Major Exhibition of Students' Art Work
Posted on Tuesday 22 June 2010
Saturday 26 June, 9am - 3 pm; Monday and Tuesday 28 and 29 June
Over 800 A level Art and Design students at Farnborough Sixth Form College will be displaying selected examples of their art work in a major exhibition to be held at the College next week. After a private viewing for parents and special guests on Friday, the exhibition will be open to the public on from Sat 26 June (9 - 3.00pm) and during normal College opening times until 12 noon on Tuesday 29 June. The exhibition will be housed in the Dame Kelly Holmes Sports Centre on the College campus.
Among the exhibited pieces is The Paper Lantern, a large scale decorative hanging specifically designed for the new John Guy Building at the College. The work was undertaken by 10 gifted and talented art students working in liaison with the architects, Broadway Malyan, who designed the building, with the aim of developing professional skills to use in the design world of work.
Becky Barnes, Curriculum Manager for Textiles, has overseen the team undertaking the project. She said, "I am really proud of what the students have achieved and the work really does celebrate the ambient light, geometric structure, and inter relationship between nature and architecture.”
The students have been fortunate enough to receive regular workshops with the architects working on design resolution, 3D spatial planning, profiling in industry and artistic identity.
Nathaniel Amissah, 18, of Farnborough said, “This has been such a fantastic opportunity - my career aims are to become an architect and this has provided a great insight into the profession.”
Shawnee Vale, 18, of Wokingham said, “I applied to take part in the project partly to have the opportunity to give something back to the college, but mostly because it offered me a chance to work with the professionals and with students from the other art disciplines.’
Senior Curriculum Manager Dean Piacentini said, “The Paper Lantern and the whole exhibition are triumphs of continued progression and personal achievement – we hope that many local people will come to visit.”
A full colour catalogue, designed by students and staff from the college, will be available at the exhibition.
