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Locws Schools Art Exhibition Inspired by a Floating Shoe and Sir Frank Brangwyn’s Panels.
An exhibition of artwork by Swansea school pupils who responded to the 2009 Locws International ‘Art Across The City’ programme including an oversized pink shoe that floated in the Swansea Marina and the colourful windows at Swansea’s Brangwyn Hall, is to be held at the National Waterfront Museum, Oystermouth Road, Swansea from 10th March – 23rd May 2010.
The exhibition is to be opened by The Lord Mayor of Swansea, Councillor Alan Lloyd.
The Locws Schools exhibition showcases a collection of work by pupils from five schools and includes artworks made in response to Locws International’s commissions. In particular, a series of papier-mâché shoes and colourful mixed media panels are on display as well as drawings, photographs, sculptures and videos. Megan Broadmeadow’s ‘Ship-shape’ a pink floating shoe that was moored in Swansea Marina and Birmingham and Robinson’s ‘British Empire Panel Project’, the colourful windows that responded to Sir Frank Brangwyn’s panels seemed to capture the imagination of many school pupils inspiring them to create their own unique artworks some of which are on display.
Using Locws International events as the inspiration and in partnership with Art in Education, City and County of Swansea, Locws Schools offers opportunities for students to visit Locws International events and be guided through the exhibitions by lead artist David Marchant, who discusses some of the thinking behind the artworks and presents the ideas and processes of making site-specific work.
“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. The project provided them with a great opportunity to create something different” said lead artist David Marchant.
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.
The schools that took part were Bishop Gore School, Daniel James Community School, Cwmbwrla Primary School, Penyrheol Primary School and Penyrheol Comprehensive School.
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, The City & County of Swansea and the National Waterfront Museum.
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Notes to Editors: For further information or images contact Holly Davey, Project Manager on 01792 468979 or Holly@locwsinternational.com/old
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Arddangosfa Gelf Ysgolion Locws a ysbrydolwyd gan esgid yn arnofio a phaneli Syr Frank Brangwyn.
Bydd arddangosfa o waith celf gan ddisgyblion ysgolion yn Abertawe a ymatebodd i raglen ‘Celf Ar Draws y Ddinas’ Locws International 2009, gan gynnwys esgid binc orfaint yn arnofio ym Marina Abertawe, a’r ffenestri lliwgar yn Neuadd Brangwyn Abertawe, yn cael ei chynnal yn y Colonnade yn Amgueddfa Genedlaethol y Glannau, Heol Ystumllwynarth, Abertawe o
10 Mawrth – 23 Mai 2010.
Mae arddangosfa Ysgolion Locws yn arddangos casgliad o waith disgyblion o bum ysgol, ac yn cynnwys gweithiau celf a wnaed mewn ymateb i gomisiynau Locws International. Yn benodol, bydd cyfres o esgidiau mwydion papur a phaneli amlgyfrwng lliwgar yn cael eu harddangos, yn ogystal â lluniadau, ffotograffau, cerfluniau a fideos. Ymddengys i ‘Ship-shape’ Megan Broadmeadow, esgid binc a fu’n arnofio ym Marina Abertawe a Birmingham a Robinson ‘Prosiect Paneli’r Ymerodraeth Brydeinig’, y ffenestri lliwgar sy’n ymateb i baneli Syr Frank Brangwyn, ddal dychymyg sawl disgybl ysgol a’u hysbrydoli i greu eu gweithiau celf unigryw eu hunain, ac mae rhai’n cael eu harddangos.
Drwy ddefnyddio digwyddiadau Locws International fel ysbrydoliaeth, ac mewn partneriaeth â Chelf mewn Addysg, Dinas a Sir Abertawe, mae Ysgolion Locws yn cynnig cyfleoedd i fyfyrwyr ymweld â digwyddiadau Locws International a chael eu tywys drwy’r arddangosfeydd gan y prif artist, David Marchant, sy’n trafod peth o’r meddwl y tu ôl i’r gweithiau celf, ac yn cyflwyno’r syniadau a’r prosesau o wneud gwaith penodol i safle.
“Mae’n wych bod gan y myfyrwyr y cyfle i weld eu gwaith ‘allan yno’ a’i weld yn gyhoeddus. Fe’u hysbrydolwyd gan y prosiect hwn a’r meddwl y tu ôl i’r gelf, gan eu hysgogi â brwdfrydedd, egni a ffocws i gynhyrchu’r gwaith. Rhoddodd y prosiect gyfle gwych iddynt greu rhywbeth gwahanol” meddai’r prif artist, David Marchant.
Mae digwyddiadau Locws International yn arddangos amrywiaeth eang o waith celf cyfoes, ac maent yn unigryw am fod pob gwaith mewn ymateb uniongyrchol i agwedd ar ddiwylliant, treftadaeth, pensaernïaeth a phobl Abertawe. Mae’r gweithiau celf, a grëwyd gan artistiaid rhyngwladol a Chymreig, gan ddefnyddio amrywiaeth o gyfryngau, yn rhoi cyfle addysgol unigryw ac wedi ysbrydoli myfyrwyr i greu rhai ymatebion cyffrous a diddorol iawn.
Yr ysgolion a gymerodd rhan oedd Ysgol yr Esgob Gore, Ysgol Gymunedol Daniel James, Ysgol Gynradd Cwmbwrla, Ysgol Gynradd Penyrheol ac Ysgol Gyfun Penyrheol.
Mae Locws Rhyngwladol yn gweithio gydag artistiaid cyfoes rhyngwladol a Chymreig i greu gweithiau a phrosiectau celf weledol newydd sy’n ymateb i ddiwylliant a threftadaeth dinas Abertawe. Gyda chefnogaeth Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, Sefydliad Esmée Fairbairn, Dinas a Sir Abertawe ac Amgueddfa Genedlaethol y Glannau.
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Nodiadau i Olygyddion: Am wybodaeth bellach, cysylltwch â Holly Davey, Rheolwr y Prosiect, ar 01792 468979 neu holly@locwsinternational.com/old
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