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competition 2014
The RS department are absolutely delighted to announce
that, for the 8th year in a row, we have a winning entry
for the Natre Spirited Arts competition. The competition
is entered by schools across the country and each year
the number of entrants increases. We are particularly
proud that our winners this year were selected from over
300,000 entries – a truly fantastic achievement!
Entrants have to create a piece of artwork on a selected
theme and submit a short piece of writing to explain their
work. All our entrants worked incredibly hard on their
pieces and we were really impressed by the high level of
work and the fantastic ideas that were produced during
our Spirited Arts workshop. As well as having a winning
entry, several pieces by KEVICC students were highly
commended by the team of judges. To find out more visit:
and click on the Spirited Arts link.
Congratulations to our winners, Feya Williams, Katie
Smaldon, Jess Blagdon, Darcey Morgan, Issy Leighton
Boyce and Matilda Webb, and well done to the RS team
for inspiring our students again!
The starting point for our piece is a quote from Arthur
C. Clarke:
It may be that our role on this planet is not to
worship God – but to create him.
We thought that this was
an interesting way to begin trying to answer the question
of 'Who is God?'.
We chose a young girl; her eyes are closed in
contemplation to represent that she is reflecting on the
question of 'Who is God?'. That her eyes are closed also
shows that she is seeking the answer from within herself,
representing the ideas of both an imminent God and a God
of human creation. The Girl’s hair is being blown back and
through it runs possible answers to the question of who
is God. These are posed as questions to show that there
is no certainty, that the answers are down to individual
Who IS God?
perception and experience. The answers within the waves
represent external ideas from both religions and atheistic
stand points. On the top right hand side there is a darker
patch which represents the infinity of space and God’s
transcendent nature.
Within the sea we have drawn stepping stones made from
the symbols of different religions. These stretch out to the
horizon and show that there are different ways to come to
know who is God.
Ultimately, our painting is trying to show that God is in the
eye of the beholder; transcendent or immanent, creator or
created: God is whatever we want him to be.
Freya Williams, Katie Smaldon, Jess Blagdon, Darcey
Morgan, Issy Leighton Boyce and Matilda Webb
