Art, Design and MediaExhibition

By Rowena Hannan, Head of Visual Arts

The sound of 250 people entering the Sports and Wellbeing Centre for the opening of the Korowa Art, Design and Media Exhibition opened by Marcus Wills, noted portrait painter and Archibald Prize Winner, was one of joy and excitement.

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions, it was wonderful to have everyone gather again to celebrate the Visual Arts from ELC to Year 12. The exhibition meandered through the spaces of the Roslyn Otzen Sports and Wellbeing Centre demonstrating the flexibility of this amazing building. People gathered in the Amy Tennent Theatre to watch the VCE Media films and view the photography on the Mezzanine above. Year 9 and 10 paintings were displayed in the hallway outside the Dance Studio that housed the Junior School exhibition, and marvellous examples of industrial design and communication design surrounded the stairwell. This led out to Year 7 digital portraits that were juxtaposed with conical portraits and ceramic sculptures and ‘Flora’ teapots in glass cabinets. The high calibre of visual arts work continued upstairs showcasing VCE Art, Studio Arts and Visual Communication Design. This display clearly demonstrated the breadth of skill and creativity of our VCE students that has been developed and nurtured by a rich Visual Arts curriculum at Korowa over the years.

Korovian Club Acquisition Award for 2D Art Emily Bell, Year 9 for a double image black and white photograph.

Korovian Club Acquisition award for 3D Art Annabel Cox, Year 10 for a sculpture of a figure from a Joy Hester painting.

Year 12 Awards

Visual Arts Media Award for Media Yen Ly for a live action horror film.

The Jan Miller Acquisition Award for Design Ella Fieldhouse for a Design folio for a riding school for the deaf.

The Robyn Price Acquisition Award for Art Karles Ye for a drawing sculpture exploring the theme of ‘perspective’.