LOOK! Student Exhibition (Making Art in Partnership with Schools)
Thursday 12 February to Sunday 1 March 2026 at ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House
We are delighted to announce LOOK! Student Exhibition running from Thursday 12 February to Sunday 1 March at ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House, open 12pm to 6pm (closed Mondays). The exhibition celebrates and documents the work created by over 260 Jersey schoolchildren as part of ArtHouse Jersey’s MAPS (Making Art in Partnership with Schools) project and will present a selection of prints, illustrations, sculptures, paintings, collages, textiles, ceramics and installation.
The artwork in LOOK! took inspiration from Claire Ormsby’s multidisciplinary exhibition, ‘Fallowfield’, and invited artists to work collaboratively with local schools to design and create a unique, cross curricular, project for students. The artists were able to share skills, knowledge and a passion for the visual arts in the classroom whilst working alongside teaching staff to deliver dynamic workshops. The work on display is a celebration of process, experimentation and creativity which are essential to spark joy, nurture enquiring minds and build lifelong learning skills.
The participating schools are St Mary’s School, Trinity School, Victoria College Preparatory School, FCJ School, St Michael’s School, Le Rocquier School, Mont a L'Abbé Secondary School and Highland's College School of Art.
Pictured: Pupils at VCP at a MAPS project session, by Sophie Darwin
MAPS Making Art Partnerships in Schools (MAPS)
MAPS is an Island-wide project that seeks to build partnerships between professional artists and local schools. During the summer months nine artists and teachers were asked to explore scale through a series of workshops. This process provided an opportunity to experiment with new techniques, explore the curriculum and encouraged the educators to reflect on the process of learning. In the autumn they began to collaborate, research, design and later deliver a set of cross curricular workshops for students.
Each of the participating artists brought with them a strong foundation in art and design and a commitment to their own creative practice which allowed them to share skills, knowledge and a passion for the visual arts in the classroom.
ArtHouse Jersey believes that the value of art in education can not be underestimated. Our education programme nurtures the creative development of young Islanders, placing value and importance on art and creativity in the classroom, helping to contribute to the development of a happy, healthy and culturally engaged society.
Anna Shipley, ArtHouse Jersey Education Officer, said “Working collaboratively with artists and teachers is powerful! Together we have reflected on the process of learning and teaching, shared expertise and then developed unique workshops for students. It is always delightful to witness how new combinations of skills, passion, creativity and a simple stimulus can generate such a range of rich learning opportunities for young people. We wholeheartedly encourage everyone in the Island to pop into ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House and enjoy the riot of creativity for Jersey's young people”.
Family workshops at ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House
As part of the LOOK! Student Exhibition there will be a series of workshops open to family groups, inviting parents, carers or guardians to experience creative learning.
● Mixed Media Workshop - Tuesday 17 February
● Mixed Media Workshop - Wednesday 18 February
● Imagined Landscapes - Sculpture Workshop, Thursday 19 February
● Botanical Prints Workshop - Friday 20 February
● My Favourite Thing: A Comic Strip Workshop - Saturday 21 February
● Upcylced Flowers - Sculpture Workshop - Sunday 22 February
● Printmaking & Collage Workshop - Saturday 28 February
These workshops will take place at ArtHouse Jersey at Capital House, between 10am to 4pm and the details can be found via Eventbrite. Free entry but booking is required.
