Junior School Visual Arts
In Semester 1 of Visual Arts this year, Junior School students began with a beautiful collaborative artwork inspired by the College 2025 theme verse, John 15:5. Each student contributed a decorated self-portrait cutout that was attached to a branch on a tree display, symbolising our connection to each other and to Jesus.
Prep
Throughout Semester 1, students explored a wide range of materials, artists and creative techniques. Our Prep students developed their foundational art-making skills through colourful units, including Folk Art cactus drawings, Henri Rousseau inspired jungle prints, pizza collages, and bold Pop Art handprint paintings.
Folk Art Cactus Drawings
Henri Rousseau Inspired Jungle Prints
Pizza Collages
Pop Art Handprint Paintings
Folk Art Cactus Drawings
Henri Rousseau Inspired Jungle Prints
Pizza Collages
Pop Art Handprint Paintings
Years 1 & 2
In Years 1 and 2, students created bright and joyful Indigenous inspired landscapes, drawing birds native to our area and adding colour and pattern in the style of First Nations artist Bronwyn Bancroft. They also explored ancient Chinese Pottery whilst drawing Ming Dynasty-inspired motifs onto vases and then moved into the world of digital influence through 3D Pixel Art wooden block construction.
Brownwyn Bancroft, Indigenous Landscape Inspired Paintings
Ming Dynasty Inspired Vases
Wooden Block 3D Pixel Art
Brownwyn Bancroft, Indigenous Landscape Inspired Paintings
Ming Dynasty Inspired Vases
Wooden Block 3D Pixel Art
Years 3 & 4
Years 3 and 4 students explored narrative and texture with intricate dragon eye sculptures, Indigenous inspired clay story plates that reflected personal symbols of experiences, and printmaking of endangered animals—an integrated unit that connected with their learning in DigiTech, Library, and Integrated Studies.
Dragon Eye Sculptures
Endangered Animal Printmaking
Indigenous Inspired Clay Story Plates
Dragon Eye Sculptures
Endangered Animal Printmaking
Indigenous Inspired Clay Story Plates
Years 5 & 6
Our Years 5 and 6 students took on more complex projects, including the construction of Steam Punk-inspired low-relief sculptures and modelling inspired by Yayoi Kusama, creating whimsical Modroc pumpkins and MagiClay flowers.
Steam Punk Sculptures
Yayoi Kusama Inspired Modroc Pumpkins
Yayoi Kusama Inspired MagiClay Flowers
Steam Punk Sculptures
Yayoi Kusama Inspired Modroc Pumpkins
Yayoi Kusama Inspired MagiClay Flowers
It was an exciting and colourful first half of the year, and students are now looking forward to exploring paper construction, collagraph printmaking, sewing their own stuffie pillows, and experimenting with mesmerising Op Art drawing in the term ahead!
Festival of the Arts
A reminder to students and parents that entries for the College's Festival of the Arts on the evening of Friday 10 October, closes on Tuesday 16 September. Please submit your artwork with the form to Mrs Kelly (Junior School), or Mr Niemandt (Secondary School).
For staff, parents or alumni, please submit your form to the Main Office.
Mrs Jacqui Kelly
Junior School Visual Arts