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  • How art lecturer, Pav, defied the odds to run a student exhibition during the pandemic

Home » News » College News » How art lecturer, Pav, defied the odds to run a student exhibition during the pandemic

29th June 2020

The pandemic and the resulting lockdown of the country has put many things on hold for a lot of people. How we interact with each other has evolved and more people have utilised the capabilities of technology that is around us to stay in touch with friends, family, and continue working where possible.

However, what isn’t a common thing for people to worry about is running an art exhibition in the middle of lockdown. However, Pawel Szymanski (Pav), Art Lecturer at South Devon College, was far from worried. He had a solution.

It was by no means an easy task, but what Pav did was nothing short of incredible. He hosted the Pandemic Art Summer Show 2020 in a virtual form, replacing the traditional exhibition that would normally be physically attended at South Devon College.

Using Zoom, 139 artists took part in the exhibition with over 1935 artefacts on display. 18 countries were represented: UK, USA, Switzerland, Canada, Nigeria, Serbia, Italy, The Philippines, Russia, China, Australia, Mexico, Spain, Poland, Argentina, Bahrain, UAE and Greece.

The event was a great success and continuing this event in the only way possible was appreciated by all of those involved.

Pav said: “I wasn’t going to let anything stand in the way of the students proudly displaying their work that they had invested so much time and effort into. It was an ambitious event to run of this scale online but it ran smoothly and it gave even more people the chance to see the fantastic emerging talent here at the College.

“Following the success of the event, I decided an online magazine would be the most appropriate way to commemorate this unique event and also continue to elevate the students’ thinking. It also gave us a chance to explain the meaning and significance of some of the pieces on display in more detail.

“And so, Art Foundry Magazine was born. This is the beginning of a quarterly magazine run by new students every year ensuring continuity and legacy.”

You can also view the work of all the artists involved in the exhibition at artpandemic.co.uk, including over 20 guest artist appearances, creative staff from the College and their students ranging from entry level to degree.

For more information on creative and artistic courses, visit southdevon.ac.uk where you can find all of the courses on offer. If you have any questions, get in touch by calling 08000 380 123 or email [email protected].

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