YEOVIL COLLEGE NEWS: Grants for students from Yeovil Community Arts Association

TWO talented Yeovil College art and design students have been presented with grants by the Yeovil Community Arts Association.

Each year, the YCAA raises money through its annual, international writing competition, the Yeovil Literary Prize.  Writers are invited to submit poems, short stories and novels for a small fee.  After paying the prizes and the judges’ fees, the revenue then contributes to supporting a range of arts and artists in the area.  This year, the YCAA presented 12 grants, including those to support college and university students during their training.

Level 3 art and design students Fiona McKenna, 18, and Callum Trowbridge, 19, were presented with their prizes by Liz Pike of the YCAA.

PHOTO – ABOVE: Liz Pike, of the Yeovil Community Arts Association, is seen with Yeovil College students Fiona McKenna and Callum Trowbridge.

Liz said: “Although we’ve worked with Yeovil College for many years, the YCAA has wanted to strengthen its links with them.

“These students are our future and the college is part of our community.  We’re proud of these young people and what they’ve achieved and look forward to hearing about what they do next.  Past recipients have put their grants to good use and progressed to exciting things.  We love hearing from them.”

Callum said: “This grant is a great opportunity for me because I don’t have a job so can’t afford lots of art materials.  At the moment I have to pester my mum!”

And Fiona added: “I was very shocked to receive one of these grants but am very grateful to the YCAA.  I’m planning to buy some photography equipment, including a zoom lens and a camera stand.”

Callum and Fiona were nominated by their lecturers, Emma Gordon, Nick Rievely and Andy Rollo.

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