A North-east school pupil who
dreams of becoming an animator has been named as the overall winner of a local
art competition run by recruitment experts TMM Recruitment, after creating
a self-portrait inspired by her future career.
Casey Thompson from Banff beat
stiff competition to be named the overall winner in this year’s My Future
Aspiration contest.
The art competition, which has been
running since 2009, tasks first and second year senior school pupils from
across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire to show their future life and career dreams
through art.
This year’s My Future Aspirations
competition attracted entries from 12 schools including Aberdeen Grammar
School, Banff Academy, Dyce Academy, Ellon Academy, Harlaw Academy,
Hazlehead Academy, Kemnay Academy, Lathallan School, Portlethen Academy,
Robert Gordon’s College, The Gordons School and Westhill Academy.
Thirteen-year-old Casey wants
to strive to be the best version of herself and dreams of ‘following her
passions’ to become an animator.
Of the competition Casey said “I
certainly didn’t expect to win. One of the best things was the opportunity
to talk with someone who is working in my dream profession. TMM Recruitment
arranged a chat with Aberdeen animator Zoe Buyers which was great and
insightful.”
Oluwanifemi Adetunji from
Westhill was the runner up in the competition. She aspires to join
the armed forces. Oluwanifemi believes she has the potential to save lives
and fight for justice and peace.
Ava Wilson of Kemnay was named
as the People’s Choice winner, following a public vote. Ava dreams of
working in the creative arts and believes that putting in effort and
pushing herself will enable her to achieve the goals she has had for herself
since she was little.
The entries for the art competition
were judged by TMM Recruitment’s Karen Molloy, Craig Stevenson, former manager
of the Bon Accord Centre and local artist, Michael Samson
Karen Molloy, founding
director of TMM Recruitment, said: “This year’s entries were extremely
creative, with several pupils adopting advanced artistic techniques. We were
once again amazed, both by the variety of submissions and by the
range of media that the young people used to create their entries.
“This included a fish tank and
light installation from one young person who dreams of becoming a Marine
Biologist.
“We also ask those entering the
competition to provide a narrative to accompany their submission.
This helps us to understand how they hope to achieve their
aspirations and adds another dimension because we get a little insight to
their personality and motivations.
Karen added: “It’s extremely
interesting to read the young peoples’ thoughts on what they want to
achieve and what has influenced that. Each year I am impressed to see
how they translate their future ambitions into a piece of art and how
their individual creativity shines through.”