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Art schools are messy places. They’re also places populated by starving students with limited resources. At the Royal College of Art in London, a bit of clever cross-disciplinary collaboration ...

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The process of putting pencil to paper allows my mind to focus solely on the moment, ... a senior studying at Portola High School, is a fine arts nominee for Artist of the Year in 2025.