The Story of the Art
This is the second year we have had an art exhibition in the Library created for us by the Level 3 Art and Design in College and following the success of last years exhibition we were keen to see what we would get this time.
The prologue to the exhibition was October 2024 when the students received a brief on the theme of the artwork they needed to create and where it was to be displayed. The students were asked to explore their favourite novel in an artwork. It didn't have to be an illustration of a scene from a book but could evoke how they felt how about the work or that was inspired by the world of the novel. One of the challenges for them was they had to consider sustainability and the environment in the creation of their artwork. (
You can see the full brief here)
At the start of December the students came over in several groups to explore the Library, see how where they could show their work to its best advantage also ensuring it would be secure whilst on display and didn'tt interfere with anyone’s use of the library.
Then in February 2025, all the artwork was bought to the Library ready to be hung. This process took nealry a wee, with students and staff working out the best place for everything, so all the artwork would look its best. The new artwork was enjoyed with much guessing about the novel that was being represented. There was even an offer to buy one of the pieces.
