Sidbury pupils exhibit artwork at Exeter Cathedral
PUPILS from Sidbury, Newton Poppleford, Tipton St John and Ottery St Mary, are contributing artwork to a major exhibition to celebrate 1,100 years of Christianity in Devon.
PUPILS from Sidbury, Newton Poppleford, Tipton St John and Ottery St Mary, are contributing artwork to a major exhibition to celebrate 1,100 years of Christianity in Devon.
They join contributors from more than 80 schools across the county to Heaven in Devon, which runs from Tuesday, June 2 to Saturday, June 6 to raise money for education activities across the world.
The exhibition will feature more than 200 canvas paintings, eight 10-metre long fabric banners; based on designs from 150 pupils, and numerous life-sized human figure sculptures, including full-sized versions of the Last Supper and the Nativity.
Similar exhibitions organised by Devon County Council's Learning and Development Partnership in the last three years have raised more than �14,000 for schools in Africa, Sri Lanka and India.
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Pupils will be making further pieces of art in the cathedral during the exhibition, which is open from 10am to 4.30pm from Tuesday to Friday and until 11.30 on Saturday.
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