Rag Factory 2010 show: in progress and on now!

Show is open 27th and 28th March......see here for putting it up and other delights

Yr12 Dialogue Show

Dialogue show 19^th Feb 2010

After 7 weeks exploring the theme of ‘Dialogue’ via video, performance, live art and sound, the year 12 VAD students shared their findings with the school at their exhibition in ‘The Space’. Visitors were treated to an eclectic and exciting mixture of work that ran the full spectrum from Performance and interactive live artworks, through to installed video and sound pieces. All of the students worked incredibly hard to put the show together and a big thank you also needs to go out to the TTA students for sorting out all of the lighting and stage-work. The feedback by those who attended was amazing and all of the students involved should be extremely proud of what they produced in the time allotted and with the numerous technical issues that always arise when dealing with video and sound.

YBsA: YOUNG BRIT SCHOOL ARTISTS show in East London, 27&28th March 2010

YBsA flyer above: click to enlarge

Hello! You are invited to come along to our forthcoming annual show, this year at The Rag Factory, off Brick Lane, East London- details as follows;

YOUNG BRIT SCHOOL ARTISTS is a showcase of work by 14-19 year old artists and designers, experimenting with painting, photography, drawing, craft, jewellery, fashion illustration, graphics, textiles, print, live art, video, sculpture, installation, community projects, interdisciplinary arts.

YBsA @ The Rag Factory16-18 Heneage Street, London, E1 5LJ

Private View with live events (£4/£2)

Saturday 27th March 2010 5-9pm

Includes the alTURNERtive prize judging with special guest judges Oliver Evans, Assistant Director at Maureen Paleys Gallery and Arts correspondent for Dazed and Confused, and Artist Yara El-Sherbini at 7pm

Additional opening times (free entry)

Saturday 27th March, 11am-4pm

Sunday 28th March, 11am-3pm

At the Private View, come hang out in East London with the new up and coming YOUNG BRIT SCHOOL ARTISTS. Vote for the people’s prize in alTURNERtive painting and photography, browse the wares in a crafty market stall, and take part in a collaborative tribute to Alexander McQueen. You could win a young artists work in the art raffle, participate in live art events, enjoy a cupcake or a few iced gems, washed down with a glass of fizzy pop or two......Wear your best party frocks!

Please note:

Tickets for the Private View on the door only, arrive early to avoid queuing.

More to follow soon.....watch this space

Year 13 visit 'The Turner Prize' and Tate Britain

Just before the October break the Year 13 Visual Arts and Design Strand students took a trip up to Tate Britain to visit the Turner Prize. Although this years nominees have been seen by many as not as controversial as in previous years, the work still prompted a huge response from the students including the inevitable 'What is Art?' debate. Students have used this important and thought provoking exhibition to inspire further development in both their current projects based in painting and photography. The contemporary and thematic content of the work served drive our students into questioning in moredepth the reasons behind why they are creating art and also served to help push the boundaries on how this work can be presented in a non-traditional and conceptual fashion.
Students also seemed to be completely divided on which artists work they preffered and although Lucy Skaer seemed to be quite popular, all four nominees recieved support by different students. You can make your own decisions by visiting the website here or by making the trip up to Tate Britain yourself.

Marketing Markets: YR10 Strand present work at assesmbly

YR10 Strand Visual Arts & Design presented their project "Marketing Markets" at the Language Assembly in term one. For this project students went on a trip to East London and selected a market stall each from Whitechapel market. They have spend the folowing weeks designing a brand and logo and a series of paper bag designs for their market stalls. Above students hand out paper bags at assembly.

Year 10 trip to East London

The Year 10 Visual Arts and Design students recently visited East London to gather visual research for two projects they were beginning. The first project is a painting project exploring artists like Jock McFayden, investigating composition and mixed media to produce individual outcomes. The second is a bag design projects where students have looked at processes such as print and embroidery to produce bags for fictional market stall based on the ones they saw on the trip. The students had a great time and got to see a diverse, creative and multicultural part of the city.

How Do You ?

Year 12 Visual Arts and Design students worked extremely hard this week to produce a huge number of interactive and hand crafted objects and events based on the theme of 'How Do You Do?'. The students wanted to create an opportunity for students from other strands to introduce themselves to each other and make friends. Guests were greeted with the Info Desk and given a programme of the activities taking place. Guests could have their tarot cards read by Aoife, receive a gift and a hug from Jamsine and go on a speed date with Ruby and Matt. All activities were designed to encourage students to interact and learn about each other. The event was a huge success and we would like to thank everyone for coming.