are inviting young customers to draw pictures inspired by the shop for a monthly competition.
The winning artwork will appear on screens inside the shop, replacing the AI-generated images currently shown on its television.
The project is part of the sisters’ bid to create a more traditional sweet-shop experience ahead of the business’s first anniversary next month.
Ashlyn said: “Our TV has a little bit of AI work so what we're doing is we're getting rid of all AI in our shop and use the little mini artists of Andover, so what we would like you to do is to create your own photo of anything we do in the shop.
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“You can come in and grab a colouring sheet and pencils or you can create your own.
"At the end of September we will have a competition and the best one will win a prize and we will do that every month, for however long we do it for.”
Children can collect colouring sheets from the shop or submit their own artwork.
Judges will pick a monthly winner, who will receive a prize.
Laurien said the project reflected Go Fudge’s wish to bring a nostalgic feel to its second year.
“This will be up so all the photos will be on a loop,” she said.
“Every time your photos come in we will put it on a USB and then on a loop on the TV."
“It is all about going back in time.
"We're just trying to be a more traditional sweet shop.
“We will also be celebrating our one-year anniversary in the shop on October 24, where it will have a real 80s/90s theme. We will play games like pass the parcel, sweet bags, a fundraiser for Kickstart FC as well as much more.
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“It is all about going a bit more traditional rather than your usual AI.”
The October 24 anniversary event will feature classic games, nostalgic treats and fundraising throughout the day.
St Mary’s ward councillor Iris Andersen congratulated the sisters on their first anniversary.
She said: “It is wonderful for them to have been successful and running for a year.”
"It is a great, friendly sweet shop.
"They welcome everybody who comes to their shop and there are some great sweets to be had, both old and new."
The sisters hope the anniversary celebrations and no-AI art challenge will bring families together and showcase Andover’s young artists.
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