The National Art & Design Saturday Club welcomed internationally acclaimed sculptor Anthony Gormley for the final class of term.
The Saturday Club aimed at 14 to 16 year olds that has been running since September is designed to nurture and develop creative talent. As an end of term treat the students received a visit from Turner Prize winner Anthony Gormley. The students gathered in the ceramics workshop and listened to him speak about his passion for art, philosophy and his interest in the human body. Gormley is best known for his sculpture ‘Angel of the North’ which dominates the skyline near Newcastle, and more recently ‘Another Place’ 100 cast iron figures on Crosby Beach.
As well as meeting Anthony Gormley the students who took part in the art club benefitted by getting feedback about their work, Gormley was very keen to look at and discuss the work they had produced over the past 30 weeks. The work will now go on exhibition at Somerset House, London from the 19 June.
The National Art & Design Saturday Club is in its pilot year, it has been set up by Sorrell Foundation with support from the Audi Design Foundation. The Club aims to help young people explore their creative potential and to inspire them through the resources available at art colleges throughout the country. Leeds College of Art is proud to be among the handful of colleges included in the pilot scheme. Other participating college are Cleveland College of Art & Design, Hereford College of Arts and Plymouth College of Art.
For more information about the exhibition and to find out about joining the National Art & Design Saturday Club contact Dorothy King on 0113 202 8262.
Further Information:
Somerset House - http://www.somersethouse.org.uk/
The Sorrell Foundation - http://www.thesorrellfoundation.com/