The natural earth comes to Wokingham
An art exhibition marvelling the natural earth is set to go on show next week - Monday June 30 - and will be unveiled by Wokingham Borough Council’s Mayor Cllr Pauline Helliar-Symons.
Arena for the Arts is an annual celebration of visual art by children and young people from the Wokingham Borough. The exhibition, a joint project between the borough council and local schools, is based on the theme ‘The Natural Earth.’
Wokingham Artwork has been created using a variety of media including painting, photography, collage, sculpture, pottery and textiles. Pupils have focused on a whole range of aspects of the earth including buildings, the environment, insects and bugs to name just a few, and some of the artwork has been based on famous artists’ Georgia O’Keefe and Richard Long’s work.
The Coombes Infant and Nursery School looked at landscape and used clay from their own grounds to illustrate their work. Schools from the south west cluster* have created ceramic flocks of sheep which will be exhibited on the back lawn at the Civic Offices at Shute End in Wokingham.
Jane Clark, Wokingham arts development officer, said: “This exhibition symbolises the spirit of the earth and highlights how precious it is. The pupils have created such wonderful pieces of art – it’s a true inspiration.”
For the past two terms, hundreds of pupils from primary and secondary schools across the Wokingham borough have been busy exploring their creativity. Schools taking part this year are: Arborfield, Newland and Barkham Junior, Bulmershe, Colleton Primary, Farley Hill Primary*, Gorse Ride Junior, Grazeley Parochial Primary*, Hawkedon Primary, Hillside Primary, Loddon Primary, Maiden Erlegh, Robert Piggott Infant, Shinfield Infant and Nursery*, Shinfield St Mary’s CE Junior*, South Lake Primary, St Teresa’s RC Primary, The Coombes Infant and Nursery*, Waingels College, Wescott Infant School, Whiteknights Primary, and Winnersh Primary. * all schools are members of the south west cluster.
Arena for the Arts was founded by Wokingham Borough Council in 2003 and every year, hundreds of children take part in the event with workshops in schools and youth centres throughout the borough.
Mayor Cllr Pauline Helliar-Symons said: “It promises to be a wonderful exhibition and I hope that many local people will take time out of their busy day to visit the Mall Gallery. Year on year we see how talented our pupils are and I would like to thank the schools for taking part. There is a huge range of different types of artwork on display and it certainly has brought some cheer to the Civic Offices.”
Arena for the Arts is an annual celebration of visual art by children and young people from the Wokingham Borough. The exhibition, a joint project between the borough council and local schools, is based on the theme ‘The Natural Earth.’
Wokingham Artwork has been created using a variety of media including painting, photography, collage, sculpture, pottery and textiles. Pupils have focused on a whole range of aspects of the earth including buildings, the environment, insects and bugs to name just a few, and some of the artwork has been based on famous artists’ Georgia O’Keefe and Richard Long’s work.
The Coombes Infant and Nursery School looked at landscape and used clay from their own grounds to illustrate their work. Schools from the south west cluster* have created ceramic flocks of sheep which will be exhibited on the back lawn at the Civic Offices at Shute End in Wokingham.
Jane Clark, Wokingham arts development officer, said: “This exhibition symbolises the spirit of the earth and highlights how precious it is. The pupils have created such wonderful pieces of art – it’s a true inspiration.”
For the past two terms, hundreds of pupils from primary and secondary schools across the Wokingham borough have been busy exploring their creativity. Schools taking part this year are: Arborfield, Newland and Barkham Junior, Bulmershe, Colleton Primary, Farley Hill Primary*, Gorse Ride Junior, Grazeley Parochial Primary*, Hawkedon Primary, Hillside Primary, Loddon Primary, Maiden Erlegh, Robert Piggott Infant, Shinfield Infant and Nursery*, Shinfield St Mary’s CE Junior*, South Lake Primary, St Teresa’s RC Primary, The Coombes Infant and Nursery*, Waingels College, Wescott Infant School, Whiteknights Primary, and Winnersh Primary. * all schools are members of the south west cluster.
Arena for the Arts was founded by Wokingham Borough Council in 2003 and every year, hundreds of children take part in the event with workshops in schools and youth centres throughout the borough.
Mayor Cllr Pauline Helliar-Symons said: “It promises to be a wonderful exhibition and I hope that many local people will take time out of their busy day to visit the Mall Gallery. Year on year we see how talented our pupils are and I would like to thank the schools for taking part. There is a huge range of different types of artwork on display and it certainly has brought some cheer to the Civic Offices.”
Wokingham Borough Council
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