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The Visual Arts Newsletter

VCE year 12 Exhibition

The Year 12 Art, Design & Photography Exhibition was a big success! Opening night was on Tuesday 18th October with many staff, students and parents who attended in celebration of finishing such a huge amount of work for these subjects. It was wonderful to be able to view such a large variety of individualised and creative pieces, all of which were finished to a very high standard. It is always a special night when our artists, designers and photographers are able to share their work proudly with their parents and other students.

Mosaic Art Show year 7 -11

Student work from Year 7 – 11 will be exhibited at the Mosaic evening prior to the awards presentations. Students will present a range of work in various materials ranging from Year 7 Indigenous artworks, Year 10 Clay sculptures and Year 11 Oil on canvas paintings. This will be a fantastic evening to commend all students in Visual Arts and the electives. It is brilliant to see the artistic development and creativity across year levels and as a collective.

Cura Personalis – Art workshops

We have had two workshops through the new Year 7 and 8 program of Cura Personalis called Pop Art and Kusama. In Pop Art students were experimenting with bright colours to create vivid landscapes influenced by British Pop Artist, David Hockney. Students also explored Kusama and created their own portrait of famous Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama, influenced by her unique and expressive style while also adding to the installation in the Art Gallery. Students from all year levels were encouraged to add to the installation and the constantly evolving artwork.

Queenscliff Art Prize exhibition

Congratulations on Mali Taylor and Ella Dries with their artworks to be exhibited in the forthcoming Queenscliff Art Prize exhibition that appeared in Forte Mag. An exciting aspect of the event is that all artworks including the student artworks will be illuminated by solar powered LED lights along the Queenscliff Jetty. The exhibition will commence on the 1st of November and run for six months until April 30th.

Koling Wada-ngal Week

The students of Saint Ignatius College came together as a school to create an Indigenous artwork in celebration of Koling Wada-ngal, which means Let's Walk Together in Wadawurrung language. The artwork incorporates the Indigenous flag and symbolism of walking together along this journey of Reconciliation to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Ruth Nolan | Visual Arts Learning Area Leader