STUDENTS, staff and guests were invited to explore Trinity College’s new Emergence art exhibition opening on Friday night, inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic’s unprecedented conditions.

Emergence: The process of becoming visible after being concealed forms part of this year’s

South Australian Living Artists Festival (SALA) and is being held in Trinity’s Innovation and Creativity School’s new art gallery.

From ceramic and clay pieces to acrylic, oil, watercolour and resin works, every corner of the gallery boats creative and educational development.

The exhibit’s ‘emergence’ theme was developed through discussions about the ways in which experiences during lockdown challenged people to find solutions for unprecedented conditions and offers students a space for growth.

“We create a space where kids can excel in ways that they don’t necessarily excel,” director of creativity, gallery curator and senior art teacher at Trinity College, Sara Zitner, said.

“The exhibit features work from years 7 to 12 from every campus, because I want this space to be inclusive for everyone.

“It’s taken a few months to come together and staff have a few pieces as well,  so it is a collective and that is how education should be.”

Trinity is this year hosting internationally recognised ceramic artist Gus Clutterbuck, as well as digitally progressive artists from Monkeystack.

The Monkeystack artists will work across a range of applications of new technological experiences utilising virtual reality (VR), 3D modelling and additive printing.

During the opening, Head of Trinity College Nick Hately expressed the school’s excitement to host such an event after months of COVID-19 restrictions.

“The fact we are able to come together; we are blessed in challenging times to be able to do this,” he said.

“I see a community coming together to rethink what education should look like and kids are at the heart of it.

“When you see this traditional and digital art and the ability to be creative goes well and truly beyond art and needs to be applied in all walks of life.

“And we can surround students with inspiring spaces and inspiring staff.”

Selected artworks in the exhibition are available for sale and can be viewed online at: (trinity.sa.edu.au/uploads/Resources/PDFS/Events/2020_SALA_Catalogue.pdf).