Another Sneak Peak

This Tuesday, once again the society of friends visited us for a sneak preview, a chance to talk to teachers and students, and to meet the people that had received the grants this second

term. This time we gathered in the fortress, for example getting an explanation on how certain printing techniques work in the printing class and a brief intro by Judy Fox who stated how she only teaches her students techniques for forming out of clay, no theory as they can find that anywhere themselves. We also visited the other three classes in the building whose teachers had kindly waited for us to give a deeper insight into their teaching methods and goal.

In the end, our stipendiaries presented themselves to the society of friends in the stifling heat of the lounge room before we were all treated to water, wine and breadsticks. It's always fascinating to see from how many different countries our awardees come, how happy they are to be here and what wealth of experiences they take back with them. Let's hope we can keep expanding our grant program in the years to come, as it's one of the core values of the summer academy, to make

art accessible to everybody. [mp]