Holy Cross trio feature in SFCA Art Exhibition 2025
Three Upper Sixth Art students have had their work selected to feature as part of the Sixth Form Colleges Association (SFCA) Art Exhibition 2025, which is titled ‘Harmony’.
Emma Aitken (Graphics), Ahmad Mahboob (Photography) and Olivia Grogan (Art and Design) all have pieces in this year’s SFCA Art Exhibition.
This year’s exhibition allows the next generation of talented young artists the chance to reflect on the experience of harmony in a world of unrest, polarisation and discord.
Civil unrest and deeply polarised and opposing views about highly sensitive issues (e.g. global conflict, immigration, climate change, and gender) make Harmony a harder goal to attain and, at the same time, sow the seeds of discord.
Young people were invited to reflect on their experiences of Harmony – at home or abroad, in college or the community, with friends or strangers.
What does Harmony look like? What does it feel like?
Implicit in our thinking about Harmony is its flipside: discord, even conflict.
How can young people help to promote the former and defuse the latter?
Holy Cross Art Students’ contributions to the SFCA Art Exhibition:
Emma’s Graphics piece entitled Cohabitation
Ahmad’s Photography piece entitled Pockets of Light
Olivia’s Art and Design piece entitled The Basque Independence
About the exhibition
Sixth form colleges represent a vital supply pipeline of the professional artists of the future, and this is their platform to stimulate our thinking about the wonders of the world we live in, to remind us of why the arts matter, to showcase their skills, and to convey their views and feelings.
This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the arts and advance their place in the curriculum, and their importance in our lives.
It is also a time to recognise excellence in sixth form colleges and the talent, creativity and sensitivity of the students. It is imperative that we keep the arts in education secure and flourishing.
If young people are to make a truly valuable contribution to society, even if they are to be successful scientists, engineers, doctors and technicians, they need to develop their creative skills, their artistic sensitivities and their ability to communicate and interact with others.
About our students:
Emma Aitken studied English Language and Literature and Media Studies alongside Graphics
Ahmad Mahboob studied Graphics, Photography and Media Studies
Olivia Grogan studied English Literature and Spanish alongside Art and Design
