The Gallery
Raising the Bar 2015/16A/AS Level Art & Design Students from Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire
11 June - 03 July 2016
11 June - 3 July | Private View | 2pm – 4pm Saturday 11th June
Opened by Ian Walsh, Dean of the Faculty of Art and Design at Swansea College of Art, UWTSD
Exhibition is at the Mission Gallery with some work off-site at the White Walls Gallery at the National Waterfront Musuem,Swansea
Raising the Bar offers students studying at further education a chance to gain a wider experience of the visual and applied arts. Alongside their current BTEC, A or A/S Level studies, they are able to take part in several masterclasses held at Swansea College of Art, UWTSD. This partnership has provided specialist equipment and expertise, enabling Mission Gallery with the Artists, to devise and deliver workshops to a high standard.
The students are given the opportunity to work alongside professional artists and designers in a series of masterclasses in different areas. This allowed pupils to learn new techniques, whilst nurturing talent and encouraging their enthusiasm for a career in the arts, becoming our artists or designers of the future. The outcomes of each workshop in Drawing, Fashion & Textiles, Architecture, Glass, Photography, Curating and Contemporary Arts Practice, are all brought together in this end of project exhibition, showcasing the journey and creative development of these young people.
This year, Mission Gallery are excited to showcase the results of these master classes- results which demonstrated the students’ experimentation across these different disciplines. The outcomes of Raising the Bar are the outcome of work that has both stretched and challenged, whilst being a testament to the skill and quality produced by these young artists.
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