As part of the Learning Curve Gallery re-vamp, Quay Arts launched a competition aimed at young people between 13-18 years old to enter new 2D logo designs which represent the Learning Curve Gallery.
Jenny Clayden, local artist and panel judge handed the winner, Piers Young (17 year-old Medina High School pupil) his prize award of £100 at the unveiling ceremony which took place in the Learning Curve Gallery last Saturday.
Piers Young, winner said, “I heard about the competition from the County Press and I have decided to keep the money to save up for driving lessons.” He added: “Can I just say thank Quay Arts for giving everyone the opportunity to create a logo for the Learning Curve Gallery and I’m very proud that mine was chosen.”
The winning design is to be used for Quay Arts’ promotional material as well as internal signage.
We feel that the chosen design has a contemporary feel and reflects the gallery’s aims of engaging young artists on the Isle of Wight.
Background on the Learning Curve Gallery
The Learning Curve Gallery is a space primarily dedicated to promoting and supporting the work of the Island’s young people and its programme reflects the high level of activity in schools and youth groups across the Island.
Sometimes the Learning Curve Gallery is linked to Michael West Gallery exhibitions as part of Quay Arts’ ongoing outreach programme.
The Learning Curve Gallery hosts a minimum of 10 exhibitions a year and marks its 10th anniversary in 2009 (see details of the 10th birthday party shortly).
Before the Learning Curve Gallery came into being, the space was used for storage.
Island artist and long-time supporter of Quay Arts, Jenny Clayden, saw the potential to turn the space into a gallery specifically to showcase young people’s work and funding was sought to convert it into the gallery as it exists today.
Many events were organised to raise the funds for the fire doors, wooden picture frames and storage cupboards.
These fundraising events included; barn dancing, jumble sales, art sales from artists’ donations, as well as a Mad Hatters Tea Party paraded through Newport High Street in 1997.
The theme was ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and everyone involved got dressed up in mad hats and watched Street Theatre performances by Ryde School in St Thomas’ and St James’ Square, followed by a glorious lunch of tea and cake!
With enough funds raised, Quay Arts was able to present its first Learning Curve Gallery exhibition in 1999; ‘Rhythm and Jazz’ – an exhibition by Isle of Wight Middle Schools inspired by jazz music.
Some of these beautiful banners created in 1999 are on show in the current Learning Curve photo gallery, so anyone interested who was involved then, might spot either their work or themselves!
Winning Logo Design on display in the Learning Curve Gallery between: Sat Apr 18 – Sat 16 May
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