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 to access audio and video on collective you need real player.Your pick of tomorrow’s art talent. It’s arguable whether the strength of the British art scene lies in our art schools and creative education system. But it is in some ways the backbone of our visual arts industry, continually feeding new creative talent into various cultural disciplines from design and fashion to the world of fine art. Xhibit04 - Jonathan Batten & Jamie Wieck The reputation of the UK’s art education draws high quality art practitioners as tutors and students from all corners of the world. For these reasons students are exposed directly to the concerns of our contemporary art scene and a culturally diverse creative environment, being prepared to be the future’s big creative names.  Central St Martins - Nicola Morrison & Rachael House With this in mind, we invited Collective readers to scout out degree shows near them and report back to us, so that we could offer a taste of what’s being created by tomorrow’s artists.
Rowan Kerek
Xhibit04, University Of The Arts London The newly renamed University Of The Arts, previously The London Institute, annually showcases selected works from five of the country’s biggest creative colleges. “Luke Cardew's poetic, tragic shot of a boy lying face down in a lake grabs most attention” while “the name that is the most likely to become household, Jamie Wieck,” showed “fully developed”, “stunning” designs. “This is an exhibition that leaves you feeling full of optimism for the future… These kids have got real talent, wit and intelligence… beautiful, stimulating, provocative.”  read joeboy’s xhibit04 review in full“An interesting cross section of the concerns and skills of arts students today, on an easy to digest scale.” Among the highlights were “fantastic painted butterflies by Jonathan Batten and wondrously original paintings/collages by Karin Lindholm. Some pieces were really strong, combining a definite and unique voice with a professional eye for finish.” read rowan’s xhibit04 review in full see images from xhibit (no.s 1-10)
Studded, Fine Art BA, Lancaster University “The fundamental problem I have with most contemporary art is the continuance of flaccid, jokey conceptualism for the sake of imitative adolescent posturing, leaving very little to edify or enlighten. This is not the case at Lancaster where there seems to be evidence of a more earnest and astute consideration of the artist’s predicament… All the students’ works reference and pay homage to established artists, but importantly do not excessively imitate.” read omniwenz’s review in fullsee images from studded (no.s 31-34)
Fine Art BA, Central St Martins College Of Art And Design “CSM's Fine Art degree show's vibrance and variation was entirely overwhelming this year… In keeping with recent years there was loads of video and projection work” and a trend “for painting in general (specifically a few photorealistic paintings), photography and a relative absence of installations and drawing.” read rowan’s review in fullsee images from csm's show (no.s 11-30)
Ceramics MA, Royal College Of Art “Kochevet Bendavid Walker's porcelain serving pieces are the highlight of the Royal College Of Art's ceramics show this year. They are hand-built in a fluid style, incorporating unusual folds of clay and complemented by watery glazes in rich colours.” read david hilton’s review in full conversations
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