Visual Arts

Visual Arts News:

🎉 Congratulations to Emilia Luca (1B)! 🎉

I am delighted to share that Emilia was selected as a winner in the Penola Catholic College “My Special Place in Nature” Competition! 🏆

I entered all students’ artworks, and Emilia’s work was selected from more than 1,000 entries across six schools! What an incredible achievement!

It was such a proud moment to see Emilia collect her art pack and certificate in recognition of her wonderful work. 🌿🎨

A big thank you to all our students for their hard work, creativity, and enthusiasm in entering this competition. You should all be proud of the artworks you created and shared!

Well done, Emilia! We are so proud of you! 👏💚

As we continue with our Drawing Takes Courage! workshops, students are exploring a range of drawing techniques, materials, and skills to develop their artistic abilities and confidence.

In Visual Arts, it’s not just about creating a finished picture; it’s about giving children the freedom to explore, experiment, express themselves, and discover what they are capable of. I hope you enjoy their art, as I am fortunate to watch them create it. My favorite part of teaching art is when the student who says “I can’t” asks, “Can we do this again?” That’s why we try different processes, techniques, and materials. Drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, printmaking - there’s so much for them to discover. One way of making art won’t connect with every child. A student who feels stuck with a pencil might have a hundred ideas when you hand them clay. I want them to experience enough possibilities that one frustrating drawing doesn’t become “I’m bad at art.” We’ll practice the skills that challenge them and make room for the processes they love. They don’t have to be good at all of it to enjoy creating.

The above image is of an activity to begin the drawing unit. Even though there is a place for this type of learning. I want to give students the confidence to draw with freedom but also teach them skills to improve their drawings. Look out for the student workshops over the next few weeks exploring different materials and techniques so that they can develop as artists.

By the end of this term, I look forward to each student presenting their own finished artwork. Each piece will be framed and taken home to share with their families, celebrating their creativity, growth, and wonderful achievements in Visual Arts this year at the School of the Good Shepherd.

“Open-ended drawing and mark-making help children develop the fine motor skills they need, just like colouring pages. But when children are free to explore materials and make their own choices, they develop so much more: ideas, stories, confidence, language, and the belief that their voice matters.”

Grade 6 Excursion – Gladstone Park Secondary Art Exhibition 🎨

Our Grade 6 students visited the Gladstone Park Secondary Art Exhibition, and we were excited to explore the wonderful artworks created by high school students.

The exhibition provided a fantastic opportunity for students to see how the skills, techniques and creativity they develop in primary school can continue to grow and be transferred into their future learning in secondary school.

A big thank you to our Grade 6 students for being so wonderful, enthusiastic and engaged throughout the experience. It was lovely to see them appreciating the creativity and talent of other young artists!

As we approach the end of the year, students will be bringing home the wonderful artworks they have created in Visual Arts throughout the year.

Please ask each student to bring a bag to school to safely collect their artwork. This will include their mosaic cross, portrait, fashion design piece, and, of course, their finished drawing artwork.

If you have any spare shopping bagsat home, extra bags would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you for your support in helping our students celebrate and bring home their amazing artistic achievements this year. 

Mrs Garro

Visual Arts Teacher