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Welcome to Sevenoaks School’s
IB Art Exhibition 2019
To walk into the IB Visual Arts studio at Sevenoaks School and to meet the
students, whose art skills and work manifest originality, skill, passion and
commitment, even if many of the students pursue higher education paths outside
the general spectrum of art, is to understand that Sevenoaks School nurtures
creativity and provides an excellent environment for interdisciplinary practices and
critical thinking, hallmarks of our curriculum at Parsons School of Design and The
New School.
My excitement to contribute, even in writing, to the Sevenoaks 2019 IB Art
Exhibition Private View, is not only due to the signifi cance of this event and the
place that Sevenoaks School holds among outstanding institutions, but this is also
an opportunity to express appreciation for a school that provides a creative space
for making and exhibiting art on its campus. On my most recent visit, I found that
alongside the exhibitions of students, a larger and more permanent installation
had given new shapes and colours to the landscape of the school; it was the new
science and technology building!
The academic and artistic preparedness of the students whom I meet during my
visits to Sevenoaks School, as well as the exhibition work and the installations that
I explore, speak volumes about the creative paths that this community continues
to carve. A lot of this work refl ects critical thinking and an awareness of social
justice and innovation. As a representative of The New School, I see this as a
reinforcement of the relevance of art and design on all levels of education and in
all venues. These are attributes that we embrace and encourage at our campuses
both in New York City and in Paris, where students also create for an evolving
world, and are embracing innovation, entrepreneurship and change.
Mike Fakih
Senior Director of Enrolment and Admissions
Parsons Paris
SEVENOAKS SCHOOL IB ART EXHIBITION 2019
Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, Bargehouse Street, South Bank
London SE1 9PH
Exhibition open 21-23 March 2019, 11am-6pm
Private View Wednesday 20 March 2019, 6pm-8pm
Admission free
Bargehouse is owned and managed
by Coin Street Community Builders:
www.coinstreet.org