Old Scholars
News Old Scholars at The V&A Museum Two former Friends’ School students, Josh Field and Roland Fischer-Vousden (Year Group 2010), were involved in an exciting Friday Lates event at the V&A in London at the end of September 2014. Roly, a former member of our Quartet, and Josh are both founder members of DIG, an art collective based in a warehouse in south London. The event centred around young ‘underground’ spaces and collectives, and the art which is being created there. It was cocurated by the V&A and Art Licks. From Friday 3rd until Sunday 5th October, DIG was involved in the Art Licks’ festival, taking place in London across different venues and including a wide variety of different collectives and organisations. Work was presented inside, and in response to, artist Morris Wild’s amphitheatre at DIG in Deptford in an event called ‘Rounds’.
Imogen Candler’s Work Exhibited Congratulations to Imogen Candler (Year Group 2014) whose sculpture of the Bagot Goat which was one of her A level pieces, was selected for two exhibitions in London.
Biddy Vousden’s New Book A new book for teenagers, by Old Scholar and exPresident Biddy Vousden, explores the religious and political upheaval of the 17th century and the nature of friendship between two teenage girls separated in time. Biddy’s first book, ‘The Turning Circle’, is written for teenagers and draws on her own experiences of the difficult adjustments involved in changing schools and friendships. The landscape and wildlife of rural Lincolnshire, where she grew up, provide the backdrop to a story about two young girls living in the same house but separated by three centuries, drawn together by the similarities in their lives.
Imogen’s work was chosen from 370 art works from schools across England for the Royal Society of British Artists exhibition at the Mall Galleries, which ran from 11th to 21st March 2015.
Biddy Vousden’s links with Saffron Walden go back a long time. At the age of 11 her Quaker parents sent her to board at Friends’ School. Twenty-two years ago she returned to the town with her family and now teaches Philosophy of Religion and Ethics in the Senior School.
Her work was also on display at the Rising Stars Exhibition at Lloyds Registry during February and March this year.
‘The Turning Circle’ is published in paperback and is available for £6.99 from Harts Bookshop on Shire Hill, Saffron Walden or online from Amazon.
Alice Irwin Exhibits at Bankside Gallery Congratulations to Old Scholar Alice Irwin (Year Group 2012) whose work was selected by the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers for their national competition. Alice won a substantial prize of £1000 and her work was exhibited at the Bankside Gallery in London (next door to the Tate Modern) from 16th to 28th September 2014.
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