Press Release
Date: Tuesday 2 November 2004 (NR/27/04)
True Colours puts young artists in the frame
The work of some of Northern Ireland ’s brightest young artists and designers will be unveiled today at ‘True Colours’ in Belfast ’s Waterfront Hall.
Organised by the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment and sponsored by First Trust Bank, True Colours showcases the best and most interesting work from CCEA’s summer 2004 GCSE and GCE Art and Design examinations.
David Mulholland, Head of Corporate Services at CCEA, commented:
“True Colours is a unique and vibrant exhibition showcasing the outstanding artwork being produced in Northern Ireland schools and colleges. I would like to say congratulations to all the students whose work is exhibited and to their teachers who have encouraged them to make such good use of their artistic ability.
CCEA is delighted to be able to provide an outlet for the exceptional talent of these young artists and I’m sure they are very proud to see their work displayed in such a public setting.
Since it began in 1999 True Colours has become one of the highlights of the education calendar, attracting over 7000 visitors each year. Amongst these are thousands of students who gain a valuable insight into what it takes to achieve top grades in GCSE and GCE Art and Design. I hope that visiting True Colours will inspire and motivate them to return next year to view their own work hanging on these walls.”
Sara O’Sullivan, Manager for the Student Graduate Market at First Trust Bank, also commented:
“First Trust Bank is proud to support True Colours and to help promote the excellent artwork being produced in Northern Ireland 's schools and colleges. The quality of the work on display is evidence of the wealth of artistic flair possessed by our young people, the artists of tomorrow.”
True Colours will be opened by respected political cartoonist Ian Knox, who commented:
“This exhibition is deeply depressing for me, how can people so young be so good? The quality and range of work on display here gives lie to the stereotypical caricature of Northern Ireland people as being essentially non-visual. However we end up, we start with the same potential as people everywhere. The students whose work features here are, through their own hard work and the insightful guidance of their teachers, already well on their way to fulfilling an amazing potential. I am highly flattered at being asked to open this exhibition.”
True Colours will run in the Waterfront Hall from Monday 1 st until Friday 26 th November between the hours of 9.30am and 5pm . Admission is free.
True Colours
True Colours will be open from 9.30am-5pm , Monday 1 st until Friday 26 th November 2004 in the Concourse at Belfast ’s Waterfront Hall.
Admission is free.
True Colours Launch – order of events
1.00: Arrival of guests and opportunity for refreshments
1.30: David Mulholland (Head of Corporate Services, CCEA)
1.35: Ian Knox (Political Cartoonist - Guest Speaker)
1.45: Sara O’Sullivan (Manager, Student Graduate Market, First Trust Bank)
1.50: David Mulholland (Head of Corporate Services, CCEA) – closing remarks
1.55: Photography and viewing of exhibition
2.30: Close of event
True Colours – the exhibitors
GCE A2 level |
|
Student |
School/College |
Aideen Rogers |
Assumption Grammar School , Ballynahinch |
Anna McKeown (TC) |
Dominican college, Belfast |
Aodheen Chivers (TC) |
St Mary’s Grammar School, Magherafelt |
Avril McCabe |
Dominican College , Belfast |
Caitriona O’Boyle (TC) |
St Mary’s Grammar School, Magherafelt |
Catherine Turbett |
Sacred Hear College, Omagh |
Cathy Campbell |
Loreto Grammar School , Omagh |
Chris Lyttle |
Bangor Grammar School , Bangor |
Cliodhna Mulhern |
Rathmore Grammar School , Belfast |
Constance Robb |
Belfast Royal Academy , Belfast |
Ciara Crossan (TC) |
St Louis Grammar School , Kilkeel |
David Withers |
Down High School, Downpatrick |
Emma McFarlane (TC) |
Glengormley High School |
Exa Bunting |
Victoria College , Belfast |
Fiona Storey (TC) |
Down High School, Downpatrick |
Grace McMurray (TC) |
Banbridge Academy , Banbridge |
Hannah Scott (TC) |
Banbridge Academy , Banbridge |
Joanne Carson (TC) |
Down High School, Downpatrick |
John McAree |
La Salle Boys’ School, Belfast |
Karen Hopley (TC) |
Bloomfield Collegiate School, Belfast |
Katie Wilson (TC) |
Friends School , Lisburn |
Kristina McCormick |
Cambridge House Grammar School , Ballymena |
Linda Bell |
Banbridge Academy , Banbridge |
Lisa O’Kane (TC) |
St Mary’s Grammar School, Magherafelt |
Niall Kennedy |
St Patrick’s Grammar School, Armagh |
Peter McNie |
Coleraine Academical Institute, Coleraine |
