Wild Warwick Exhibition
The Wild Warwick exhibition celebrates nature through art. Running at the FAB until Friday 24 January, this vibrant showcase displays beautiful photos, paintings, poems and even crochet designs, created by staff and students inspired by Warwick's wildlife.
Led by the Energy and Sustainability team and the School of Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures, the exhibition aims to raise awareness of the creatures and green spaces on campus and encourage staff and students to engage more with nature.
At the exhibition opening, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust came along to award 10 judge prizes to their favourite pieces of art and talk to visitors about opportunities to support wildlife in the local area.
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Explore a series of Wild Warwick events to help us connect with nature. See what's on, including hands-on activities, talks from conservation groups and litter picking.
Xuefeng Xu is a first-year Computer Science student. He often sees wildlife outside his accommodation at Lakeside, including rabbits, geese and squirrels. His award-winning entry 'Snack time' captured a squirrel sitting amongst the autumn leaves at Lakeside enjoying a bite to eat.
Paul Thompson, a gardener based at Warwick's Innovation Campus (Stratford-upon-Avon), submitted 'All Seasons Glory'. The photograph captured a red fox sauntering across the snow at Windmill Hill. He took the photo 14 years ago and Paul fondly remembers the fox regularly coming out of the woodland with its family to say hello. Paul told us, “There’s a lot of wildlife on campus, you just need to know where to look.”
Isabel Andrews, Honorary Associate Professor from the School of Law, submitted a lino print inspired by the infamous geese that call campus home - 'Winter Geese'.
Lino printing is a type of block printing that involves carving a design into a linoleum, rubber or vinyl surface and then applying ink. This can be quite time-consuming, but Isabel remarked she was happily absorbed in the process.
Isabel suggests that everyone should wake early at least once to hear the sound of a flock of geese swooping across the sky.
Hilary Hopker, Internal Communications Manager from Marketing, Communications, Insight & Student Recruitment (MCI), drew a portrait of a rabbit spotted on campus.
The original footage of 'Rufus' was captured by Joey Whiston, Video Producer from MCI. Hilary told us "When Joey posted a photo of a rabbit he had captured near Cryfield on LinkedIn I knew I had to draw it."
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There are many other fantastic submissions of art to see, so make sure you stop by the Agora at the Faculty of Arts building by Friday 24 January to learn something new and get a little inspiration.