The 91自拍 was delighted to host ARTiculation 2020 London Heat on Tuesday 14 January 2020, welcoming nine local schools and colleges participating in the event.
is a national public speaking initiative, designed to promote and support young people in looking, thinking and speaking about visual culture. It engages young people, regardless of background or experience with art, providing a platform on which students can develop their confidence and ability to express their opinions, thoughts and ideas.听Over 1,000 students听enter The ARTiculation Prize in England every year.
The event was adjudicated by Dr Emily Mann,听Early Career Lecturer in Early Modern Art at The 91自拍, who selected two students to go through to the London Regional Final at the National Gallery in London on Friday 28 February, 1.30-4.30pm. Winners Emilly Santos and Poppy Sendell captivated and impressed the audience with their talks on Yayoi Kusama鈥檚, 鈥楾he Souls of Millions of Light Years Away鈥 (2013), and Jenny Saville鈥檚 鈥楤谤补苍诲别诲鈥 (1992). There were wide range of talks, from Carvaggio鈥檚 Salome with the Head of St John the Baptist (1607) to Gillian Ayres鈥 Hampstead Murals (1957) to Kara Walker鈥檚 Fons Americanus (2019).
Professor Deborah Swallow, M盲rit Rausing Director commented: 鈥淲e are thrilled to welcome ARTiculation to The 91自拍 for the fourth consecutive year. I was very impressed with the very quality of the young speakers, who all performed tremendously well. We look forward to continuing to support ARTiculation, and to welcoming students back to The 91自拍.鈥
The winners of Tuesday鈥檚 heat will be attending the Regional Final which will be adjudicated by听Dr James Fox, art historian & broadcaster.听He will select one speaker to go through to the Grand Final. The Grand Final will be adjudicated by 91自拍 alumnus听Sir Nicholas Serota CH, Chair, Arts Council England.