King’s High School Exhibition at the the Loft Theatre
Involvement with arts and culture is crucial to imagination, self-expression and creativity in young people.
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nvolvement with arts and culture is crucial to imagination, self-expression and creativity in young people. We believe that it also develops the skills that fuel the success of the creative industries, and that will result in the next generation of creative talent across the country.
“We were delighted to have facilitated the exhibition of King’s High scholars’ work at the Loft Theatre, as part of our initiative to support art in schools,” said LSA Trustee Chan Uppal. Matthew Reeves, teacher of art, said that this was a fantastic chance for the art scholars to showcase their exceptional artwork. The students taking part were aged between thirteen and eighteen years old and were given an open-ended brief to produce a piece of work which illustrated their individual strengths. The subject matter and media selected were entirely their decision, resulting in an eclectic selection of artwork which demonstrated a variety of processes, material and techniques. King’s High School Director of Art, Sarah Jordan, added that
“As a school we are supported enormously by our headmaster, Richard Nicholson, who promotes the importance of the Arts” – Sarah Jordan Chan Uppal explained that the exhibition was part of a new initiative by the LSA in 2020 to support art in all schools. “We want to help youngsters develop their creativity and imagination through art, as the benefits go far beyond the classroom” – Chan Uppal
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Our thanks go to the LSA volunteers Mary and Ray Thomas, Meurig Hughes, Sue Law and Kay Matthews, with particular thanks to Chan who organised the exhibition. We would also like to say a big thank you to Leamington Mayor, Bill Gifford, for opening the exhibition.
King’s High students pictured with staff and Leamington Mayor Bill Gifford at the launch in January 2020
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This was proven when LSA engaged with Kings High Scholars and of course the Loft Theatre in providing a great venue in which to exhibit their art.
art at King’s is widely celebrated and the girls are encouraged to be creative in as many diverse ways as possible.
