Exploring Media Prize Winners | 2021

 This year has been different in so many ways, most recently being that we were unable to do our AL1 exhibition around college with Exploring Media exhibition boards as we have done for the last few years. However we still wanted to celebrate this years Exploring Media with our usual prize giving to commend the fantastic achievements that our first year students have made in this project, especially given the circumstances of such an unpredictable and unusual year. 

Therefore it is our pleasure to share this years Exploring Media Prize Winners! These have been proudly displayed outside the principal's office on the SLT corridor. If you would like to have a look at these, let us know and we can take you up!

A1 Fine Art Sketchbook Award - April Butler

A1 Fine Art Sketchbook Award - Lauren Bates

A1 Fine Art Sketchbook Award - Lily Unwin

A1 Fine Art Sketchbook Award - Isabelle Toseland

A1 Fine Art Outcomes Award - Lillie Jo Ripley

A1 Fine Art Outcomes Award - Eleanor Longden-Plant

A1 Fine Art Outcomes Award - Sophie Galloway

A1 Graphics Sketchbook Award - Marcela Badelek

A1 Graphics Sketchbook Award - Amy Langan

A1 Graphics Outcomes Award - Haleemah Ashraf

A1 Graphics Outcomes Award - Elizabeth Stewart

A1 Photography Sketchbook Award - Jess Barber

A1 Photography Sketchbook Award - Sophie Henshaw

A1 Photography Sketchbook Award - Eloise Charles

A1 Photography Outcomes Award - Zachary Plant

A1 Photography Outcomes Award - Erin Roddis

A1 Photography Outcomes Award - Chloe Gore

Artist of the Month | November 2020

 Congratulations to our November Artists of the Month!

A1 Fine Art - Lily Unwin

A2 Fine Art - Molly Firth

A1 Graphics - Alex Bird

A2 Graphics - Alex Sunderland

A1 Photography - Eloise Charles

A2 Photography - Felicity Blain

Artist of the Month | October 2020

Congratulations to our October Artists of the Month!

A1 Fine Art - Laura Davies

A2 Fine Art - Kacey Barrass

A1 Graphics - Amy Langan

A2 Graphics - Amar Badawi

A1 Photography - Elizabeth Stewart

A2 Photography - Abbie Walton

Photography Trip to Clifton Park

 Usually at this time of year, our whole department would have been venturing over to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park to research artists, produce drawings and take photographs. Unfortunately, as with so many things this year, we were unable to go! So in place of this, our Photography students instead have had a lovely morning and afternoon out at Clifton Park doing photoshoots surrounding their concepts which they developed before half term. 

Luckily we just about avoided the rain and were actually treated to two glorious autumnal (albeit rather chilly!) days with some beautiful sunshine and a fantastic array of colours especially from the seasonal trees and dropped leaves. Starting at the museum, we took a slow walk around the park, stopping at areas such as the war memorial, the band stand, and the rockery. Each student focussed on their own concept, many took with them interesting props to photograph, the likes of which included umbrellas, mirrors, clingfilm, and even milk!! It was great to see everyone really getting stuck into it and working so well together, always being on hand to help out and model for each other!

Here are just a few photos of what went on!

Artist of the Month | September 2020

 Welcome everyone to our first Artist of the Month of this academic year! Our second year students will already be familiar with this, but for all our lovely new first years - hello! This is Artist of the Month. It is a post put together every month by all of the staff members in the art department, who each nominate students from their classes who have really impressed them that month. Whether that be the hard work and effort the student has put in, whether they've made an amazing outcome or piece of work, or maybe they were really ambitious in their project and took a risk! Whatever the reason, our teachers nominate the students that they feel really deserve the praise and have super work to show off! 

The start of this year has been completely different to any other year we have had, and it's a real tribute to the hard work and enthusiasm from so many of you how productive and enjoyable these last few weeks have been, and how much fantastic work has been produced under these strange and uncertain circumstances. So a massive well done to all of you for what you've already achieved over these first 4 weeks. It's been such a great start to the year, and our 6 nominations for this month are a prime example of this.

So without further ado - congratulations to our September Artists of the Month!

A1 Fine Art - Precious Adegboye

A2 Fine Art - Isabel Marshall

A1 Graphics - Haleemah Ashraf

A2 Graphics - Andy Smith

A1 Photography - Jessica Barber

A2 Photography - Paige Egginton