Art News
Errol St Campus
From Tess V, Senior school Art teacher
Arts Festival- Behind the Scenes!
Our students have been working hard to prepare the wonderful displays you see around the school for this year’s Arts Festival. From 2D and 3D artworks to interactive pieces, every student has contributed to bringing our creative spaces to life.
We hope you are enjoying the celebrations so far this week and taking the time to admire the incredible effort and imagination behind each artwork on display.
A special shout-out goes to the Grade 6 Art Club, our student volunteers and wonderful Teaching Assistants who helped bring everything together.
Grade 4 Gallery Walk
In preparation for their upcoming excursion to the National Gallery of Victoria next week our Grade 4 students took part in a special “gallery walk” right here at school. Before stepping into the NGV, students explored our own school’s Arts Festival displays, taking the time to view and discuss the incredible artworks created by their peers.
During the walk, students observed a variety of artistic styles and techniques/ They practised sharing thoughtful observations and interpretations, wondering what each artwork might be expressing and how it was made. Their conversations showed genuine curiosity and growing understanding of how artists use materials and visual conventions to communicate ideas.
It was wonderful to see the Grade 4s showing such respect and appreciation for the creativity of others. This experience has helped them think more deeply about what it means to view and interpret art.
Grade 5 and 6- Impressionism
To celebrate the recent French Impressionism exhibition at the NGV, which closed at the end of the school holidays, our Grade 5 and 6 students have been exploring the world of Impressionist art and the life of Claude Monet. Inspired by Monet’s famous Water Lilies series, students have learned how artists in this movement captured the beauty of light, colour and movement in everyday scenes.
In their own artworks, students used chalk pastels to experiment with layering and blending techniques, creating soft, luminous effects reminiscent of Monet’s brushstrokes. They explored how to show contrast between light and dark and used quick, expressive strokes to suggest reflections, ripples and the play of light on water.
Through this project students developed an understanding of how Impressionist artists worked outdoors, observing changes in light and atmosphere. Their final pastel pieces capture the sense of calm and movement found in Monet’s gardens in Giverny.
