Art removed from final-year show after students are told: It’s too bad

 
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Miranda Bryant14 June 2013

A group of art students say tutors removed their work from their final-year exhibition at the 11th hour — after telling them it was not good enough.

Adam Priscak, 21, from Greenwich, was one of six London Metropolitan University students who learnt on Wednesday that their work would not feature because it did not “meet the exhibition module criteria”. The exhibition opened yesterday.

Photographer Mr Priscak said he was told his work had been put in the basement, but he could not find it.

He said: “We’ve been working towards this all year. At no point have I been told that my work is not sufficient, no one said anything. They watched us put the work up on the walls a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday we were told it had been removed and put in storage in the basement but no one knows where it is.”

Mr Priscak, who pays £3,300 a year in tuition fees, said he was “devastated and surprised” by the decision.

He said: “It’s not very professional and not what I expect from a university I pay £3,300 a year for. We haven’t been awarded any marks so far this year. I hope it doesn’t mean I’ve failed the whole year based on this with no explanation.”

Another student, who did not want to be named, said the university should have given more than 24 hours’ notice. She said: “When I went to ask where my work was I was told, ‘You failed the module, your work’s downstairs.’ They left the work on the floor in the basement.”

A London Metropolitan University spokesman said: “At the end of the summer term, students from London Met’s Cass faculty of art, architecture and design exhibit their work for assessment. This is followed by the Cass summer show, a curated exhibition featuring over 1,000 students’ work. There is no guarantee that every piece of work will be exhibited and the University regrets any misunderstandings.

“All work not featured in the show is carefully stored in a secure location.”

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