Seems these art students have indeed been active. The gallery is full to near overflowing with fascinating exhibits of quality, which reflect creative concepts and well honed skills that are able to bring these ideas to fruition. It would take more then one visit to do justice to this display, as each turn around the gallery reveals a new and exciting exhibit in a different medium by yet another talented student.

The works attract on various levels  from subtle to reach out and grab you, like Kim Stanley Medlen's collection of silver hand jewellery entitled Positive. Displayed side by side in a straight line, we can take each piece as a single entity or see them all together as an installation. Read either way, as a word or a sentence, they communicate the same message, one of degeneration/regeneration.

Less emphatic but certainly no less impressive in form and narrative is the well constructed display by Lisa McDiarmid. The rings in her series Use By employ gold, silver and plastic from milk bottles to delight and relate to aspects of life, and liberty.

The delicately sculpted, red hot, very cool dress by Rebecca Davey is a sheer delight (!), while textile pieces by Janine McCrum evoke curiosity. Mutare is a perfect compilation of McCrum's knowledge of textile art and chemistry. Both artists push textiles as a medium beyond preconceived limitations.

The small shallow bowls by My-Hanh Bui Thi are quite stunning. Il Giardino sees the acid bite completely through the metal allowing the concave shape to cast intricate shadows on the surface beneath. The most delicate metal work is found in the sterling silver and stainless steel Seaweed Pin I and II by Ruth Lauper. It was difficult to refrain from openly applauding this artist's work.

Much appreciated are the concept designs, styrofoam maquettes and finished prototypes by Neil Waldbarm. Let us know when the Funky Trivet goes into production and out to shops. The whole presentation is a joy to view.

Ceramic offering are also rewarding however one can detect a hint of Helen Manson's influence in some exhibits. This is not a complaint, just and observation.

Not one exhibit can be faulted so if your preferences are different from the above, we'll only agree with you. Also a word of congratulations to Mark Stewart who ably placed the exhibits so as to present each in their best light. Not an easy task with so many disparate works.