Somatoform: An animation by Tom

Wow Gorilla! Students meet artist Laura Cramer

Local painter Laura Cramer was visited today by a bunch of our first year students. She is currently painting on a big gorilla at Bristol's Radisson Blu Hotel as part of Bristol Zoos 'Wow Gorilla' birthday celebrations.
Laura is painting local scenes and organic imagery onto her gorilla in a celebration of all things Bristol and natural. This project is set to celebrate the zoos 175th birthday and highlight the plight of gorillas possible extinction. These Gorillas will be unveiled in a parade around Bristol on the 4th of July and then placed in various locations locally.
A big thank you to Laura who not only took the time to explain her working process and route to success to our students but managed to motivate and inspire them- Thank you!

2nd year work in progress around the studio

Theo's lovely fleshy oil paintings, inspired by Lucian Freud and Jenny Saville

George's trainer based repeat pattern screen prints

Craig's sculptural sketches of hands

Kaya's fashion illustrations

Becca is illustrating a children's book

Sam's working on portraits of ladies from the 1920's and 30's

2nd years final show

Our brilliant second years will be hosting their end of course show on Monday 27th June at 6pm until Wednesday 28th June at 1pm, please come and have a look at what they've all been getting up to.

The private view is on Monday 27th of June, 6.00pm till 8.00pm, everyone is welcome.

The show is based at our College Green site on the 6th floor, east wing, room 6E27.

Work will also be on show by the Photography, Graphic Design, Multi Media and Music Technology students so it'll be well worth a visit.

See you there!

Antwerp: Residential trip May 2011

Students sketching at a sculture park just outside Antwerp

Hill 62, students visting First World War trenches

Students sketching in the Boyjmans Gallery in Rotterdam

War memorial, Tyncott Cemetery, Ypres

Pondering an Anish Kapoor sculpture in Mukha gallery, Antwerp

Every year we take the first years abroad on a residential trip where they have the opportunity to experience a different culture and explore the numerous art galleries. The trip is always a big hit and gives the students a chance to bond and develop their sketching skills.

Good news!

We want to say a big congratulations to our second years who have got into University!

Well done to everyone going to UWE to do Drawing and Applied Arts, all 11 of you! Well done to Becca for getting a place on the Illustration BA at UWE a very tough course to get on to.
Well done to Theo who is going to study Creative Product Design at UWE.
Well done to Megan who's going to the University of Gloucestershire to study Graphics.
Well done to Charmaine who's going to Hereford College of Art and Design to study Fine Art. Well done to Craig also going to Hereford to study Architectural Blacksmithing.
Well done to Joe and Serg who are both going to Plymouth to study Illustration and Fashion Design.
Well done to Tom who is going to study Sculpture at Camberwell University in London.
Well done to Kaya who is staying on at City of Bristol College to do the Photography FDA.

Well done to Sophie, Charmaine and Chanelle who are staying on at City of Bristol College to do the Theatrical and Media Make Up course.

And well done to those of you going on to do the Art and Design Foundation Diploma.

Go you!

HBG Mural

These pics are a mural project that a group of second years did a couple of years ago, we were apporached by a local building site who wanted their site hoardings decorated and this is what our students came up with!

We like to do a large scale public project as often as possible as it is excellent professional practice for the students.

Clay pieces

Large vase made by a second year who has since gone on to study Ceramics at University

Tentacles made by Tom a current first year

Cardboard workshop

These carboard gargoyles were the result of a 'Cardboard Day' where students had nothing but cardboard, masking tape and slotting techniques to design and make their own cardboard gargoyle. Not a bad effort!

Public mural projects by students

This is a mural painted by 5 of our second year students last year, it is downstairs in the college canteen and student common area. As part of the course we like to give the students an opportunity to work on live briefs for people, this gives students an opportunity to experience first hand working for an employer on a commissioned brief.