The work of 18 young artists has gone on display at York Art Gallery.
The artwork has been created by a group of teens taking part in the National Saturday Club, an initiative that gives 13-16 year olds across the country the chance to study subjects they love for free.
Over the course of 15 weeks, 18 young artists gathered at York Art Gallery every Saturday – and the free weekly art sessions were centred around printmaking, and took inspiration from Harland Miller’s iconic letter-painting series.
The York artist currently has an exhibition at the York Art Gallery, where the young people could spend time and draw influence from.
Guided by printmaker and illustrator Becky Long-Smith, the group were able to experiment in a variety of creative techniques such as collage, lino printing and block printing.
The group also participated in industry masterclasses with Thin Ice Press and The People Powered Press, using a variety of printing presses whilst learning about the history of printing.
Together the group produced a piece called Words of Power: A Collaborative Sculpture.
Reflecting on themes of place, identity and resilience, the sculpture consists of colourful blocks with words chosen by the participants. They selected words which inspired and empowered them and subsequently invite the viewer to reflect on how words and their meanings shape understandings of the world around us.
The art produced by the Saturday Club members is now on display at York Art Gallery until the end of June. It will then move to London and become part of the National Saturday Club Summer Show at Somerset House in London.
Programme lead, Griselda Goldsbrough said; “I think the nicest thing for me is seeing all the young people every week sharing with friends, their joy of art.”
Find out more about York Art Gallery at their website.