Fantastic foundation trip.

Fantastic trip to the Lowry and Imperial war museum.

The sun came out for us and inspiration was everywhere.

The structures were everywhere around the Quays.

The Imperial war museum was full of structures, shadows and sculpture.

Plenty to do and see!

Photography exhibition and some great prints for inspiration.

The Lowry Contemporary art exhibition didn't disappoint, leading to much discussion about conceptual art.

And you really could take some home with you.....honest! 6000 oranges down to the last 100.

The highlight of the trip was the helium ball-I had to pry them away.

Amazing kinetic, interactive art.

Great trip, fantastic weather and awesome company. 

Next trip......residential at Blackpool-can't wait!

Mark making.

Who ever said mark making was boring? That definitely isn't the case here, Foundation students have been having a ball.....literally!

Inspired by Karina Smigla-Bobinski's ADA jazz with a helium ball. A kinetic mark making sculpture, we have been experimenting with mark making ourselves.

http://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/the-jazz-of-a-helium-ball-charcoal-karina-smigla-bobinskis-ada

We are all looking forward to seeing the actual helium ball on a trip to the Lowry art gallery this Thursday and taking part in a piece of art work, whilst we are there.

We have had a varied mix of results,

And a whole lot of fun!

We even experimented with a spiragraph, twigs, bleach, water guns filled with paint and expressive marks with toy cars.

All in all, we have had a great couple of days drawing the sculpture and mark making. 

We will keep you updated with what ever exciting projects we produce next week.

If you fancy seeing some Karina Smigla-Bobinski artwork, her work is on display at the Lowry for a few more weeks. Definitely a must see.

Check it out.

https://thelowryblog.wordpress.com/2015/07/18/artist-karina-smigla-bobinksi-installing-ada-in-new-exhibition/

Great work today....the installation is complete.

What a fantastic transformation of found objects. Inspired by objet trouvé and arte pouvera, amazing first project.

The large scale group shadow drawing works well too. Keep it up!

Fantastic start to the first week of the Art Foundation.

So far in the first week, foundation students have created some great mark making drawings and have begun their art installation with gusto!

First few days of a group installation inspired by Sarah Sze and Cornelia Parker.

Fantastic start

Enrolement

We are looking forward to seeing you all again this evening and are hoping that you got the A-Level grades you were hoping for.
Don't forget you need to enroll at 6pm and will be finished by 8pm, ready to start Foundation workshops tomorrow.
See you then.

Ashton Sixth Form Art Exhibition.

Join Us on Monday 29th June to celebrate the excellent students A-level work.
5pm-7.30pm.
Ashton Sixth Form College
Darnton Road
Ashton Under Lyne

Art Foundation Summer task.

Well done on completing your A-levels and getting your exhibition up this week.
Have a great summer and don't forget your summer task.
Have fun, relax, unwind and get creative!

Foundation Art and Design (FAD) summer project.

Task 1

 During the summer holiday period, I would like you to do a drawing or photograph everyday to start building a journal of your holiday.

You will need to produce a variety of sketches, drawings and painting alongside photography to test media and develop your skills.

You could use the idea or journeys, your favorite objects, people, family, interests and hobbies to build a collection (check out the ideas opposite).

Remember this is supposed to be fun and really show your likes and interests.

You could record these in an old book, diary, scrapbook or Sketchbook, as creatively as you like.