Art Trip to Pallant House Gallery and Chichester Cathedral.
On our recent trip to Chichester the Year 11 artists visited Pallant House Art Gallery and Chichester Cathedral. The aim of this trip was to provide a positive starting point for their current exam unit.
The students were expected to look through the range of art work on display and find links to their chosen exam topic, making notes, sketches and taking photographs of the various artefacts, sculptures, paintings and etchings. The exhibits included the work of; Norman Ackroyd ( landscape etchings), Cathie Pilkington (sculptural installations), Julian Trevelyan (fine art paintings), Urban Landscapes with exhibits from John Piper, Graham Sutherland, Frank Auerbach, Doris Seidler and Walter Sickert, along with various smaller displays.
Once their tasks were complete at the gallery, Year 11 walked to Chichester Cathedral, photographing the cathedral grounds and then finally, after a brief visit to the Cathedral Café, we photographed the exterior and interior of the building. Luck was definitely on our side, the weather was warm and sunny, with no sign of rain, providing the ideal conditions for great photography which we hope to exhibit later in the academic year.
Year 11 are now busy, downloading their photography, mounting and presenting sketches and developing ideas for their final piece. This work will form an important part of the GCSE Art and Design Exam Unit.
Both Mrs Squire and I were hugely impressed with the positive attitude and excellent behaviour displayed by our students at all times. They were an absolute delight to take out!
Mrs Bocking (Head of Art)