Rachel Coote |
Lurgan College , Lurgan |
Stephen Steward |
St Columb’s College, Londonderry |
Theresa Hannon |
Our Lady and St Patrick’s College, Knock |
Tom McKeogh |
St Michael’s College, Enniskillen |
Victoria Hamilton |
Banbridge Academy , Banbridge |
GCE AS level |
|
Student |
School/College |
Amy Hunt |
Coleraine High School , Coleraine |
Caroline Patterson |
Sullivan Upper School , Holywood |
Charlene Higgins |
St Louis Grammar School , Kilkeel |
Charlie Watt |
Belfast Royal Academy , Belfast |
Daryl Crowe |
Strabane Grammar School , Strabane |
Emma Steacy |
Belfast High School , Newtownabbey |
Helen Semple |
Our Lady and St Patrick’s College, Knock |
John Quinn |
Down High School, Downpatrick |
Joseph McGee |
Aquinas Grammar School |
Kenneth Martin |
Wellington College , Belfast |
Laura Kelly |
St Louise’s Comprehensive College , Belfast |
Laura Leitch |
Larne High School , Larne |
Lauren Rankin |
North Coast Integrated College, Coleraine |
Leighanne McVeigh |
St Louise’s Comprehensive College , Belfast |
Lisa Thompson |
Glengormley High School , Newtownabbey |
Megan Loftus |
Glenlola Collegiate School, Bangor |
Michelle Stephens |
Lurgan College , Lurgan |
Paul Campbell |
St Colman’s College, Newry |
Samantha Moore |
The Wallace High School , Lisburn |
Sarah Jones |
Bloomfield Collegiate School, Belfast |
GCSE |
|
Student |
School/College |
Anna Hill |
Markethill High School , Armagh |
Anna McKeever |
Rathmore Grammar School , Belfast |
Aoife McCoy |
Sacred Heart Grammar School , Newry |
Ashley Montgomery |
Dunclug College , Ballymena |
Catherine Higgens |
Rathmore Grammar School , Belfast |
Charlotte Blair |
Belfast Royal Academy , Belfast |
Danielle Campbell |
St Mary’s College, Londonderry |
David Corr |
St Patrick’s College, Belfast |
Diane Graham |
Drumglass High School , Dungannon |
Elizabeth Anne Curistan |
Aquinas Grammar School , Belfast |
Emma Hawthorne |
Lurgan College , Lurgan |
Etain Grant |
Thornhill College , Derry |
Frances Hanna |
St Michael’s Grammar School, Lurgan |
James McGibbon |
La Salle Boys’ School, Belfast |
Jenny Catterson |
Downshire School , Carrickfergus |
Jill Pearson |
Limavady Grammar School , Limavady |
Joanne Smyth |
Down High School, Downpatrick |
Katherine Lawson |
The City of Armagh High School, Armagh |
Kyle Turkington |
Monkstown Community School , Newtownabbey |
Laura Dowey |
Banbridge Academy , Banbridge |
Lisa Wallace |
Devenish College , Enniskillen |
Louise Murphy |
Mount Lourdes Grammar School , Enniskillen |
Lucinda Robinson |
Victoria College , Belfast |
Maeve McAnulty |
Out Lady’s Grammar School, Newry |
Megan McGrattan |
Lumen Christi College , Londonderry |
Michelle Coates |
Movilla High School , Newtownards |
Natalie Herron |
Bloomfield Collegiate School, Belfast |
Nial Savage |
St Patrick’s College, Banbridge |
Niall Carlin |
St Columb’s College, Derry |
Orla Bingham |
Hunterhouse College , Belfast |
Padraig Mulholland |
St Colman’s College, Newry |
Sarah Milligan |
Glenlola Collegiate School, Bangor |
Shaleen Temple |
New-Bridge Integrated College, Banbridge |
Shirley Moore |
Castlederg High School , Castlederg |
Stacey Morgan |
Our Lady of Mercy Girls’ School, Belfast |
Stacey Wilmont |
Coleraine High School , Coleraine |
Suzanne Barbour |
Methodist College, Belfast |
Media enquiries to Ruth Maguire on (028) 9026 1216, Mobile 07796947993. E mail rhmaguire@ccea.org.uk
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Note to Editors
CCEA is the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment.
CCEA places learners and those who have a concern for their educational and personal development at the forefront of its thinking. CCEA's mission is:
"To enable the full potential of all learners to be achieved and recognised"
What we do
CCEA is a unique educational body in the UK , bringing together the three areas of curriculum, examinations and assessment.
Advising Government – on what should be taught in Northern Ireland ’s schools and colleges.
Monitoring Standards – ensuring that the qualifications and examinations offered by awarding bodies in Northern Ireland are of an appropriate quality and standard.
Awarding Qualifications
– as Northern Ireland’s leading awarding body we offer a diverse range of qualifications, such as GCSEs, including the new GCSE Double Award specifications in vocational subjects, GCE A and AS levels, Entry Level Qualifications, and Graded Objectives in Modern Languages.
- CCEA also offers a range of Awards and Certificates in Education, Training and Skills (ACETS) targeted at learners who want to get
the knowledge, understanding and skills needed
to hit the ground running in the world of work.
