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‘Art school has definitely directed my ideasforward; attending UCA showed me thetypes of opportunities available and newtypes of people too. I am thankful for havingattended art school, it was the perfect placeto hone my skills and find out what I wantedto do.’40Headwear and photo: Robbie Downs-Levene
PROFILERobbie Downs~LeveneNational Diploma In Art and Design Year 1 - 2006-07Robbie’s primary school lifewas on the borders of London.After failing the eleven plus, hestudied at a local comprehensiveschool in Bexleyheath.‘I do not think I did well atschool. I was lucky enough torealise around the time of myGCSEs that I had done almostnothing and could changethe situation if I really wantedto. Compared to most of myyear I did relatively well butwanted more from life andmost probably education. Icouldn’t say I hated school. Myperception and understandingwas good but the environmentdid not always reflect this andmy skills were not fully realised.’Robbie gained the grades heneeded to study A-levels at agrammar school in Medway, buthe did not feel that this was rightfor him at the time and left toattend college; but the problemsapparent before still existed.When he realised that therewere courses specifically for artand design, he decided to applyto the National Diploma courseRobbie (right) pictured here working as a student ambassador with astudent from a local school. During a week-long UCA workshop at theHorsebridge in Whitstable, the whole project was replicated for schools.at Canterbury and attended theUCA Easter School before thestart of the course.Robbie feels that the Margateproject happened at a stagewhen he didn’t realise itsimportance, but he felt thechance to show work and havea private view in a professionalenvironment was great.Robbie is currently studyingfor a BA Hons in Fine Art atNorwich University College ofthe Arts. ‘I honestly feel likethis course is perfect forme, I couldn’t imagine doinganything else with myself atpresent. I have never wantedto learn more than I donow, more reading, writing,recording than I could havehoped to have motivation for.Neither of Robbie’s parentswent to university, but Robbiethinks they are both quite happythat he is studying somethingthat he enjoys. ‘University hasbecome quite an achievementfor me in their eyes.’41
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Page 5 and 6: ContentsAbout the author 4Foreword
Page 7 and 8: ForewordBy Dr Felicity DunworthProj
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Page 11 and 12: Headwear by Alice Macaulay, Dan Nic
Page 13 and 14: ChairsatMargate2-19 June 2005The fi
Page 15 and 16: A selection of the ‘chairs’ fro
Page 17 and 18: ‘The Turner project wasone of the
Page 19 and 20: PROFILEBen MiddlebrookNational Dipl
Page 21 and 22: Mitchell ScottMitchell has just com
Page 23: PROFILERosie HollidayNational Diplo
Page 27: Above: Students working the in stud
Page 30 and 31: 28The Margateproject in allfairness
Page 32 and 33: PROFILEJessica DempseyNational Dipl
Page 34 and 35: ‘It was amazing to havemy work as
Page 36 and 37: 34‘I found thisproject mostenjoya
Page 38 and 39: 36Top: Worksheets showed thearchite
Page 40 and 41: PROFILEAbi ClitheroeNational Diplom
Page 44 and 45: PROFILECarla NicolsonNational Diplo
Page 47: LettersfromMargate10-27 April 2008A
Page 50 and 51: PROFILERowan TippingNational Diplom
Page 52 and 53: PROFILEEmily HoughtonNational Diplo
Page 55 and 56: A PatternforMargate30 April - 1 May
Page 57 and 58: PROFILELorna DoyleNational Diploma
Page 59 and 60: PROFILEGeorgia CaseNational Diploma
Page 61 and 62: PROFILECharlotte LloydNational Dipl
Page 63 and 64: A section of work by Ginni Manning
Page 65 and 66: Artist’s impression of the new ga

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