Nash College Arts & Diversity Week a great success
27/07/2010
Nash college Annual Arts Week which took place between 12-16 July has proved a fantastic success and a great opportunity for all students to display their creative talents and celebrate the richness that living in a diverse community offers.
Nash College is based in the London Borough of Bromley and is a college of further education for around 65 young people who have learning disabilities.
One
of the highlights of the week was an exhibition of the students
artwork which attracted many visitors to its the private
view evening and proved a great occasion for people to
socialize with staff and students.
The college had renamed their exhibition space the Nashional Gallery for the occasion and many of the works on display were sold during the private view evening much to the students delight.
The exhibition space was also used throughout the week for a wide variety of visiting artists, dancers, theatre groups and cultural activities.
Other activities during the arts activities week included:
- A performance by Derek and Nick on the Cello and Piano, two very talented blind, and autistic young men who study at one of the RNIB Colleges. Song sheets were provided so all could join in.
- A workshop by Spoken World Drama Productions where many students joined in with the scenarios about friendships, bullying and staying safe.
- A punk band performing in the colleges main dining hall. This was a very popular event with lots of students and staff dancing and pogo-ing!
- Same Sky arts group helped the students to make lanterns from a whicker frame and tissue paper. These looked absolutely amazing during the Festival of light that was held by the college pond during the week. A bagpipe player appearing from the surrounding trees added to the ambience.
- Performances by Soundscape who helped students to create a story with various sounds operated by switches.
- Performances by Ugandan dances and drummers. Staff and students joined in with enthusiasm.
- Performances by Violets group. This featured music and dancing from several countries.
- The final day of the arts week saw a fashion show in the morning, an excellent BBQ lunch and then a visit to Nash Fayre. Here students took turns at old fashioned fayre games such as splat a rat and hook a duck(no animals were harmed during this event!) They also tasted the delights of the chocolate fountain. During the week, other activities such as the Nash Theatre, showing short award winning films, sand art and glass painting were on offer.
Claire Howley-Mummery, Nash College, Principal, said ''The arts and diversity week was a fantastic way to celebrate students achievements and to bring exciting and challenging learning events into the college. There has been a real celebration at the end of the academic year. We are delighted that the artwork on display has proved of such high standard and that students and visitors alike have enjoyed and learnt so much throughout the week''.
