ArtEquals
Students at Victoria College across all years are being given the unique opportunity in Jersey to exhibit their artwork alongside professional artists and have their work made available for sale.
We have an exciting, new initiative at college, which has been launched in January 2023.
Students at Victoria College across all years are being given the unique opportunity in Jersey to exhibit their artwork alongside professional artists and have their work made available for sale.
The ArtEquals programme aims to promote mental wellbeing, encouraging students to take a break from screens and to immerse themselves in creativity.
The art submitted will be judged by a panel and some art will then be selected for exhibition, where it will be displayed next to works by professional Jersey artists – giving them equal standing. All the art on display will be available to purchase and students will be able to keep up to 50% of sale proceeds with the remainder contributing towards the construction of the Victoria College Wellbeing Garden.
Registrations have now closed - thank you to everyone that has submitted a piece of art.
ArtEquals is proudly sponsored by Intertrust Group Jersey.
Free event tickets
The exhibition and auction is free to attend.
It will take place in the Great Hall on Friday 30 June from 6pm.
Please purchase a ticket via Ticket Source, so the event team has an idea on numbers attending.
Dates to remember
Hand-in artwork: Friday 26 May
Exhibition: Friday 30 June
Your artwork
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Create your own masterpiece to be exhibited alongside local professional artists
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Themes are ‘my happy place’, ‘on my mind’ and ‘creative courage’
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Any medium, any size- painting, drawing, collage, photography, ceramics, textiles…
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Sell your work to the highest bidder (& keep up to 50% of the sale price)
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You can frame your work if you’d like for presentation purposes but it isn’t necessary. If you do frame it though, the frame will form part of the sale at the event.
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By participating, student confirms that they are happy for their work to be exhibited and sold, with the proceeds going towards the future Victoria College Wellbeing garden.
How to find inspiration
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The themes are there for you to interpret how you wish – think about where you’re at your happiest, what is important to you or occasions where you showed courage to do something different perhaps
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Feel free to speak to your art teacher or to pop along to the Art Department on Tuesday lunchtimes to work on your piece
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There are plenty of local galleries where you can go to see professional artists work such as privateandpublic, ccagalleriesinternational, arthousejersey, thelinkgallery jerseyartscentre or the wonderful theharbourgalleryjersey, which will be opening back in February. You could even visit the Art Eisteddfod in March. Jersey is a beautiful island, so there is inspiration a plenty just by being outside and visiting your happy place!
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Why not visit some art material shops to think about which medium you’d like to use – there’s WH Smith, Paperclix, The Harbour Gallery (when it’s open again), the Victoria Art Gallery, Collins, Rachel's Textiles Studio or even Needle Treasures in the market.
The Exhibition
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This event on Friday 30 June will provide the unique opportunity to exhibit your work in the Great Hall alongside professionals and sell it at a prestigious event
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The whole school community will be able to come together to celebrate the strong, creative and colourful culture of the College
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Exhibitors will receive an achievement point & feature in the next edition of ‘The Victorian’
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Judges’ commendations will be displayed
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Students receiving the highest bid or highest number of public votes will win a ‘studio visit’ with a local artist.
Things you need to know
- It’s open to everyone in school, even school staff and your parents and guardians if they wish!
- Entrants need to supply their own materials
- You need to hand in your finished artwork to the Business Centre (next to The Temple) marked for the attention of Ms Sweeny by 4pm on Friday 26 May 2023. Please attach this submission form to your piece of art: click here.
- A minimum of 50% of the sale proceeds of student artwork will be donated to the Victoria College Wellbeing Garden Project, the rest will go to the student. You might want to discuss your commission rate with your parents or guardians before deciding!
How your parents or guardians can get involved
Talk to your parents or guardians to see if they would like to get involved!
The event team are looking for volunteers and anyone who might be able to help. Your parents or guardians can enter or donate artwork too, they can help on the exhibition night, or they might even wish to sponsor part of event.
If any of these things sound interesting please contact Emily Sweeny, at e.sweeny@vcj.sch.je.
Silkscreen printing workshop Friday 23rd June
Silkscreen printing workshop Friday 23rd June 3:30pm – 5:30pm.
There are 16 places available for an upcoming workshop led by PJ Thomson and Anna Shipley. The session will be focussing on silkscreen printing using paper cut stencils.
If you would like to attend the workshop, please email Emily Sweeny e.sweeny@vcj.sch.je to secure your place.