UAL Foundation Art & Design at Strode College

The show is coming down fast. We hit the ground running this morning and most of the art is off the walls. Ages to put it up moments to get it down, it’s been a great show week. Well done everyone and a big Thank-you to technicians Martin and Dave.

End of year meal with the Art Foundation at Tambourinos in Street. Great to get together before everyone heads off into their creative degree programmes around the country.

Little Amal to walk through Bristol next Friday 24th - Great chance to see this wonderful creation and to be part of the refugee awareness discussion.Catch her if you can - starts outside Bristol Old Vic.

So much terrific creative work at the Strode End of Year Show this year - with sustainability at the core of the thinking. Here a few glimpses of the many student works - across the level 2, 3 and 4 vocational art programmes - that are re-using or re-imagining materials. Fantastic. Here are Molly’s fine art costumes made from old tights and a used parachute, Daisy’s rubbish jellyfish, Kasha’s plastic free fruit and veg stall, Charlotte’s woven and knitted anti-fast-fashion collection, Takara’s re-imagined reused clothing shop, Aimee’s recycled rock-pool and Amelie’s terrific ‘ClamBag’

Next Week !

What an inspiring creative place. Wonderful ideas and artwork developed by the students with support from Sue Green. We will return.

It’s all coming together for the shows in c7, as the end of year shows and assessments approach.

End of Year Show 2022 - Preparation. Only a week now until the year 2 Art and Design Extended Diploma Assessments. All go putting up walls and getting plinth and shelves out of the lock-up and sanded and painted.

End of Year Show 2022 -  Its sunny and so it begins...Cleared the top floor of E-Block and we have all of the walls up and spaces taped and painted. Next week we hang it all for the Yr 2 Assessment week fast approaching.

A terrific day in Bristol -  Visiting - Bristol: M-Shed Museum, Arnolfini for the fantastic ‘Paula Rego’ print show, Bristol City Museum - the ‘Grayson Perry’ art school exhibition and the  permanent museum collection. Inspiring.

So much great stuff going on at the moment as we fast approach Easter - formative progress reviews this week.

Reviewing the years Lifedrawing 2021-22 with the Art Foundation. The last Life-drawing session yesterday and a big art team Thankyou to Paul the model. So much wonderful drawing. We will be all miss these sessions but it’s now all hands to the pump now as we fast approach Easter and then the Final Major Project deadlines.

It’s all go as we go into the last week before Easter. So many ideas and conversations.

Sand Drawing TIME-LAPSE at Weston Super-Mare. In the spring sunshine.

A terrific day exploring Plymouth. Visiting the arts programmes and listening to programme leaders in fine arts, illustration, graphics and more. Looking at the great facilities and courses at Plymouth College of Art and University of Plymouth. Also visited the Box museum and then chips on the Barbican with the seagulls and fishing boats. Thankyou to Next Steps Southwest for funding this HE creative research trip. An inspiring day. #plymouthcollegeofart #plymouthuniversity #plymouth #HE #creative #strodecollge #PCA #Universityofplymouth