Participating courses:
Level 1 BTEC Introductory Certificate in Art and Design
Level 2 BTEC Extended Certificate in Art and Design
Level 2 BTEC Extended Certificate in Digital, Games and Animation
The exhibition which took place during week commencing 13 January 2025, brought together works from students on Level 1 and 2 in Art and Design as well as Digital, Games and Animation.
Works from the Level 1 Art and Design students featured ceramic mugs inspired by Kew Gardens for their ‘Creating a Clay Artifact’ brief. Students were asked to create a prototype for a beautiful and practical clay cup or mug to be sold in the giftshop that reflected nature and would remind customers of their visit to the gardens.
The students also showed paintings and mixed media on square boards for their ‘Collections’ brief. For this they were ‘commissioned’ by The Penny School Gallery to produce a 2D piece of artwork inspired by the theme ‘Collections’. Students were to showcase the skills and techniques they had learned since starting the course to create a Final Piece.
Level 2 Art and Design students displayed textile works from their recent sustainability project, ‘Fashion Runway’, alongside posters they had designed for this brief. Each student upcycled a jacket for the exhibition to celebrate sustainable fashion, with impressive and sophisticated outcomes!
Congratulations to Lily McClusky whose poster won the design competition and was featured as the exhibition poster artwork.
Students also exhibited their ‘A Sense of Place’ landscape paintings on board, with some students opting to make scenic textile weavings instead. Final pieces referred to specialist materials, techniques and processes and used the formal elements of colour, line, form, texture, light, shade, shape, surface, pattern, movement and composition.
Level 2 Digital, Animation and Games students also exhibited their ‘A Sense of Place’ work, featuring showreels of their digital images and GIFs. Works were to represent students own sense of place, exploring the use of digital tools through a range of digital processes and experiments.
Digitally presented works were also accompanied by printouts of their postcards for the ‘Historic Places’ brief. Students were asked to design a postcard celebrating the rich history and culture of Kingston Town Centre as part of their professional practice and problem solving. “Kingston is known as the coronation site of as many as 7 Saxon Kings and the birthplace of England. Many relics remain from its rich history including London’s oldest: Clattern Bridge, the Coronation Stone, purportedly used in the coronation of Saxon Kings, as well as the medieval bridge and the under croft.”
Students, staff and guests enjoyed a busy Private View on Thursday 16th January to celebrate the work and the students’ progress so far. Thank you to everyone who came, and a big congratulations to all students!
