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5 February 2026

Open Call Art Exhibition

SHSK School

Students and staff were invited to create and contribute art works around the theme of ‘Close Up’.

This theme was determined by a vote among the Art Scholars, who then curated the pieces with the help of our technician. The exhibition was advertised around the School to encourage both staff and students to participate and the take-up was impressive.

The space was transformed into a riot of colour and character and we are delighted to share some reflections from the Art Scholars here – and of course a selection of pictures of the art works themselves.

 

 

I interpreted the theme to be a physical zoom in to a particular object which I saw on a Shakespeare poster with googly eyes. It inspired me to draw the poster with these googly eyes and change it a bit to match my humour and add a changed Shakespeare quote, "To blink or not to blink?" and zoom in on the googly eyes in the poster as my closeup.

Selina

I interpreted the theme through a camera lens, tying in the ideas of a new year / fresh start as that linked to he time of year. I also made use of the flower language to pick out clovers and daffodils to relate to this theme.

Amélie

I decided that close up to me felt like it would be something you could see down a microscope. I love insects, especially butterflies, and I think that butterfly wings are really beautiful and a work of art on their own.

Emily

SHSK School

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