Sixth-form students use art to express life in lockdown
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An online exhibition by sixth-form students from 46 different colleges features artists expressing their experiences of the coronavirus pandemic lockdown.
Dreaming of Going Out, by Georgia Birch from Wilberforce Sixth Form College in Hull.
The exhibition, entitled At Home, has been co-ordinated by the Sixth Form Colleges Association (SFCA) and features the work of 140 students.
"This exhibition highlights the extraordinary artistic talent that exists in our sector," said Bill Watkin, chief executive of the SFCA.
"It is imperative that we keep the arts in education secure and flourishing.
"If young people are to make a valuable contribution to society - even if they are to be successful scientists, engineers, doctors and technicians - they need to develop their creative skills, their artistic sensitivities and their ability to interact with others.
"All of this will be more important than ever in the post-Covid world."
Here is a selection of work from the exhibition.
Waiting Game, by Emily Pritchett from The Sixth Form College, Farnborough.
Escape, by Charlotte Cater from The Sixth Form College, Colchester.
The Streets Beyond, by Katie-Leigh Edwards from Bolton Sixth Form College.
Patient, by Cora Slack from Leyton Sixth Form College in London.
Birthday in Lockdown, by Sorcha Mary Keeshan from Woodhouse College in London.
Routines, by Leigh Cleverley from Priestley College in Warrington.
Through the Dark, by Victoria Pansu from Christ the King Sixth Form College in London.
Fragmented, by Isabel Birchall and Edward Colliston from Holy Cross College in Bury.
Lost in Thought, by Nell Hamilton of Loreto College in Manchester.
Head in the Clouds, by Lauren Sargeant from One Sixth Form College in Ipswich.
A Hero in a Crisis, by Ellie-Mai Holmes-McClure from Cadbury Sixth Form College in Birmingham.
Homepage, by Lauren Borg and Abigail Leak from Holy Cross College, Bury.
Nick via the Internet, by Lily Goodey from The Sixth Form College, Colchester.
Monday Mornings in Lockdown… by Tina Shammas from Bolton Sixth Form College.
Isolation by Matilda Millbank from Christ the King Sixth Form College in London.
Untitled - Dead & Alive Project, by Morgan Wright from New College, Doncaster.
APARTment, by Dorottya Szabo from Xaverian College in Manchester.
At Home runs until 19 June, external.
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