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Pirie Park Primary pupils
show Mark Andrews the animated characters
they created in workshops
with GSA students. ©McAteer Photo
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Pupils
from Pirie Park Primary and Govan High School had the rare chance to show
animated characters they had created in workshops as part of The Glasgow School
of Art’s widening participation programme to one the world’s leading experts, Disney•Pixar’s
Oscar®-winning director Mark Andrews. Andrews, who is in Scotland
mentoring students at the GSA, made a special visit to Pirie Park Primary where
two classes of pupils shared with him the outcomes of a project they have been
undertaking with GSA students. He also met with some pupils from Govan High
School. Andrews then gave a special presentation to all the pupils at Pirie
Park Primary on his work with Disney•Pixar which includes films such as Ratatouille, Cars, The Incredibles and
the multi-award winning, Brave.
Over
the past few weeks students from The Glasgow School of Art have been working
with two classes of P5 pupils at Pirie Park and their teachers to create a
range of animated characters representing healthy and unhealthy food. The
project was aligned to the school’s healthy eating week and helped the young
people to understand the importance of choosing a healthy life style in a fun
and informative way. Meanwhile, 18 pupils from Govan High School worked with a
student from The Glasgow School of Art to create their own super heroes. These
were then printed on to T-shirts which they wore when they met Mark Andrews.
the past few weeks students from The Glasgow School of Art have been working
with two classes of P5 pupils at Pirie Park and their teachers to create a
range of animated characters representing healthy and unhealthy food. The
project was aligned to the school’s healthy eating week and helped the young
people to understand the importance of choosing a healthy life style in a fun
and informative way. Meanwhile, 18 pupils from Govan High School worked with a
student from The Glasgow School of Art to create their own super heroes. These
were then printed on to T-shirts which they wore when they met Mark Andrews.
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GSA Sculpture and
Environmental Art student, Erin Colqhoun,
who worked with the pupils at
Pirie Park Primary ©McAteer Photo
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“Seeing what the pupils have achieved after
all of the hard work we have put in together has been incredibly rewarding,” says 22-year old Sculpture
and Environmental Art student at the GSA Erin Colqhoun from Edinburgh, who
hopes to become a teacher when she has completed her studies. “I will never forget this experience and
hopefully the young people won’t either.”
all of the hard work we have put in together has been incredibly rewarding,” says 22-year old Sculpture
and Environmental Art student at the GSA Erin Colqhoun from Edinburgh, who
hopes to become a teacher when she has completed her studies. “I will never forget this experience and
hopefully the young people won’t either.”
“Mark Andrews is incredibly
enthusiastic, encouraging and truly inspirational,” she adds. “He has shown
myself and the pupils that no matter who you are, where you come from,
imagination is limitless and through hard work you can achieve your dreams.”
“We are
delighted that as well as mentoring our students Mark has come over to Govan to
see the work that we undertake encouraging creativity and raising aspirations of
pupils who historically have not gone on to higher education, “ says Eileen Reid, Head of Widening Participation at the GSA. “His visit has been an inspirational
experience for the young people.”
delighted that as well as mentoring our students Mark has come over to Govan to
see the work that we undertake encouraging creativity and raising aspirations of
pupils who historically have not gone on to higher education, “ says Eileen Reid, Head of Widening Participation at the GSA. “His visit has been an inspirational
experience for the young people.”
Councillor
Stephen Curran, Executive Member of Education and Young People, said: “What a wonderful opportunity for the
Pirie Park and Govan High pupils. This is a dream come true for the school to
have an Oscar winning director in their midsts and the opportunity to quiz him
on all things Pixar.”
Stephen Curran, Executive Member of Education and Young People, said: “What a wonderful opportunity for the
Pirie Park and Govan High pupils. This is a dream come true for the school to
have an Oscar winning director in their midsts and the opportunity to quiz him
on all things Pixar.”
“I know the children
and staff have been working really hard learning about animation alongside
students from the art school and the visit today will be the icing on the
cake.”
and staff have been working really hard learning about animation alongside
students from the art school and the visit today will be the icing on the
cake.”
During his
two weeks at the GSA Mark Andrews is working with students from across the
creative disciplines in Fine Art, Design and Architecture and at the Digital
Design Studio. He is also undertaking an intensive project with 15 students
from the GSA and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, supporting them as they
each create a 3-minute show reel. His visit, the first occasion on which one of
Pixar’s senior creatives has undertaken a mentoring project in the UK, followed
an invitation from Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs, Fiona
Hyslop.
two weeks at the GSA Mark Andrews is working with students from across the
creative disciplines in Fine Art, Design and Architecture and at the Digital
Design Studio. He is also undertaking an intensive project with 15 students
from the GSA and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, supporting them as they
each create a 3-minute show reel. His visit, the first occasion on which one of
Pixar’s senior creatives has undertaken a mentoring project in the UK, followed
an invitation from Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs, Fiona
Hyslop.
