Young FORMAT: Schools in Residence: Horizons Sixth Form

Schools in Residence

Funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, QUAD’s Schools in Residence programme enables pupils in formal education settings in Derby, particularly those experiencing systemic inequality or disadvantage, to thrive through participating in creative workshops.   Artists and photographers joined the schools and delivered sessions for children and young people ages 8-18 at Pear Tree Community Junior School, St Martins School & Horizons Sixth Form and Derby Moor Academy.  Students explored the theme of Conflict using traditional and digital photography and mixed media techniques.

Horizons Sixth Form
Who We Are by Karen LoganLed by artist Karen Logan, Who We Are is a collection of mixed media collages created by students from Horizons 6th Form, who meet with QUAD each Tuesday for weekly workshops. Taking inspiration from collage artist Maria Rivans, the students discussed how her images can often depict an individual in the centre with all their thoughts, interests and memories surrounding them, like projections from their mind. Using DSLR cameras, ipads and camera phones, the students captured objects of interest in Derby Museums and from around the city and used these images to explore photo montage techniques with stylised self-portraiture.