Pupils at De La Salle School, St. Helens have been involved in a 16-day artist residency with artists Tony Knox and Lisa Barry.

The project was funded by the Field Fund, a Trust Fund set up by St. Helens Council with donations from Antony Gormley, following the creation of the internationally acclaimed artwork, Field for the British Isles, which was created in St Helens in 1993.

The residency which is entitled Superheroes is part of the Liverpool Biennial, a two yearly visual arts festival being held from September to November. It focuses upon everyone's identity. Pupils were introduced to artwork by the artists in residence and visited artworks at the Liverpool Biennial. They have also been constructing characters and bringing them to life through videos.

They were initially introduced to the work of lead artist, Tony Knox, during the popular St Helens Arts Festival in July, when he staged a live art performance, in which his character Mothman, wrestles with professional wrestlers. The artworks produced during the residency will be shown in an exhibition at 5athegallery,
St Helens and video artwork will be shown on the BBC Big Screen in Liverpool.