Louth pupils winning designs made into mugs

Art competition for Year 7&8 - Who Am I?
Winner Niamh Gillman Year 8 (centre) with runners up (l-r) Jacob Barnard, Henry Page-Nidd, Kacey Dobb, Lily Vines, Lisa Campbell. — Art competition for Year 7&8 - Who Am I? Winner Niamh Gillman Year 8 (centre) with runners up (l-r) Jacob Barnard, Henry Page-Nidd, Kacey Dobb, Lily Vines, Lisa Campbell.

The project provided an opportunity for students in Year 7 to link artistic practice to industry, and to get students looking at the art that exists in their everyday lives.

Looking at the work of psychedelic artist Peter Max, they combined bold colours and patterns to produce their designs.

A number of students also took part in an inter-house art and design competition which led to the creation of some diverse painting and wood sculptures.

Louth Academy:
Design a coffee cup.
(l-r) Betty Baker, Amelie Ruskin, Megan Bates, Lisa Campbell, Lewis Huard. — Louth Academy: Design a coffee cup. (l-r) Betty Baker, Amelie Ruskin, Megan Bates, Lisa Campbell, Lewis Huard.

The winning entries from each class were then considered for the KS3 prizes.

Lyra House was the overall winner.

Pictured main image is the winner of the school’s art and design competition, Niamh Gillman, Year 8 (centre), with runners up, Jacob Barnard, Henry Page-Nidd, Kacey Dobb, Lily Vines and Lisa Campbell.

Inset: The winning pupils with their mugs: Betty Baker, Amelie Ruskin, Megan Bates, Lisa Campbell and Lewis Huard.