Visual Arts

Communicating with the Specialist Team

We look forward to partnering with you in 2023, and welcome your input:

Danielle Haines (Visual Arts)  danielle.haines@education.vic.gov.au 

It was with great disappointment that our art show had to be postponed, however we will look to the future and end the term with a bang. 

The Community Art Show will now be combined with our school-wide Christmas Concert to be held on 

Thursday 7th December 2023, commencing at 4:00pm. 

This event promises to be an extremely exciting evening for our school community.

Art Works are going up everywhere around the school with some exciting new additions. 

Our community art project has been completed and installed. This signpost has added an amazing pop of colour to what was an empty garden bed. Well done to all the students who were involved in its construction. Make sure you check it out outside the forest oak building.

Another big shout out to local artist Amanda Wright who has painted some exceptional murals for our school. Amanda Wright is a Nuenonne artist who currently lives and works in Boronia on Wurundjeri country. She has matrilineal connections to Bruny Island, located off the south-east coast of Tasmania. Amanda has been a practising artist for over 25 years and often collaborates with students and educators to produce artworks that create connections to the environment and First Nations culture. Amanda believes that meaningful engagement with Indigenous culture and knowledge occurs not just through textbooks, but also through spoken language, dance, music and, for her, the visual arts. 

Source: burrinja.org.au 

Walking into a colourful and uplifting cheerful space can really set the tone for the day ahead and I hope you'll agree that these beautiful artworks are an outstanding addition to our community.

An Overview of our Learning

Foundation students have been exploring the work of Alexander Calder. This exploration of shape and colour continues to develop fine motor skills and brush control, challenging students to use correct techniques to keep their primary colours bright and clean. 

Year 1 students were working on a display that will eventually be a part of our art show. Each student contributed to our paper chain tentacles with fabulous results.

Year 2 students made Waru the turtle as part of their Art centre excursion. This project uses ghost netting and recycled materials to construct the shell.

Last week, year 1 and 2 students began exploring what an art show actually is, and began construction of their own miniature art gallery to display their miniature masterpieces. 

Year 3 and 4 students have been experimenting with painting techniques and trying their hand at painting bubbles. This experiment was more challenging than many thought, with mixed results. Mistakes are part of learning and with practice, we got some fantastic results. 

Last week students began our tessellation project. Starting in COVID lockdowns the belong together project was an online movement and a way for people to remind each other that while we were apart, we all fit together. Student have designed their tessellation piece to reflect how they are feeling in an abstract way. These will be assembled and framed to go alongside the year 3/4 tessellations from 2022. 

Year 5 and 6 students continue to work on their David Hockney inspired landscapes, developing control to paint in the small intricate areas with bright colours. Finishing touches will be added next week.