Artistic talent at the College has once again been recognised, as the shortlist for the 2016 Saatchi Gallery/Deutsche Bank Art Prize for Schools competition is announced. This is the second year running that a student from the College has been included in the list and exhibited at the Saatchi Gallery. Robyn Salt, who is in her second year studying Fine Art and Graphics at the College, is delighted that her photographic installation entitled ‘Jordan Said’ has been recognised.
This year the Prize received over 22,000 entries, from 54 different countries. An exhibition at the Gallery will showcase artwork by the 20 shortlisted students from 3-9 March. The winner will be announced at an awards evening on 3 March.
Kirsty Ratcliffe, Subject Tutor in Fine Art at the College commented “Robyn's work 'Jordan Said' was produced as part of her A Level Fine Art coursework and was selected for its outstanding qualities. The image itself is powerful and explores a different side to the homeless, one that is free of stereotypes, to hopefully change the negative stigma to empathy. The atmosphere in the department is once again buzzing for being nominated two consecutive years in a row. We wish Robyn the best of luck in the final stages of the competition.”
Robyn Salt said “The installations I've been working on recently are all based on the homeless, an issue that's personal to me. This didn't used to be an issue in my local area but over the years the number of people living on the streets is worryingly increasing. After sitting and talking with a few people from the homeless community, I decided to portray the unjustifiable struggle that they face including physical assault and stereotyping, all taking place so close to home. I'm eager to continue exploring topical issues in my work and hope to continue doing so by taking a Fine Art degree course at The Ruskin School of Art next year.”
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About the 2016 Saatchi Gallery/Deutsche Bank Art Prize for Schools
The Prize is supported by Deutsche Bank’s youth engagement programme, Born to Be, which is part of the Bank's commitment to helping young people access creative opportunities and fulfil their potential. It has enabled the Saatchi Gallery to offer tailored artist-led workshops and CPD sessions for students and teachers from schools in economically deprived areas, increasing their understanding of fine art processes and providing support in entering the Prize.
Two school category winners, Primary and Secondary, will be selected and their Art Departments will each receive £5,000, with a further £1,000 awarded to the winning pupils. An overall winner will be chosen from the two age category winners, meaning that one school has the opportunity to collect £15,000 in total towards their art department. One successful student will receive £3,000 to be spent on art and computer equipment.
