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Art in the Hood
Art in the Hood was an Art project involving schools nationwide. Boys were invited to create a piece of Art that celebrated what makes their neighbourhood special.
All the art work was sent to Auckland and four boys were chosen by the judging panel to have their work displayed on the bus shelter outside Medbury School, on Creyke Road.
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We asked the boys whose art was selected what inspired their drawings:
“My art work combines images of St Barnabas and Riccarton House. I chose to draw these buildings because they stand out in my neighbourhood.” Jacob Haley, 7B
“I drew Riccarton House because it is an important building in our neighbourhood.” Alex Wang, 6D
“I drew a fantail because they live in our neighbourhood.” Cody Wu, 7C
“When I’m on my way to school I bike past St. Barnabas. Medbury School has a lot of connection with St Barnabas so I thought it would be a good idea to draw it for the ‘Art in the Hood’ competition”. I think it looks its best in Spring when all the daffodils come up.” Connor MacKenzie, 7C
Congratulations boys on your selection. We are enjoying having your art on display outside our school.
Sandra Johnson Head of Art
Years 1 to 4 Art
From left to right: • Koru drawing with collage techniques by William Lee, 2H. • ‘Rainy day’ painting with water colour and collage by James Hunter, 1M. • For his fishy artwork, William Valentine, 4B used collage and a process called ‘dye resist’ where the wax of the crayons used doesn’t absorb the dye. • Painted koru art by Levi Tucker, 1H. • Matteo Gibbons, 3S, created a visual mihi with maunga, awa, and a koro to depict each member of his whanau, using a variety of painting techniques. • Noah Mackie’s visual Mihi, 2R - introducing people and places important to us. • Benji Simôn, 3E created a line house, then created a background using dye. • Sea life drawing using pastels, oil painting and print screen techniques by Riley Gale, 3E. • Cityscape drawing by Noah Zhang, 4P. Noah used a mixed media of crayons, vivids, coloured pencils and dye for the background. 31
