Picture perfect

Students from schools within the Northern Schools Trust have competed in their first Art competition.

The Northern School Trust is made up of North Liverpool Academy, Liverpool Life Sciences UTC, The Studio and The Kingsway Academy.

The theme of the competition was childhood, allowing students to recreate and show their favourite memories from their childhood, exploring lost toys and favourite memories.

The entry requirement was that the work was to be equivalent to 10 hours and had to be completed in the students own time.

The competition saw dozens of entries, with students all taking a different approach to exploring their childhood in different media forms.

Voting took place during an art exhibition, hosted at The Studio school and the winner was chosen by a Liverpool Biennial artist.

Casey Aindow, a student from North Liverpool Academy was selected as the winner, claiming the £150 prize money to be spent on art materials and equipment. Her winning piece was a 3D model of a horse head designed with a collage of extracts from Roald Dahl’s Matilda, her favourite childhood book.

Casey, a Year 11 student said “I really didn’t expect to win, I entered the competition after being encouraged by my Art teacher and because I really enjoy making models.

“After seeing that there was a lot of people submitting 2D work, I decided to create a 3D piece. I am so pleased that others enjoyed my work as much as I did making it”.