Visual Arts

Communicating with the Specialist Team

We look forward to partnering with you in 2020, and welcome your input:

Samantha White (Visual Arts)  White.Samantha.L@edumail.vic.gov.au

In the next edition of our newsletter, we will provide you with an overview of the curriculum focus for each level across our school. 

An Overview of our Learning

Foundation

Over the last fortnight Foundation students have been drawing self-portraits, which they added to the rainbow they painted the previous week. These are on display in the Visual Arts room. This week students listened to the picture story book “Amelia Ellicott’s Garden” and then they created prints of a garden scene.

Year One and Year Two

Over the last fortnight students used their underwater backgrounds, and created a collage of a seahorse. Some of these are on display outside the library. Last week students worked on line drawings of the sun, which they then covered in primary colour dyes to make a variety of primary and secondary colours. Some of these are on display outside the Visual Arts room.

Year Three and Year Four

Students used tissue paper of different shades of blue and green to create an underwater background for the fish prints they created in the previous session. A selection of these are on display outside the library. Last week students explored a variety of mandalas, and then used silver markers on black paper to begin to create patterns and designs for their own mandala.

Year Five and Year Six

Students have used the last fortnight to finish and display their birds which used lines and patterns. Students were encouraged to create their own designs to add to their birds. A selection of these have been put on display outside the Visual Arts room.

Streeton Art Show

Upwey High School and Upwey Primary School are running a Festival Day on Saturday 14th March from 9am – 3pm to celebrate the education on offer at Upwey High School. An exciting part of this festival, is the annual "Streeton Art Show". 

The Streeton Art Show organisation are running an Art Competition, the entries of which will be on display on the day of the festival! 

The competition will run in the following areas: Prep section, Year 1- 3, Year 4 – 6, Year 7-9 and Year 10-12. There is no limit on the type of art work that is entered.

If you are interested in entering, please speak with Mrs White for more information. All entries will need to be brought to the Visual Arts room no later than Thursday 12th March. 

We will need parent assistance on Friday 13th March to set up the display at the high school.

If you are able to help out, please contact me at the school on 9757 0200 or on White.Samantha.l@edumail.vic.gov.au