ARTWORK of some of Northern Ireland's most talented young artists is being showcased in a new virtual exhibition.
Featuring the work of 49 GCSE and A-level pupils, it is the first time that CCEA has launched its annual True Colours Art and Design Exhibition online.
The new format allows visitors around the world to tour and interact with art and design displays by students from 24 schools.
Every year CCEA’s True Colours exhibition celebrates artwork produced within schools and colleges.
The exhibition has been in existence, in various forms, since the 1950s and is embraced by schools as an opportunity to showcase impressive art and design pieces from their talented pupils, which have been produced for CCEA’s summer series of examinations.
The event has become the focal point for schools and further education colleges to display a broad range of artwork from their students.
The new virtual exhibition is modelled on one of the Ulster Museum’s galleries and marks the first time CCEA will showcase work from art and design students in a fully virtual setting.
It showcases a variety of mediums such as fine art paintings, sculpture and multimedia.
It also marks the return of the exhibition following a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Anne McGinn, CCEA’s education manager for art and design, said: "Students have demonstrated their ability to be resilient and utilise the Covid-19 restriction periods to their advantage by using art and design as way to channel energy and creativity in a positive and beneficial way.
"Schools can use the exhibition as a valuable teaching resource and students can be inspired by the range of talent on display.
"CCEA will build on this approach and look forward to bringing more exhibitions using this method as well as hopefully returning to a physical exhibition in the Ulster Museum."
Colleen Watters from National Museums NI said they are delighted to see the return of exhibition "in such an innovative, accessible and interactive way".
"We are excited an actual exhibition space in the museum has been used to display the virtual exhibition and look forward to working with CCEA in the future," she said.
To explore the True Colours virtual exhibition please visit https://ccea.org.uk/true-colours.
