LYNGFORD Park Primary School, in Taunton recently held an evening exhibition to celebrate creativity and wellbeing.
The work on display was a collaboration from the Richard Huish Trust’s Primary Schools and was created as part of the Somerset Wellbeing and Arts Project funded by Public Health.
Artists Julia McKenzie and Richard Tomlinson visited the trust’s schools and guided students on a journey of exploration and invited them to express their creativity through paper cutting, graphite rubbing, sun printing, large scale ink drawing and sculpture.
The project’s artwork was displayed in various locations during Somerset Art Weeks and was bought together at Lyngford to celebrate with the community.
As dusk fell, everyone watched in amazement as animated images of the students puppets were projected onto the school building.
Art tables set up in the main hall were full with families also working on the floor to create articulated shadow-puppets and frottage patterns with graphite sticks and leaves.
Nicole Stearn, the art lead at Lyngford Park, said: "I was overwhelmed with the response from our students, families and teachers alongside representatives from Somerset Artworks and Public Health.
"It was such a great turn out.
"The school was packed with people admiring the artwork and getting stuck into all the crafty activities.
"The project has been great fun and helped us explore so many new techniques and materials and has inspired both students and teachers.”
