Roseland Arts Café
Be inspired and get creative...
Summer Term 2023 update - the gallery is open... so please send us your artwork!
NEW! Summer Exhibition 2023
This term our gallery includes work selected from...
Portrait painting workshop with artist Sam Akroyd
Images of Sustainability Competition
Key Stage 3 Drawing Challenge
Student contributions
This is a shared space for student artwork ...
The gallery is OPEN through the summer holidays and we'd love to see more of YOUR artwork and photographs, so please send them in!
Please send us a good quality photograph or scanned image of anything you are able to create at home, from drawings and iPad sketches to paintings and prints, textiles, pottery, animation, film or photography... and we'll share a selection of your best work in the online gallery!
Make sure you capture a good quality image of your work - here are some tips!
Photograph your artwork in a good light rather than in shadow (daylight is best)
Photograph your artwork from a central point rather than from an angle
Take care not to cut off any corners or edges
Make sure the image is in sharp focus
NEW! Roseland Festival Arts Transition Project July 2023
Click here to view this exhibition
This term The Roseland Academy has worked with Year 6 pupils from our partner primary schools to produce some fantastic artwork on the theme of Cornish Landscapes. The project has been generously funded by our sponsor, Roseland Festival 2023.
Visiting artists Rob Mennear and Meier Williams worked with Year 6 pupils in a series of drawing, sculpture and dance workshops linking movement and creativity.
This online exhibition celebrates the resulting artwork, created by Year 6 pupils from the following schools:
Gerrans School
Gorran School
Grampound Road Village Church of England School
Probus Primary School
St Mawes Primary School
Tregony Community Primary School
Veryan Church of England Primary School
Click here to view this exhibition
Gallery 2022
This term our gallery features work selected from...
TRLC 'Brighter Days' art competition entries
Year 7 Gargoyles Project
Year 8 Flora & Fauna Project
Year 9 Observational Drawing & Skills-Based Project
'Cells' Summer School Art Project
This is a shared space for student artwork ... and we'd love to see YOURS!
Please send us a good quality photograph or scanned image of anything you are able to create at home, from drawings and iPad sketches to paintings and prints, textiles, pottery, animation, film or photography... and we'll share a selection of your best work in the online gallery!
Make sure you capture a good quality image of your work - here are some tips!
Photograph your artwork in a good light rather than in shadow (daylight is best)
Photograph your artwork from a central point rather than from an angle
Take care not to cut off any corners or edges
Make sure the image is in sharp focus
Gallery 2021
A celebration of student artwork from 2021... we hope you enjoy!
Life Through the Lens 2021
Photography Exhibition
An exhibition celebrating the exciting range of photography produced by students during the global pandemic of 2020 - 2021 including:
* Selected photography by Years 9, 10 & 11
* Roseland Arts Cafe lockdown projects
Winning Book Reviews
Like a good read?! Read these fantastic book reviews written by students, for students!
Read any good books lately? We'd like to hear all about it!
Why not send in your own book review and we will publish it here!
Send your book reviews to: wpolley@theroseland.co.uk
Drama, Poetry, Books & More...
*Updated Friday 5th March 2021!
Workshops & opportunities in drama, poetry, prose, rap and more...
Art & Craft
*Updated Thursday 11th February 2021!
Things to make & do... including the latest art competitions & creative activities...
*Just added... Royal Academy Young Artists Summer Show open for submissions now!
Make Waves
*Updated Friday 12th February 2021!
Musical activities and opportunities for musicians of all ages...
NEW! 'Here Comes the Sun' guitar & ukulele project just added!
Perform
We know there's lots of talent out there, and we'd love to see or hear YOU perform or record your original songs & music compositions, recite an original poem, perform a dance routine, record your own podcast, or make a short film or animation... we'll post some of the best entries here!
Send your audio recordings or videos (with parental permission) to:
wpolley@theroseland.co.uk
Click here to listen & view performances
February 2021 Creative Arts Challenge
Comics & Cartoons!
Comics & Cartoons Art Challenge
If you like comics, cartoons, manga or anime this activity is for you! A great activity for half-term...
DRAW, sketch or paint your favourite comic, cartoon, manga or anime character…
OR why not invent your own… how about turning someone you know into a comic strip character or superhero? It could be a family member, famous person, pet, animal... or even yourself!
So get drawing this half-term... and don’t forget to send us a photo of your artwork for the online gallery!
Here are some tips on creating original characters...
· Think about your character’s personality - are they adventurous, brave, mischievous or cute?
· Think about their physical features - what will make them unique?
· Play around with a character on the page, making some simple sketches before attempting your final masterpiece!
· Try exaggerating their most striking features, eg larger-than-life eyes, hair, hands or feet!
· Bring them to life with bright colours, crazy costumes, hairstyles & accessories!
Send your comic and cartoon art to: wpolley@theroseland.co.uk
If you enjoyed this challenge, you could go on to create a storyboard and give your character some comic strip adventures!
February 2021 Creative Arts Challenge
Make a Nature Mandala!
Make a Nature Mandala!
A nature mandala is a circular pattern or design made from all natural materials (like a collage).
LOOK AT THE EXAMPLES above and then have fun making yours, whatever the weather!
If it's sunny why not make one outdoors - you could use twigs, sticks, pine cones, stones, pebbles, leaves, flowers, petals, feathers, seashells, seaweed or sand... get outdoors and see what you can find!
Or if you can't go outdoors, you could use fruit & veg (whole or sliced!); dried beans, pulses, nuts & seeds; flowers, feathers, seashells or pasta ... but ask a parent before raiding the kitchen cupboards!
You can make a mandala in almost any location... in the garden, at a nearby woodland or beach, or at home on the kitchen table... and it can be as tiny or as big as you dare, so get collecting & start designing!!
For more inspiration you could use Google Images to look at the work of land artists Andy Goldsworthy or James Brunt.
Send a photograph of your mandala to: wpolley@theroseland.co.uk
Tips on how to photograph your mandala:
Take your photo in a good light (daylight is best)
Take the photo from a central point to avoid distorting perspective - try to keep your design round rather than oval!
Take care not to cut off any edges
Make sure the image is in sharp focus
January 2021 Creative Arts Challenge - still open for entries!
Create your 'View from a Window'
View from a Window
Your challenge is to create a 'View from a Window' and we'd love to see yours! Your window view can be real or imagined, in natural or abstract colours... you can use any materials you like, from paint, pens and pencils to collage - you could even stitch it together in patchwork! So get creative! Please send in your artwork by 22nd February.
If you'd like some more inspiration, you could look at the colourful window paintings by Matisse on Google Images!
Send your artwork to: wpolley@theroseland.co.uk
Tips on how to capture a good image of your artwork:
Photograph your artwork in a good light (daylight is best)
Take the photo from a central point to avoid distorting perspective (try to keep the edges parallel)
Take care not to cut off any corners or edges
Make sure the image is in sharp focus
Gallery 2020
PET PORTRAITS GALLERY
This arts challenge closed 21st May 2020, but you are still welcome to send in a pet portrait for the gallery!
'GET CLOSE TO NATURE' GALLERY
This photography challenge closed 3rd June 2020, but you are still welcome to send in your nature photos for the gallery!
Think plants and wildlife, bugs and insects… woodland, river, pond or beach... delve into the hidden corners of your own garden, or take a walk nearby… all you need is a mobile phone or other camera and your own imagination...
