Katy Gardner beside her portrait at the Mall Galleries
Congratulations to Katy Gardner, whose GCSE artwork was selected by the Royal Society of British Artists judging panel to be exhibited at this year’s National Students Art Exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London. This is an incredible achievement, particularly as both large scale pieces made the final selection.
Congratulations also to Zakiyra Begum, Kieran Ross, Hassana Akther-Tuhra, Freya Way and Marjana Akther-Bushra whose submitted artwork was highly commended.
Oathall has once again played host to some fantastically gifted and talented artists from some of our local Primary schools. Pupils in Year 4 and 5 have attended 5 workshops at Oathall this year and have worked with Oathall’s art department developing their skills in drawing, painting, ceramics, mixed media and printing.
Primary pupils attend Oathall’s gifted and talented art master class.
The primary school pupils attended their final art workshop this month. Using a range of printmaking techniques inspired by the illustrator Carol Barker, students created artworks on the theme of owls and peacocks,
Art teacher Mrs Jo Smith-Hashim said:
“I’m really impressed with the standard of work that the students have produced, they have been really enthusiastic throughout the course and have produced some excellent and creative pieces of art.”
Students from Oathall recently took part in the annual Central Mid-Sussex Schools Gifted & Talented festival. The event is in its third year and each year goes from strength to strength.
Gifted and Talented students with examples of their work being exhibited int he Headteacher’s office.
Workshops and activities were offered in a range of subjects such as maths, creative writing, poetry, science, ICT and philosophy as well as creative arts including pottery, sewing and textiles.
Oathall students were winners in Art and Poetry categories with a number of other students being runners up or being highly commended by the judges. A list of winners can be found on the Central Mid Sussex Schools website.
The response from the children who took part in the festival has been extremely positive, with almost 90% rating the activities in which they took part as either good or brilliant. Many children were particularly enthusiastic about having had the opportunity to learn news skills whilst working with, and making friends with, children from other schools.
You can see photos of some of our successful students on our Flickr pages.
Last Chance today to see the2014 GCSE Art & Photography exhibition showcases the work of students completing their Art & Photography GCSE’s.
Parents, students and our local community are invited to visit Oathall today before 2pm to view our exhibition and appreciate the impressive range of talent and creativity demonstrated in the works on display.
The exhibition features final exam pieces along with sketchbooks, coursework, sculpture, paintings and photographs undertaken over the two years of the course. The theme for this year’s work was ‘Texture’ for those students studying art and for students taking photography the themes were ‘Disguise’ and ‘Street Photography’. A selection of photographs of the exhibition can be seen on the Oathall Flickr site
The art department has a long standing partnership with the school farm. Many students have a story about how a pig has nibbled their sketchbook or nudged them while being drawn. U
sing the farm environment and the animals for first hand observation is a highly valued resource and offers our students a far richer learning experience than copying from photographs in the classroom.
The National Students Art Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
Congratulations to our gifted and talented Art and Photography students whose work has been selected to be exhibited in The National Students Art Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London. The exhibition, which opened on the 9 July, is under the patronage of the Royal Society of British Artists and it is a marvellous accolade for the artists and schools selected. This is the third year running that Oathall students’ work has been exhibited and we are delighted that so many of our students have been recognised at this level.
And here’s a clip of our students being interviewed.
Oathall Exhibitors
Sophie Dudman, Elise Jackson, Rebecca Laine, Rosie Maguire, Elena McGarahan, Megan Tucker and Katie Walker.
Gallery Opening Times: 10am – 5pm Tuesday 9 to Friday 12 July and 10am – 1pm Saturday 13 July
Students at Oathall Community College have been treated to the first ever UK visit from prolific American ‘Manga’ artist, illustrator and author Mark Crilley. Mark’s visit was the result of a personal letter from Quinn Humphreys a student at the college who wrote asking if he would visit. Quinn, a fan of Mark’s work , sent such an impressive letter that Mark agreed to come to Oathall!
Mark, who is currently You Tube’s most subscribed artist, started producing his distinctive style in the early nineties while in Japan teaching English. He wrote and illustrated a comic book story for young readers and watched it grow into a popular comic-book series called “Akiko” that has won him a host of young fans around the world.
Mark is in school working with students in year 9 on a combined English and Art curriculum immersion day.
The Oathall Community College Photography Competition 2012 is open to students from all years but GCSE Photography students are particularly encouraged to enter to support their portfolio of work.
Twelve photographs will be chosen by a panel of judges and used to make up the new Oathall Calendar 2013, to be sold through the Farm Shop. Each of the winning entries will receive a gift voucher of their choice worth £20.00. The overall winning photograph judged by the panel will receive vouchers worth £50.00.
