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films and learnt how to print their imagery in
01 Art scholars project the darkroom using traditional wet processing Jenni Stuart – Scholars workshop
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workshop techniques. Digital images were manipulated One of the most recent artists we had the privilege
using Adobe Photoshop and work from each of having a workshop with was Jenni Stuart, a
student was selected for exhibition in the Atkinson Cornish artist who is now based locally and who
Gallery. Students were joined on the trip by OM produces beautifully abstract artwork. She wanted
professional photographer Finn Taylor who shared to share with us her story and how it begun. It was
his expertise with the group. very interesting to listen to her as she also talked
about her influences, such as Barbara Hepworth.
She asked us to write down 10 memories,
Zig Zag – Scholars workshop experiences and moments. After, we illustrated
In the Autumn term, we visited the ‘As Old As what we imagined those to be, we then combine
The Hills’ exhibition in Glastonbury, held in the those different illustrations, creating a story like
light-filled Zig Zag building. Fiona Campbell piece of art. This was truly interesting and fun
guided us through sculptures inspired by the to take part in and has opened up a new way of
building’s heritage and Somerset’s water looking at art.
meadows, including works by Madi Acharya
Baskerville, Duncan Cameron, Jan Ollis, and
local community members. Campbell’s piece Senior Scholars Mural
The Sack symbolised resilience, while Cameron’s For a term and a half, the art scholars team painted
cabinet-based sculpture used meadow materials a mural at Elmhurst Primary School to provide
and mouse bones to reflect life and death in the a calming mental health space for the pupils.
fields. We then created our own sculptures using Throughout the experience we have worked
recycled materials, learning Campbell’s structural together to redesign the mural, selected paints and
techniques. Our work was displayed as part of the furniture according to a brief given by Elmhurst and
exhibition’s community section. of course, actually painted the mural.

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