A PAINTING which was created with contributions from all 200 pupils at Whitchurch Primary School has been chosen to be displayed at an international exhibition at the National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa.
The art work will be part of an exhibition of 16 acrylic paintings by pupils across Devon aged from five to 16, going on display in South Africa in March next year.
The painting called ?Peace? was created by using acrylics, pastels, ink and felt and was contributed to in groups by all pupils at the school.
Teacher Emma Hines said: ?All the school thought about what peace meant to them, and each class had their own section.?
She said it was nice to do a project which involved the entire school and many pupils were excited about their painting being seen in South Africa.
The acrylic paintings were originally part of two exhibitions of work by youngsters which began as part of the Devon Curriculum Services Crossings Project. The project was organised as part of the United Nations-supported day of peace.
The resulting 63 paintings were exhibited at Exeter Cathedral and Otterton Mill from September 10 to October 4.
The pupils used a range of materials in the work.
All the work is painted on canvas, with many using inks for wash effects, collage and acrylics for over-painting.
Phil Creek, adviser for art and design for Devon Curriculum Services, said: ?We are really pleased with this international recognition of the talent that we are nurturing in Devon schools.
?We have exhibited in the St Ives Tate, The Dome and at the Eden Project before but never at a National Gallery.
?We hope the exhibition will continue to further our links with other countries and help pupils in Devon schools develop their skills and knowledge of art and design.?
l Pictured right are Art teacher Emma Hines with Josh Evans, Eleanor Mills-Hicks, Zack Wells, Tate Gronow and former pupil Rachel Wilson, with their artwork.