Visual Arts students at Solihull Sixth Form College spent two days in London last week, visiting museums and galleries to inspire their own A level and BTEC studies.
The College offers four Visual Arts courses, with three A level pathways in Art & Design: Fine Art, Graphics & 3D Design and Photography; as well as a BTEC Extended Diploma course in Art & Design. Second year students from all 4 courses made the trip to London, visiting two museums on the first day and another two on the second day.
Day One saw some students go to the Haywood Gallery for an exhibition by Louise Bourgeois, the French-American artist best known for her large-scale sculpture and installation art. Others went to the Fashion and Textile Museum to see an exhibition of ‘The Boutique in 1960’s Counterculture’. The students all came together for a visit to the Tate Modern on Day One too.
Day Two of the trip saw the students visit the Design Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum. At the Design Museum, the students learned about architectural, graphic and fashion design, while at the Victoria & Albert Museum the students were able to enjoy a wide variety of art and design with more than 2 million objects in their collection.
Curriculum Leader Zoe Maksymiw commented:
“It was great to get out of the classroom and into some galleries in London. The trip exposed our students to a range of artistic influences, which will not only broaden their horizons, but inspire their own portfolios. Getting out on a field trip has been long overdue, following the restrictions brought on by the pandemic, but this opportunity for students to see art and design in context was so important.”
21 March 2022