In November last year, QMH pupils were challenged to express their emotions from 2020 and how they wanted to welcome 2021 in any form of application through mixed media. Our Artist in Residence, Emma Trussler, held and judged the competition.
“I have been absolutely blown away by the amount of talent that the First and Second Years have been able to submit for their Competition entries. It was truly difficult to only pick 5 winners out of the 22 entries; therefore, I was able to get the contribution from the Art Department to pick and as a cohort decided on the winners. They are as follows
| Winners 1st – Alia 2nd – Robyn 3rd – William |
Runner Ups 1st – Charlie 2nd – William |
Thank you to all those who entered, and I would love to see you all when you come back and be able to congratulate you all in person.
I would like to add that although we are still facing similar challenges to those of 2020, I hope to see you all grow and continue your marvellous work. Try to view art as an outlet which enables calm through a sense of escapism and relaxation through the release of creative energy. Art in any form or medium has empowered me to have a sense of mental wellbeing and to remain calm despite the difficulties, I hope it can with you too. The benefits can be outstanding. Keep on making and keep on being creative and expressive, I truly look forward to all future work you may do.
Thank you and I hope 2021 be a brighter year for you all and keep on creating and expressing.”
Well done and congratulations to all that applied.
