Earlier this year Estuary Festival spent some time with A Level Art students attending USP College, Palmer’s Campus in Grays.

Students were invited to respond to the Estuary 2025 theme of ‘Vessels’, creating collective mind maps and visiting the Estuary for inspiration as well as learning about the diverse range of artists producing work inspired by the Thames Estuary today.

We are delighted that these responses to the Vessels theme have been included in the students’ End of Year exhibition which is on display at the Palmer's Campus until 8 July 2024.

Congratulations to all the students for producing such diverse and imaginative responses, and for those of you unable to attend the exhibition, here is a selection of their artwork to enjoy. Images selected here are by:

Jessica
Holly
Lillian
Razvan
Annie
Taylor
Mia
Molly
Kieran
Nathan