Sixth-form students use art to explore fake news

An online exhibition by sixth-form students from 58 different colleges in England features artists expressing their interpretation of fake news.

News imageEdan Wilson A piece of art showing a nuclear mushroom cloud and social media symbolsEdan Wilson
In the Shadow of the Mushroom Cloud, by Edan Wilson from Barnsley Sixth Form College

The exhibition has been co-ordinated by the Sixth Form Colleges Association (SFCA) and features the work of more than 250 students.

"The Fake News exhibition highlights how young people feel about having to navigate the vast amount of news and information that is available in the modern world, and at the same time, to discern what is the truth," said Bill Watkin, chief executive of the SFCA.

"Art has always played an important role in social and political commentary.

"The exhibition is a celebration of the arts and a recognition of the excellence in sixth-form colleges, which are a vital supply pipeline of talented artists."

Here is a selection of work from the exhibition.

News imageAlice Martin A piece of art showing three faces with different expressionsAlice Martin
Multiple-views, by Alice Martin from The Sixth Form College, Colchester
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News imageScarlet Yaselga Vargas A piece of art showing small figurines amongst a mosaic of patternsScarlet Yaselga Vargas
An Exhibition of My Dreams, by Scarlet Yaselga Vargas from Saint Francis Xavier Sixth Form College, London
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News imageChristine Moore A piece of art showing a drawing of a woman with newspaper clippings around herChristine Moore
Concealed by Fake News, by Christine Moore from Runshaw College, Leyland
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News imageMaddy Coleman A piece of art showing a photo of a woman with a television set for a headMaddy Coleman
Are You Watching Yet? by Maddy Coleman from John Leggott Sixth Form College, Scunthorpe
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News imageBarnaby Wilkinson A piece of art showing showing a photo of person's eye with a square irisBarnaby Wilkinson
Artificial Intelligence, by Barnaby Wilkinson from Loreto College, Manchester
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News imageBeth Atkinson A piece of art showing a shopping mall made out of a collage of designs and dollar billsBeth Atkinson
Fake news, by Beth Atkinson from Long Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge
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News imageAshleigh Haynes A piece of art showing a person's face made out of cut-out photosAshleigh Haynes
The Mask of Social Media, by Ashleigh Haynes from Coulsdon Sixth Form College
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News imageHolly Atkins A piece of art showing showing the lower half of a stone statue head with cut-out words aboveHolly Atkins
Body Image #2, by Holly Atkins from City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College
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News imageCaitlin Millmor A piece of art showing showing a drawing of a boy with a bank note and the word consumeCaitlin Millmor
CONSUME, by Caitlin Millmore from Durham Sixth Form Centre
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News imageClare Williams A piece of art showing the silhouettes of a person over a mapClare Williams
Fake news, by Clare Williams from Long Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge
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News imageJamila Hall A piece of art showing a figure made out of newspaper clippings in a concrete structureJamila Hall
Fake News, by Jamila Hall from Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College, Leeds
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News imageJasmine Tite A piece of art showing a photo of a woman with a cardboard box on her head resembling a televisionJasmine Tite
Fake News, by Jasmine Tite from Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College
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News imageHonor Washington A piece of art showing a bowl of letter spaghetti spelling the words stop being spoon fed informationHonor Washington
Fed by facts, by Honor Washington from Abbeygate Sixth Form College, Bury St Edmunds
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News imageMoksha Butpandra A piece of art showing a colour pencil drawing of a tired woman taking off a mask that shows her happyMoksha Butpandra
Fake News, by Moksha Butpandra from Gateway Sixth Form College, Leicester
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News imageAngela Lac A piece of art showing a painting of a multi-coloured figureAngela Lac
Self-Reflection in Blue, by Angela Lac from Barton Peveril Sixth Form College, Eastleigh
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News imageEmilia Trim-Nancarrow A piece of art showing a sculpture of a mannequin with stretched and torn material on itEmilia Trim-Nancarrow
Stretching the Truth, by Emilia Trim-Nancarrow from Woodhouse College, London
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News imageRachel Cramp A piece of art showing a drawing of a woman wearing a face mask with patterns around herRachel Cramp
Untitled, by Rachel Cramp from Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge
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News imageJade Bagnal A piece of art showing a mobile phone and hands with social media icons dangling from stringJade Bagnal
Illusion of control, by Jade Bagnali from St Vincent College, Gosport
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News imageCaitlin O'Brien A piece of art showing a painting of a woman wearing a face mask and looking at her phoneCaitlin O'Brien
Isolation, by Caitlin O'Brien from Cardinal Newman College, Lancashire
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News imageEesa Hussain A piece of art showing a collage of a laptop with an eye on the screenEesa Hussain
The Web - Friend or Foe? by Eesa Hussain from Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College, Birmingham

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