Young artists on the Creative Industries Skills for Work course have prepared the ground to bury a time capsule at Forth Valley College’s Stirling Campus full to the brim with their paintings and photographs.
Made up of five S4-6 pupils from different schools from the Stirling area, all working to complete their level 5 SFW qualification in Creative Industries, the group came up with the idea to place their work in the time capsule to be opened in 25 years’ time.
Danielle Fraser from Dunblane High School started the ball rolling by contacting FVC's Estates Department to get permission and Lauren Gilvear from St Modan’s High School contacted the College’s Communication Department to cover the story. They were fully supported by Niamh Hutchison from Dunblane High School, Sam Rosendale from McLaren High School, and Jesica Liczba from St Modan’s High School.
However, due to the lockdown restrictions, they were unable to work together in person at the campus on a group project. But with the help of online video Teams chats they outlined various ideas to complete their work and the time capsule plan telling the story of ‘Life in the Pandemic’ evolved into a reality.
St Modan's High School pupil Lauren Gilvear (16), said: “We decided that the idea would be to make miniature art works using our own creative styles and different designs and interpretations of our life during the pandemic
“Our time capsule has now been buried in the grounds of the Forth Valley College's Stirling Campus . Thanks go to the Estates Department who helped us decide on a suitable location and the artworks will be available to view online soon. Thanks also to Historic Environment Scotland (HES) who created a marker stone for our time capsule. The plan is that it will be opened in 25 years’ time for other students to be inspired.
“On behalf of the team, we all hope that people enjoy our work, and we encourage others to get creative!”
Lecturer in Creative Industries Ewan John, who led the order of ceremonies at the burying of the time capsule, said: “This has been an incredibly challenging year for all our students in more ways than one, but this is a perfect example how the adverse situation can be used to create a positive template for future learning and teaching. Our students have worked together online in a supportive and collaborative way throughout lockdown and demonstrated that they have a voice which may or may not have been recognised or rewarded in the traditional classroom setting. Yes, there have been some practical issues, but they have overcome these obstacles by writing their own brief and managing the outcomes. I am very proud of what they have achieved thus far."
Thanks also to FVC staff Alex Johnson (various photos), Trevor Griffin (in charge of capsule) and Gordon Berry (in charge of laying the marker stone) on the day.
