First-Year Fine Art Exhibition in the Crypt

On Wednesday 5 June, the crypt of St-Peter-in-the-East opened its doors for the annual First-Year Art Exhibition.

All six fine artists – Matt Bartlett, Ben Holland, Harriet Humfress, Tom Meldrum, Monty Williams and Cecelia Yuan – installed and curated select work from their recently submitted prelims portfolios, spanning painting, drawing, sculpture and film. The space provided a dynamic and unique location to exhibit work, as well as some specific parameters which required a resourceful and cooperative installation.

The exhibition has become a tradition in recent years and gives an opportunity for the first-year artists at St Edmund Hall to celebrate the culmination of their first year. It also provides an exciting and dynamic space to install and curate works as an intimate group, and a way of celebrating Hall culture and our unique spaces.

This year’s show received great support from students and staff, who gathered in the space with drinks and music to continue this stimulating Hall tradition.

Exhibition write-up kindly provided by Matt Bartlett (2023, Fine Art).