Art by Young People exhibition

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A giant bust of a character from The Simpsons, colourful sculptures, 3D penguins, collages, digital artwork, paintings, drawings, prints, banners, photography and textiles have all gone on show in a borough-wide showcase of art by children and teenagers.

Pupils aged eight and nine, from Wendell Park Primary School, in Shepherds Bush, with their abstract sculptures, which will be part of an exhibition in the Glass Box.

The annual Art by Young People exhibition, which is taking place at eight venues in the borough over the next five weeks, will be launched by the mayor, Cllr Charlie Treloggan, from 4.30-6.00pm tomorrow (Wednesday, 9 February).
Organised by the council’s arts team, the exhibition features artwork by children and young people from local nursery schools, early years centres, primary, secondary and special schools, colleges, play centres, youth centres and community groups.

Children from Henry Compton Secondary School have painted a 26ft-wide banner
to hang in the Kings Mall shopping centre, in Hammersmith, where large colour
images of a sculpture and photographic project by students from the Bridge
Academy are on show, together with:
· a selection of artwork, including a star-shaped canvas by pupils from St Stephen’s Primary School
· paintings and collages by pupils from Woodlane High School, which were inspired by a visit to the London Wetlands Centre
· artwork, including collages and drawings, by children from after-school centres run by the council’s play service
· digital poster designs tackling issues such as bullying and crime by pupils from Henry Compton School.

The Glass Box exhibition space outside Hammersmith Town Hall will house a display of artwork produced during the ongoing Sculptors in Schools project. This has so far involved four local primary schools working with artists from ACAVA (the Association for Cultural Advancement Through Visual Art), supported by the council’s arts team and funded by John Lyon’s Charity.
Other venues for the one-month showcase include the West 12 shopping and leisure centre; Latymer Upper School arts centre in Hammersmith; Hammersmith Information Centre; Hammersmith Library; Fulham Library and the Fulham Broadway branch of Books Etc.

Cllr Treloggan said: “I am delighted that we are working in partnership with local schools, community groups and businesses to enable this marvellous exhibition to take place. This is a great chance to celebrate the creativity and achievements of young people of all ages and abilities throughout the borough. I would like to thank all the organisations who have given us their support.”

February 13, 2005