Students show off photography

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High flying Northern Ireland students who topped an all-island HP Digital Imagination photography competition are to be honoured through a month-long exhibition of their work at the Department of Education for Northern Ireland.

Event Date:

Friday 30 June 2006


 

Friday 30 June 2006


Start Time:

Not stated


Location:

Rathgael House


Cost:

Free


Event Type:

Event


A current exhibition at Rathgael House, showcases the work of eight students, from both People with picture frame and pictureprimary and secondary schools in Northern Ireland, who have won prizes in the HP Digital Imagination competition in 2005 and 2006. Helping to launch the exhibition was the 2005 overall winner Jan McCullough from Regent House Grammar School whose winning picture ‘Luminous’ reflects personal identity along with Tommy Kelly from Jordanstown School for Children with Auditory or Visual Impairments who recently won first prize in this year’sspecial needs category for his creative photocalled ‘digital boy’.

The exhibition was officially opened by Alistair McDonald, Regional Manager for HP in Northern Ireland and Will Haire Permanent Secretary of the Department of Education.

Picture Caption: At the HP Digital Imagination Launch showcasing winning photography are students Jan McCullough, and Tommy Kelly with Will Haire, Permanent Secretary at the Department of Education and Alistair McDonald, Regional Manager for HP Northern Ireland.

“The HP Digital Imagination Competition provides a fun and creative way to introduce students to digital technology,” said Alistair McDonald, Regional Manager for HP in Northern Ireland. “Photography and technology are fantastic educational tools for motivating students and inspiring their creativity and writing skills. This exhibition aims to highlight the outstanding and diverse work by students from across Northern Ireland”.


Hewlett Packard | Brendan Kane | 31 May 2006
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