York charity New Visuality holds York Residents Festival exhibition at Puddin' & Pie in Bishy Road

Funded by Arts Council England as part of New Visuality's on-going Text project, the Venture show combines work from Bootham School and York College students, Copmanthorpe Scouts and Blueberry Academy learners and can be viewed during the café's usual opening hours.

The artwork is diverse, typified by York College student Daniel Saywell dovetailing his swashbuckling Manga illustrations with the intricate designs of Bootham School's Jessie Meyer.

"New Visuality and City of York Council's Shine have helped me get my art out there for the past four years, so this is an exciting development for me," says Daniel.

Lauren Farrow, from Blueberry Academy, exhibiting her work

"I've created a series of cartoon strips for my character in Shine's school holiday magazines, and have really refined my approach to drawing, especially over the last few months. This is a great way to get my work out there."

Jessie, a Year 10 pupil, says: "I'm really excited about exhibiting my work. The Scouts and Blueberry Academy do great work, and their art reflects that. It can only be a good thing for a young artist like me to exhibit alongside them."

The exhibition emphasises the charity's commitment to exploring innovative ways of exhibiting art, as chairman Alaa Jasim affirms: "On the one hand, it's a traditional display of a wide variety of work from a wide variety of young York creative talent. We've never worked with a Scouts group before, so this is really cool," she says.

Liam Thomas-Peter, from Blueberry Academy

"Blueberry Academy always provide their learners with top-class experiences. So we've got work that was produced in an old school way, on easels, with palettes and acrylic, and we've got them marketed using cutting-edge technology."

Alaa is referring to New Visuality's use of i-beacon technology and downloadable app Situate, which beams information about the exhibited work straight to the viewer's mobile phone.

"Situate is kind of like the headphones you can pick up at museum entrances, but without the faff of putting them on and pressing play and pause," says Alaa. "The information changes to match your movement around the room."

Liz Cooper's Puddin' & Pie is an ideal setting for the exhibition, says Alaa. "It just means the planets are lining up. It's a top-class café, on the coolest street in the country. They're a great team, and we're really grateful they've given us wall space to showcase some beautiful work."

Daniel Saywell's artwork

Blueberry Academy principal Katie Ireland is looking forward to seeing the work. "The Blueberry Academy always enjoys working with New Visuality as it gives our trainees a great opportunity to exhibit their creative work for the public," she says.

Alaa is confident that Venture is off to a good start. "We've work at the Pavement office spaces in York, we're moving on to All Saints Pavement next month, and we're working towards the ADAM Festival in the summer," she says. "Top-quality work, from the young artists of York, all wrapped up in cutting-edge technology. The future has arrived, and we're all making the most of it."