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ARTiculation Speaking Competition
Vicky Morgan-Couch, L6E
I had the unexpected privilege
to compete in this year’s
ARTiculation competition, a feat I
would have never even considered
sitting in assembly in the lower
school listening to the likes of
Ben Harris and Thomas Leung’s
presentations on concepts I had
never before considered.
ARTiculation for me was about combining
two lesser known interests of mine,
postcards and art, with something that
I rather enjoy: presenting my ideas to
others in a constructive and argumentative
fashion. As the only speaker I came across
who studied neither art nor art history I
was in a state of shock when I was chosen
to go through not just the Internal Heats
at Bancroft’s, but also the London Regional
Heats at the
Whitechapel Gallery
in January, ending
up at the London
Finals at the
National Gallery.
Being awarded
third place when
I hadn’t even
expected to be
picked from the
Bancroft’s pool
still feels like a
huge achievement
considering all I felt I was speaking about
was myself: I guess sticking with what
you know really does work! As a highly
analytical and ambitious individual I took
great pride in creating my presentation,
attempting to make it both sophisticated in
its interpretation but also audience friendly
(I couldn’t bear the thought of someone
turning off halfway through) and from the
feedback I gained
I can safely say my
goals were achieved.
This experience has given me even
greater confidence in public speaking and
communications and partaking in this
competition means I am now part of a wide
network of ARTiculation alumni, a ‘family’
as they called it, and I cannot wait to see
what opportunities these new connections
will bring me.
I highly recommend any student with an
interest in art, art history, communications,
public speaking or even social politics and
history to enter the 2019 competition and
speak about what you love in relation to
a piece you can’t stop thinking about. You
never know what may arise from speaking
your mind and sharing with others: a place
at the Cambridge final may even be waiting
for you.
The View Exhibition
Praise Olawanle, L6N
For the fifth year, The View Gallery in Chingford was the
home for the Sixth Form and Removes art exhibition.
The work was displayed from Friday 15 March until
Friday 29 March and pupils, staff, governors, family
and friends were invited to celebrate at the private
show on Thursday 21 March. Not only did the visitors
get a chance to admire the wide range of artwork
produced by our talented students, but they were also
entertained by fantastic musical performances from
Maaya Karuppiah.
Everyone had chosen an individual theme which was unique to them,
this meant that there were a wide variety of styles and art in different
mediums on display- even nails hammered into a canvas! The viewing
gave us as artists a feeling of accomplishment through being able
to see our work on which we had spent so much time displayed
to our family and friends. The evening was thoroughly enjoyable;
many thanks to the art department for organising the exhibition and
making it such a success.