Yeovil College students collaborate with SEED
artist-in-residence to create an artwork with unique
meaning for Wincanton Town Festival…

TEN students from Yeovil College studying creative disciplines are launching a collaborative art piece at The SEED Hub during Wincanton Town Festival, which starts tomorrow (Saturday February 18).
The young creatives have been mentored by SEED founder and PR guru Lynne Franks, supported by SomersetWorks.
“The group came up with the idea of a coat which could be covered in messages on the things they were passionate about”, said Lynne.
“Our SEED artist-in-residence Tamsyn Gregory worked with them on how to turn their passions into individual artworks brought together on an oversized man’s coat bought from the local charity shop.
“It has been wonderful to see how their confidence has grown.”
“Words and messages are hidden all over the coat reflecting the group’s concerns for the natural world and love of animals.”
Tamsyn said: “They were all so individually talented in different ways and it has been a joy to see how they have turned their ideas into unique works of art that have come together as one collaborative piece.”

One of the group, Amber Linder-White, who is hoping to go on to study film-making, has made a short film of the creative process. It will be shown at the launch of the festival on Saturday evening, alongside the art piece, which will continue to be shown in the SEED Store window for the following week.
The piece will then be shown by the students in their finals show at the end of the college year.