Visual Arts

Communicating with the Specialist Team

We look forward to partnering with you in 2025, and welcome your input:

Danielle Haines (Visual Arts)  danielle.haines@education.vic.gov.au 

Save the Date! 

Save the date for the USPS 2025 Art Showcase. 

A chance to see all the amazing, inspired pieces our students have been creating across the year in one place. Be on the look out for more information later in the term.

Foundation students have been drawing tigers in the jungle. Students painted papers in week one to use in their collage so that their work would have texture. After following a step by step guide to draw their tigers head, they were able to draw a tail and paws and then choose how they wanted to draw leaves to create the illusion of the tiger hiding in the bushes. These artworks are coming together over the next week as we start to get things ready for our upcoming art show. 

Year One and Two students have created a moonlit landscape featuring the poppy flower for Remembrance Day. We learnt about John McCrea and his poem 'In Flander's Fields', which led to the red poppy becoming a powerful symbol of remembrance after the First World War. Students painted a tonal background, painting light shades to darker shades across their page before adding the poppy flowers. Students also practiced painting tints and tones this week with a single colour of acrylic paint, adding white and black to see how many different shades they could make of a single hue.

Year Three and Four students have been discussing the role of graffiti and street art in our culture and ethics surrounding it. Each student has been creating their own graffiti style name tag, blending colours with oil pastels. They have then designed a character ice cream cone, workshopping ideas and details before drawing their favourite one. Each one will be coloured with pencils, blending colours with this medium can be more challenging to create bright colours and smooth shading. 

Year Five and Six have explored the world of abstract sculpture in order to create their own. Each student took a block of wood, a coat hanger and a stocking to create a form that twists and bends in an interesting fashion. Students are then painting their piece inspired by a famous artwork, whether it is by using the colour scheme, images or techniques, each one is unique.