‘Composition to Exhibition’ is a visual arts and music collaborative project aimed at secondary pupils. After visiting Islay, Bute and Tiree the Creative Arts in Schools Team (CAST) held a two day workshop on Mull offering pupils from Tobermory High the opportunity to work with a musician and two visual artists.
The concept for the project is ‘recognising and celebrating potential opportunities for our islands through harnessing natural energy sources in particular tidal/wave energy.’ We have reflected this concept by focusing throughout on applying modern technologies such as film, sequencing and digital art to craft/art and music. During the workshop we had input from a marine tidal scientist from SAMS and a geopoet who both donated short and inspiring presentations about their work. Elements of their talks have been incorporated into the artwork and music by the pupils.
The outcome of the workshop has been to create a piece of pupil-led, multimedia work taking the above concept from the beginning of the creative process (investigation) through a development phase to culminate in a well attended exhibition at An Tobar Arts Centre. Creativity has been at the heart of every step of this process.

CAST would like to thank Tobermory High staff, Andy Dale from SAMS, Norman Bissell, Geopoetics Society and most importantly, all the pupils involved.
The project has been funded by ‘Scotland’s Islands’ and Argyll and Bute Council.