A NEW exhibition has opened at Independent Arts’ Creative Hub in Newport.
The exhibition — First Marks — is part of the Island-wide Creative Biosphere project, which brings together five schools, five artists and five cultural organisations.
It is jointly created and curated by students from Carisbrooke College and Island VI Form, and artist Trudie Wilson
One of the main objectives of the project is to increase young people’s engagement with the Island’s cultural sector and cultural organisations.
Independent Arts regards First Marks, which runs until February 7, as an important first step.
It showcases the work of the students in the first term of the year-long project, and features mono prints, paintings created by pebble-rolling, paper moths and wirework birds, and some of Trudie's own drawings.
"All the works are inspired by Isle of Wight environments, from current life and biodiversity, to 125 million years of prehistoric heritage," said Judie.
"Using various media to explore these concepts, we present our early experiments and visual ideas."
There will be other Cultural Biosphere activities and events during the coming year, but the project will culminate with a ‘takeover weekend’, when the students from the participating schools will take over the running of the cultural organisations they are partnered with for a whole weekend.
For more information, visit www.independentarts.org.uk
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