Two brothers from Oswestry School have won a prestigious art award run by the Hereford College of Art. Oliver and Charlie Miller entered the Brian Hatton Young Artist Competition 2020. Charlie, aged 12, placed first with his portrait and was awarded a £50 prize and a £100 prize for Oswestry School. The judges loved the use of colour and how Charlie had used both painting and drawing to create his...
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Boys at Tonbridge School had to draw on all their resources as the School’s Design, Technology and Engineering Department set them the task of completing a sketch every day throughout October. Having been provided with a different theme for each day, the students were encouraged to use a range of different media and techniques as they strove to complete all 31 drawings. Boys made use of traditional...
Students at Sexey's School have created a variety of artistic pieces during lockdown. On the launch of Sexey’s School’s annual End of Year Art & Photography show – this year held virtually for the first time – Headteacher Mrs Helen Cullen reflected on the increase in creativity seen by student output during the period of lockdown: “We’ve seen a real surge in our student’s creativity...
Paige's work Fashion and Textiles students at King’s Ely are celebrating success in two prestigious competitions. Paige Newell, Year 12, and John-Oswald Crichton, Year 11, have both been highly commended in this year’s Young Fashion Designer UK contest. They submitted outstanding fashion design ‘mood boards’ with supporting text, where they explored a decade of design by their chosen fashion...
A talented artist from King Edward’s Witley has been awarded a prize by the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers in London. Edwina Keary, an Upper Sixth Form day pupil, had been due to receive her award and exhibit her painting ‘Girl in Wood’ at Mansion House this month at a Prize Giving ceremony, but this was cancelled due to the current COVID-19 situation. The Worshipful Company of...
Sexey’s School has unveiled its bespoke mural by local artist Steph Myler, following a collaboration over Christmas and the New Year. The mural, which was designed to inspire Sexey’s students to explore their creativity, draws upon the artist’s interest in both the Pop Art & Op Art movements. Steph Myler is a painter who creates vibrant geometric abstract works. Often the content of her...
Postcard Artwork by pupil Zubin Chinwala The Secret Art Exhibition at Westbourne House School, featuring postcard-sized works of art by pupils, talented amateur and professional artists, raised over £2,500 for the charities the school has chosen to support this year. The key to the success of the event was the mystery element of the process: all art was sold anonymously and buyers didn’t know who...
Luna Guo' winning entry A keen photographer from King’s Ely Sixth Form has been announced as the winner of this year’s Ilford Photo UK Student Photographer of the Year Competition. In what is now the competition’s ninth year, photography students from across the UK were tasked with creating a black and white image that encapsulates an inspiring line from a book, film, poem, quote or song. The...
Young artists recently displayed their work at the annual Junior Schools’ Art Exhibition, hosted by Malvern St James Girls’ School. The exhibition brought together pupils from 13 schools – Abberley Hall School, Airthrie School, Berkhampstead School, The Bluecoat School, Bosbury CofE Primary School, The Croft Preparatory School, The Downs Malvern, The Elms School, Hatherop Castle, Malvern St James...
A photographer at Kingswood School has won the National Boarding Schools' Photography Competition. Daisy, who is in the Upper Sixth Form at the school, had to write a description of her photograph and commented: “Inspiration of image: Koi fish (a type of golden carp) are a sign of luck in many Asian Countries, and the annular waves of the water give us a sense of time. This image shows my wish...
Wellington Prep School has been selected from hundreds of primary and prep schools nationwide to participate in a prestigious exhibition at the National Gallery in London. Pupils at the Wellington Prep submitted work to the ‘Take One Picture’ initiative, the gallery’s scheme which aims to inspire a lifelong love of art and learning by promoting the role of visual arts within education. Each...
All Hallows art scholars visited the Holburne Museum this week to see two exhibitions in order to enhance background preparation for their scholarship portfolios. Firstly, 'Rodin: rethinking the fragment' explored how Rodin was inspired by ancient Greek and Roman sculptures. Pupils studied and discussed 'The Thinker' and explored an array of different pieces in the collection, then took part in a figure...
St Mary’s Calne recently hosted its third triennial London Art Exhibition at Mall Galleries. ‘A Sense of Place’ included nearly 100 pieces of art created by current pupils, alumnae, parents and staff. The exhibition featured many varied and exciting works, including ‘The Pits’ by Alice Wade, winner of Saatchi’s national LOVE ART Competition's Digital Art Prize and Royal Academy Online...
An artist from Rydal Penrhos has won a regional art competition. Will Glanville, 8, beat off more than 70 entries to win the U14 category at the Llanelian Open Art showcase for his watercolour painting entitled ‘Pheasant’. He earned a cash prize, the Llanelian Art Competition Cup and a signed photo of Darth Vader from actor Spencer Wilding, who played the villain in Rogue One: A Star Wars...