STUDENTS from Fochabers and Huntly are among those getting ready to unveil their work at the RGU School of Art degree show. The much-anticipated degree show opens to the public on Saturday, June 8 and runs for a week. After four years of hard work, students have been working around the clock, to put the finishing touches to their projects, as they transform Gray’s School of Art into a high-quality exhibition space.
The event is free, and members of the public will have the opportunity to purchase artefacts on show. A highlight in the north-east’s cultural calendar, Gray’s annual exhibition will showcase final year projects of students across all disciplines with many addressing contemporary challenges including sustainability, climate emergency, landscape, health and wellbeing, gender, identity and representation. Fashion and Textile student, Grace Angus, is one of the graduates exhibiting at this year’s degree show.
Grace will showcase a fashion project inspired by the Tap O Noth hillfort near her hometown of Rhynie near Huntly. She explores her experiences of outdoor life and growing up in a farming community. As part of her project, Grace examines the cultural differences of Scottish and Inuit communities, and their use of natural materials and fabrics, producing a collection of functional garments for adventure and exploration.
Reflecting on her project Grace said: “The Tap O Noth once had one of the largest known settlements built on top. “I started looking a.
