Somerset Art Weeks is not only a fantastic opportunity for the King’s Art Department to showcase their rising talent (4^th Form) but it also allows pupils to see the wealth and breadth of those producing art in our community.

We have had a record number of art lovers visit our exhibition, Enchanted Seas, this year and the feedback has been really encouraging. Members of the public from Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and near Bristol have all made the trip to visit King’s.

Built into our curriculum we also have had the chance to view work on show at local venues and we have been up to Bruton School for Girls to see their Fiona Campbell workshop, responses from which were all encompassing and engaging. We have seen the work by local photographer Mark Pickthall and the beautiful ceramics that are up in At The Chapel. We made a visit to Make on Bruton High Street, and of course, the current exhibition of Bharti Kher and David Smith at Hauser & Wirth, Somerset opened recently and has been a real hit with the pupils.

Bruton really is a hub for the arts and we are lucky to have so much placed right on our doorstep. Thank you Somerset Art Weeks for organising such a brilliant event and providing such diverse and rich inspiration for the pupils.

Seamus Harkness - Art Teacher

The Enchanted Seas Exhibition at King's

Activities during Somerset Art Weeks