Exeter

4th October 2023

So, in October 2023 we went on a degree trip, along with the year one degree students to Exeter.

We met up there and we visited the Exeter Phoenix where we had a tour by Matt Burrows, the curator of the gallery. He gave us a talk of the gallery, telling us the artists of the exhibits and what the artist was trying to do behind the art, also looking at how it had been displayed. I found this very interesting to hear and I photographed each of the pieces. The exhibition that these were included in was called the Contemporary Open, where artists can apply to be in it, and the finalists are chosen by Matt.

We also went to the Royal Albert Museum (RAMM) and we had a tour from one of the staff members there, who explained a lot of the artworks as we went around including the Young Arts Prize winner as well.

We also popped into Exeter Cathedral where Janice Ridley had her exhibition as well, which was very interesting and I took photographs as well.