Talent and Technique Displayed in Downpatrick Art Exhibition 

Students completing the Level 3 Technical Diploma in Art and Design and the Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at SERC Downpatrick Campus welcomed visitors, family and friends to the launch of their end of year exhibition recently.   

The art on display, from 31 students, included oil paintings, video, acrylic on Perspex and mixed media sculptures, some using recycled materials from around the campus.   

The creators were happy to talk to visitors about their techniques and the inspiration for their work, which included violence against women and girls, local landscapes and Buddhist philosophy.  The range of work and the different styles and media used, add up to an amazing display of talent and technique.

The exhibition marks the end of their course for most of the students, though many of the Level 3 Technical Diploma students plan to return to SERC and progress to the Foundation Diploma. Meanwhile, many of those successfully completing the Foundation Diploma have places to study Higher Education at art schools and at universities, including Lancaster University and Ulster University, in the autumn.  

You can visit the exhibition in the art studio until 20 June.

Main picture:

Art Lecturer Charles Walsh (centre) with some of the SERC students exhibiting their work at the Downpatrick Campus (l-r): Maxine Beighton from Ballygowan; Adam Reeves (Ballykinler); Joe Hughes (Ardglass); Jessica Weir (Dundrum); Christina Wilson (Downpatrick); and Holly Watson (Clough)