Locws Schools Exhibition at National Waterfront Museum, Swansea
An exhibition of artwork from schools in Swansea is to be held in the Colonnade at the National Waterfront Museum, Oystermouth Road, Swansea from 7 February – 8 March 2009.
The exhibition, which showcases the work of pupils from three schools made in response to Locws International’s commissions from Locws Projects 08, Jennie Savage’s ‘Your Eyes Are A Window (A Soundtrack For The Horizon)’ and Richard Higlett’s ‘A Song For Jack’ includes drawings, photographs, sculptures and videos.
Run in partnership with Arts in Education, City and County of Swansea, Locws Schools sees schools from the Swansea area take part in site-specific arts projects led by artist David Marchant based on Locws International events. The project offers opportunities for students to visit Locws International events and be guided through the exhibitions by an artist who will discuss some of the thinking behind the artworks and present the ideas and processes of making site-specific work.
Locws International events illustrate a broad range of contemporary artwork and are unique in that each of the artworks is made as a direct response to an aspect of Swansea’s culture, heritage, architecture or people. The artworks, created by international and Welsh artists using a variety of mediums, provide a unique educational opportunity and have inspired students to create some very interesting and exciting responses.
“It’s great that the students have the chance to see their work ‘out there’ on show in the eye of the public realm. They were very inspired by this project and the thought process behind the art, thus firing them up with enthusiasm, energy and a focus to produce the work. It was interesting to see that they took on various roles and worked well together as a team. The project provided them with a great opportunity to create something different” said lead artist David Marchant.
The schools that took part were Daniel James Community School, Parklands Primary School and Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bryn Tawe.
For further information visit www.artacrossthecity.com.
Locws International works with international and Welsh contemporary artists to create new visual artworks and projects that respond to the culture and heritage of the city of Swansea. With Support from The Arts Council of Wales, The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and The City & County of Swansea.
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For further information contact Grace Davies, Project Manager on 01792 468979 or grace@locwsinternational.com/old for images or further information