Energy in all its forms, from the industrial production of energy, transport and human energy, is the theme of a new art project in Pembroke School. The project is also taking place in the Fitzalan High School in Cardiff Bay and has been organised by the Oriel Myrddin Gallery in Carmarthen.

Pupils from the Special Learning Centre, Pembroke School, worked with Angharad Pearce Jones, an installation artist and blacksmith, and Oriel Myrddin community cordinator, Seren Stacey, to develop their ideas on energy and to produce moving models. Using the pupils' ideas and designs, Angharad has been commissioned to make a sculpture to be sited at the school as a permanent legacy of the project.

Cathy Sherry, head of the centre, said: "Our teaching assistant, Mr. Scott Powell, and I were very impressed with the project. The artists interacted extremely positively with the pupils and were inspirational. The pupils learned many new skills and thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. We are very grateful to Valero and Oriel Myrddin Gallery for the opportunity and look forward to working with them in the future."

Appropriately, much of the funding for this project has come from Valero, which owns the Pembroke refinery and the Cardiff Bay fuel terminal, together with a grant from the Arts and Kids Commission, which is an Arts and Business Cymru programme and funded by the Arts Council of Wales.

Valero has a long history of working to support children's artistic development in south Wales and already has links with both of the schools in this project through its community engagement and education programmes.

Seren Stacey from the gallery said: "The project aims to engage young people in Pembroke and Cardiff in the visual arts and encourage motivation and personal development. Oriel Myrrddin brings together artists and schools and hopes that young people participating in our projects will more readily visit us and other galleries as a result of their involvement."

The pupils from Pembroke will exhibit their work, including photographs and models, at Valero's Pwllcrochan centre in the new year.