Sixth Form Colleges’ Fine Art Exhibition Catalogue 17 - 20 March 2014 House of Commons THE ART The AoC Sixth Form Colleges’ Art Exhibition showcases some of the best Fine Art produced by students. The criteria were broad and images were chosen for their aesthetic and technical qualities with the range of entries highlighting the open and inclusive nature of the competition. Art remains an essential part of the curriculum in sixth form colleges and the exhibition celebrates the excellence of their students and the superb staff who teach them. THE ENTRIES We received many hundreds of submissions from students aged between 16 and 18. The entries highlighted not only the quality but also the extraordinary diversity of art in colleges. The entries were shortlisted to 21 images which represent work from 20 sixth form colleges. THE EXHIBITION The art will be on display in the Upper Waiting Hall of the House of Commons from 17 - 20 March, following an official launch. AoC is delighted that the Speaker, Secretary of State for Education, and politicians of all parties are supporting this exhibition, making the occasion even more special for the students and teachers. Thoughtful Girl Horse Rogue Ram Haseebah Ali Magdalena Skiernieska Ella Maria Bortolozzo Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Rochdale Sixth Form College Loreto Sixth Form College Form College Pauline 3 The Secret Photographer Salma Ashraf Tom Peake Leyton Sixth Form College Xaverian College Still life Untitled Rob Mariam Bux Emily Rowland Kimberley Meadows Wyggeston and Queen Paston Sixth Form College Carmel College Elizabeth I College Revive Fantastical Beasts Jenny Betts Beth Carter Thomas Rotherham College Holy Cross College Bees Beach scene Rhian Harris-Mussi Emily Singleton Cirencester College Barton Peveril Sixth Form College Portrait 2 Star Vince Queen Mary’s College Pathway Cabbage Sarah Spurgeon Alice Smith Farnborough Sixth Form College Cardinal Newman College Coalhouse Fort Bird Form Lytham boats Alison Edwards Megan Jenner Becca Liversidge Palmers College Priestley College Blackpool Sixth Form College Seascape Elizabeth Baxter View of St Paul’s Havant Sixth Form College Frances Reynold Sir John Deane’s College ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thanks should be given to all the staff and students for contributing to the very first Sixth Form Colleges’ Art Exhibition in the House of Commons. Particular thanks should be given to Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP and his office manager for enabling this exhibition to be staged in Westminster. Front cover photograph by Alice Baker from St Brendan’s Sixth Form College - AoC Student Photography Competition 2012 entrant © Association of Colleges 2014 2-5 Stedham Place London WC1A 1HU Tel: 020 7034 9900 Web: www.aoc.co.uk Email: [email protected] @AoC_info.