Look out for Exeter School's Rainbow Rhino!

Exeter School pupils, parents and staff are enjoying visiting the Rainbow Rhino at Exeter’s Northcott Theatre.

The life-size juvenile rhino was decorated as part of The Great Big Rhino Project, a mass public art event which aims to raise awareness about conservation.

Pupils from across the 7-18 co-educational school submitted designs for the sculpture with Year 4 pupil Jasmine Hardy’s colourful interpretation coming out top.

A team of pupils from Exeter Junior and Senior School worked hard in their own time to bring Jasmine’s original design to life for Paignton Zoo’s ‘Great Big Rhino Project’.

The pupils painted Jasmine’s intricate design carefully onto the fibreglass sculpture in the Art Studio using acrylic paints.

For 10 weeks this summer, the sculpture forms part of a trail across the county as part of the Schools and Community Programme helping to raise awareness about conservation issues.

Head of Art, Alison Dyer, said: “The final outcome is bold and eye-catching and testament to the pupils’ hard work. They have worked incredibly well as a team and it has been exciting to see the sculpture develop in recent months. We hope members of the public enjoy the trail this summer and look forward to finding our rhino a permanent home on the school site when it returns later in the autumn term.”

The Exeter School community is encouraged to tweet their pictures @ExeterSchoolUK or email them to Head of Art Miss Dyer ajd@exeterschool.org.uk.