Pennants …10 The Arts

The Arts

Focus on Visual Art The start of this term has brought lots of great news from our Visual Art Department, under the guidance of Mrs Bronwen Hall. In honour of this, we dedicate the first Arts round-up of Term 4 to the fantastic work of our budding young visual artists.

Year 10/11 Visual Art in Practice Make a Fashion Statement Year 10/11 Visual Art in Practice benefited from the knowledge of guest teacher Christina Papadimitriou recently as they took part in a Wearable Art Workshop. Students channelled their inner Chanel to create two amazing pieces from newspaper, staples and masking tape. Christina shared her experience and knowledge with the students on the use of a range of recycled materials that could be used and also gave them advice on their designs, which will form the basis of their class assessment.

Year 10/11 Visual Art Hit the Art Trail in Townsville Year 10/11 Visual Art headed off to explore the many art installations and exhibits in Townsville last week. Mrs Hall took our art explorers all over the city in search of inspiration for their upcoming assessment. This included the cultural bio-trail at Kissing Point, Perc Tucker Gallery and the Umbrella Studio where students engaged with a range of art works. They were also introduced to Jan Hayes, a Townsville artist who offered to assist students with their research and development process.

Year 9 Photography Year 9 Visual Art students are learning the art of photography. They started the term using a fast shutter speed to capture coloured water drops and water sculptures. The students enjoyed experimenting with different colours and backgrounds with some unique and special results.

Rheannon Wins Prestigious Internship We are very proud to announce that Year 10 Visual Art student Rheannon Sayegh-Read has won an internship with the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane for her entry into the statewide Creative Generations competition. Only 25 internships were offered throughout the whole of Queensland, making Rheannon’s win all the more special. We congratulate Rheannon and can’t wait to hear all about her Brisbane adventure in the future.

Kylie Kempster HOD – THE ARTS