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Young Art in the Park - 15 schools, one fabulous day

Friday 29 April, 2016

Young Art
in the Park 2016 on Sunday 24th April at Hampshire Collegiate School
proved to be a big success this year, more than doubling in size compared to
the first year. With 15 schools taking part as well as different conservation,
art and nature organisations. Even Harry Hampshire turned up for the day. Young
and old had a great time!

The New
Forest National Park Authority, Hampshire Ornithological Society, Sir Harold
Hillier Gardens, Amews Falconry and the Woodland Trust provided activities and
information about nature and conservation. The event provided many learning
opportunities as well as fun and creativity. Rum’s Eg Romsey offered a felt bee
crafting workshop and the Southampton Beekeepers Association showed how a real hive
works. The head groundsman, Bob Hearn, also gave tours of the Grade II listed
woodland gardens.

Pupils
from the different schools contributed to the artwork installed in the grounds,
as well as a photography competition and exhibition themed “Nature All Around
Us”, which attracted over 200 entries.

The schools who took part
from across Hampshire and Wiltshire were Westgate School, Awbridge Primary
School, Priestlands School, Oaks Federation Schools, The New Forest School,
Harrow Way School, Stroud School, Hounsdown School, Banister Primary School,
Sherborne House, Mountbatten School and of course HCS Prep and Senior Schools.

Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
will take a selection of the artwork back for their ‘Art in the Garden’
exhibition over the summer, judged. Wolfgang Bopp, Director, awarded the
prizes. First prize to Awbridge Primary School, with the judges praising the
approach and setting of their pottery fungi. Hounsdown were second, for its
install of a combination of graffiti panels. The judges liked its
international, multi-cultural feel and variety of techniques. Lastly, third
prize was awarded to the Oaks CE Federation (Copythorne School, Netley Marsh
School and St Michael & All Angels School) were recognised with third prize
for their use of materials (recycled bottle tops) and clear ecological message.

The judges agreed, that
all the artworks were of a very high standard and asked for more categories for
future years to enable them to award more prizes! Many of the artworks will be
on show over the summer at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens in Romsey.



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