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Tony Benn Inspires Art and Design Students
The veteran politician and author Tony Benn is visiting Bath Spa University this week to meet design students working on a project inspired by his latest book, 'Letters to My Grandchildren'.
More than a dozen Graphic Communications students from Bath School of Art and Design, at the University's Sion Hill campus, have created designs as their visual response to the book.
On Friday 11 June Mr Benn will join the students and lecturer Tim Vyner to view their work after delivering his own lecture about 'Letters to My Grandchildren' to a wider audience of graduating Art and Design students at Sion Hill.
He will then open the Bath School of Art and Design 2010 Degree Show, an exhibition of work by graduating students not only in graphics but also in fine art, interdisciplinary art, textile design, fashion design and ceramics.
The former Cabinet Minister retired from the House of Commons in 2001 as Labour's longest serving MP and became President of the Stop the War Coalition.
In 'Letters to My Grandchildren', published last year, Tony Benn re-affirms his belief in core human principles and values in the form of letters to the current generation of young people, carrying twin messages of hope and anger against injustice.
Each of the Graphic Communications students has chosen one 'letter' from the book and interpreted its theme as a visual design or illustration.
Their lecturer Tim Vyner said: "Tony Benn's grandchildren are the same generation as our students. His 'letters' speak in a very accessible way to people of their age, and the students' designs, which we also expect to be published, can bring them to a much wider audience."
The Bath School of Art and Design Degree Show will be open to the public at Sion Hill and at the School's premises in Dartmouth Avenue in Bath from Saturday 12 June to Wednesday 16 June, 10am to 5pm.
To find out more about the Degree Show, and to view examples of students' work online, visit the show's website www.artbathspa.com
Press Release Issued 08 June 2010 by Bath School of Art and Design.
