The Perthshire pupil, not only beat all the junior entries in the competition but came top out of all 150 submissions with her photograph ‘Sunset on the water’.
Aila said she was over the moon with the news. “I didn’t expect to win at all,” she said. “I took the photograph because the sunset looked so beautiful so, it feels amazing that other people also appreciate my photos.”
Francis Glancy, Head of Art at Strathallan, said, “Aila should be incredibly proud of her achievement. The Young Perthshire Photographer of the Year is a prestigious competition run by the Perth & Kinnoull Rotary Club and I know from the submissions that she was up against some brilliant young artists. Congratulations Aila.”
The Strathallan Art department teaches a broad range of artistic skills from traditional drawing and painting in every medium including oil. Ceramics are taught and other clay work including air drying and fimo are used in various projects across year groups. Students have access to a wide range of printmaking techniques including screen printing, monoprinting, lino and wood cut prints. Students are able to develop their technical and conceptual abilities along their journey in the dept. Sixth Form students have their own double studio with an art college-style booth where they can pin up work and other inspirational material making their space feel like their own. Students are regularly entered into Art and Photography competitions and the school has an excellent recent record of students being recognised at both local and national level for the standard of their artwork.
Find out more about our award-winning art programme at our next Open Morning on Saturday 23rd April.
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