She
said: “I am delighted to welcome Mark
back to Scotland following ‘Brave’s’ Oscar success, and exactly a year to the
day since I visited Pixar’s Studios during Scotland Week 2012. This mentoring
and skills sharing programme is a fantastic opportunity for emerging Scottish
animation and film-making talent to learn from one of the very best in the
business, and is a direct result of Brave and Scotland’s strong relationship
with Disney Pixar.”
said: “I am delighted to welcome Mark
back to Scotland following ‘Brave’s’ Oscar success, and exactly a year to the
day since I visited Pixar’s Studios during Scotland Week 2012. This mentoring
and skills sharing programme is a fantastic opportunity for emerging Scottish
animation and film-making talent to learn from one of the very best in the
business, and is a direct result of Brave and Scotland’s strong relationship
with Disney Pixar.”
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Notes for Editors
Mark
Andrews’ contribution to Pixar’s film catalogue ranges
from storyboard artist to screenwriter and director. He was previously
nominated for an Academy Award® for his work as a director on Pixar’s short
film, “One Man Band.” Andrews’ ancestors on his father’s side of the family
came from Torridon in the Highlands, and he became the company’s “go-to” man
for all things Scottish during the making of “Brave.”
Andrews’ contribution to Pixar’s film catalogue ranges
from storyboard artist to screenwriter and director. He was previously
nominated for an Academy Award® for his work as a director on Pixar’s short
film, “One Man Band.” Andrews’ ancestors on his father’s side of the family
came from Torridon in the Highlands, and he became the company’s “go-to” man
for all things Scottish during the making of “Brave.”
The
Glasgow School of Art is internationally
recognised as one of Europe’s foremost university-level institutions for
creative education and research in fine art, design and
architecture. It is a creative
hothouse, a small concentrated community of committed, creative people bound
together by a shared visual language and a concern for visual culture. At the
heart of one of Europe’s most influential and creative artistic communities the
GSA provides an energetic environment in which new ideas can flourish. Its
Researchers produce work that influences world culture by generating new
knowledge through creativity and conceptual thinking, and the GSA supports
economic growth through knowledge exchange and the application of creativity
and innovation. Since the School was founded in 1845 as one of the first
Government Schools of Design, as a centre of creativity promoting good design
for the manufacturing industries, the GSA’s role has continually evolved and
been redefined to reflect the needs of the communities of which it is part of,
embracing in the late 19th century fine art and architecture education and
today, digital technology.
Glasgow School of Art is internationally
recognised as one of Europe’s foremost university-level institutions for
creative education and research in fine art, design and
architecture. It is a creative
hothouse, a small concentrated community of committed, creative people bound
together by a shared visual language and a concern for visual culture. At the
heart of one of Europe’s most influential and creative artistic communities the
GSA provides an energetic environment in which new ideas can flourish. Its
Researchers produce work that influences world culture by generating new
knowledge through creativity and conceptual thinking, and the GSA supports
economic growth through knowledge exchange and the application of creativity
and innovation. Since the School was founded in 1845 as one of the first
Government Schools of Design, as a centre of creativity promoting good design
for the manufacturing industries, the GSA’s role has continually evolved and
been redefined to reflect the needs of the communities of which it is part of,
embracing in the late 19th century fine art and architecture education and
today, digital technology.
Pixar
Animation Studios, a wholly owned subsidiary
of The Walt Disney Company, is an Academy Award®-winning film studio with
world-renowned technical, creative and production capabilities in the art of
computer animation. Creator of some of the most successful and beloved
animated films of all time, including “Toy Story,” “Monsters,
Inc.,” “Cars,” “The Incredibles,” “Ratatouille,”
“WALL•E,” “Up,” “Toy Story 3” and “Brave,” the
Northern California studio has won 29 Academy Awards® and its films have
grossed more than $7.7 billion at the worldwide box office to date. “Monsters
University,” Pixar’s fourteenth feature, will open in theaters in the United
States on June 21, 2013.
Animation Studios, a wholly owned subsidiary
of The Walt Disney Company, is an Academy Award®-winning film studio with
world-renowned technical, creative and production capabilities in the art of
computer animation. Creator of some of the most successful and beloved
animated films of all time, including “Toy Story,” “Monsters,
Inc.,” “Cars,” “The Incredibles,” “Ratatouille,”
“WALL•E,” “Up,” “Toy Story 3” and “Brave,” the
Northern California studio has won 29 Academy Awards® and its films have
grossed more than $7.7 billion at the worldwide box office to date. “Monsters
University,” Pixar’s fourteenth feature, will open in theaters in the United
States on June 21, 2013.