Visual Arts
Melbourne Girls' College
Top Design
Congratulations to Cate Eimutis (Class of 2025), whose VCE Visual Communication Design project, Dear Crumb Bakery, was selected for exhibition in Top Designs 2026, as part of the prestigious VCE Season of Excellence. Held at Melbourne Museum, Top Designs celebrates Victoria’s leading VCE and VET design students, showcasing exceptional work across a range of design disciplines.
It was wonderful to celebrate Cate and her outstanding work alongside her family at the opening night event. A very special moment for Cate, her family and MGC staff alike. Well done, Cate, we are so proud of you and the outstanding work that you produced. We wish you all the best in the future.
Grace Henkel
VCE Visual Communication Design Teacher
Art Making and Exhibiting – Unit 3: Developing Artworks
Our VCE Art Making and Exhibiting students are currently working towards completing Unit 3, Outcome 2: Make, Critique and Reflect, in which they develop two artworks. Through this outcome, students explore ideas by experimenting with materials, techniques and visual approaches to build and refine their practice.
Audrey Axiak, Acrylic polymer painting
Sarah Veith, Mixed Media
Mia Shub, Linocut
Estrelya Guo, Oil painting
Addy Webber, inkjet photographic prints
Audrey Axiak, Acrylic polymer painting
Sarah Veith, Mixed Media
Mia Shub, Linocut
Estrelya Guo, Oil painting
Addy Webber, inkjet photographic prints
The artworks featured in this newsletter are a selection of the wonderful work our students have produced so far. These are developing works, resolved to a point, but not yet final. Next term in Unit 4, students will reflect on the strengths of these works to inform the creation of one final, resolved artwork for Outcome 1.
Tilly Zhang, Inkjet photographic prints
Sunny Kavanagh, Acrylic Polymer Paint
Maiya Colberg-Scott, Found log, beads and sequins
Clementine Huon, Wax and teeth
Phoenix Keech, Epoxy Resin
Tilly Zhang, Inkjet photographic prints
Sunny Kavanagh, Acrylic Polymer Paint
Maiya Colberg-Scott, Found log, beads and sequins
Clementine Huon, Wax and teeth
Phoenix Keech, Epoxy Resin
The Visual Arts team are proud of each student’s progress and look forward to seeing how their work continues to develop in Term 3. Completed artworks will be showcased at the End-of-Year VCE Art, Design and Media Exhibition, opening on Tuesday 27 October. We hope to see you there!
Year 10 Visual Arts: Collaborative Charcoal Reproductions
This term, Year 10 Visual Arts students have been exploring charcoal as a drawing medium. After building their skills and confidence with a range of charcoal techniques, students moved on to a collaborative project.
Each student was given a section of a well-known artwork to reproduce in charcoal. Once all the individual pieces were complete, the class brought them together to recreate the original composition.
The finished Collaborative Charcoal Reproductions are now on display around the school. We encourage you to take a look. They are a wonderful reflection of the technical skill and creative effort our Year 10 students have put in this term!
Kaylene Whiskey (1976 -), Seven Sisters, 2021, water-based enamel on SA tourist attraction road sign.
Reproduction by: Miet Amore, Adelie Doyle, and Charlie Smith
Katsushika Hokusai (1760 - 1849), Ocean Waves, 1830 - 1832, woodblock print.
Reproduction by: Lily Chapman, Aditi Sundriyal, Bonnie West, and Cherry Xu
Del Kathryn Barton (1972 -), You are what is most beautiful about me, 2008, Synthetic polymer paint, watercolour, gouache, and pen on polyester canvas.
Reproduction by: Suri Ajai Kurian, Clem Bolle, and Ava Bao
Sidney Nolan (1917 - 1992), The Trial, 1947, Enamel on board.
Reproduction by: Lacey Nicolaci and Julia Zhang
Berthe Morisot (1841 - 1895), The Cradle, 1872, Oil on canvas.
Reproduction by: Chloe Boc, Rena Huang and Chloe Julier
Harriet Turnbull
Visual Arts Leader