MK College
Virtual art gallery showcases talent of the future
When the students and staff at Milton Keynes College realised they weren’t going to be able to put on their highly popular annual arts show in the nor- mal way, they decided they weren’t going to let lock- down stop them from proving their talent to the city. Te event is always incredibly popular having
spent some years at Middleton Hall and more recent- ly MK Gallery. Tis year the whole show moved to a special online production where visitors could take a virtual guided tour of the 250 art works on show. With so much content to put on, the exhibition
team worked flat out for two months to make sure everything was ready for it to launch to invited guests and the students in June. Te exhibition team included the technicians from the School of Arts and Media; Liam Cunningham, Michelle Lockwood and Olivija Zukauskaite. “Each of us have different strengths in our work backgrounds that made us the perfect
complementary team to realise this project,” said Liam. “It’s been an immensely rewarding process, and in some ways enabled us to get to know the students better through their artwork.” Each item had a full description of what it is and who it’s by, just as
if you were shown around the halls of the Tate Modern or the National Portrait Gallery by one of the curators. Te digital platform used looked very effective. Students at all levels at the College’s School of Arts & Media con-
tributed to the exhibition. Pieces from the departments of Art and Design, Graphics, Photography, Fashion and Clothing all hung in the new virtual galleries, whilst Music, Performing Arts, Media and Games and Visual Effects showcased on the newly developed webpage. Melody Hawes is one of the students whose work was exhibited.
She said: “It was really disappointing not to be able to see my piece on display at MK Gallery but I realise now that the virtual show is special. It’s brilliant to know that our work could be seen by a wider audience and it gave the whole thing a very modern feel.” Budding architect, Doha Belko added: “Working at home was a
bit challenging at first but I eventually found ways to stay productive at home and it’s been really fun exploring ways to display my work digitally. It’s a shame we can’t see our work on display at MK Gallery because after seeing the previous year’s exhibition, I was really looking forward to having my work there. But I think that the online exhibition was a great alternative as online generally provides more exposure.”
Visitors to the show can go to
www.mkcollegeartsonline.com to see for themselves the wealth of talent on display
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