Visual Arts News

'St. Anthony’s adopts a holistic and collaborative approach to education that engages students to drive their learning based on their individual needs and preferences.'

Level 2 students looked the painting of Ned Kelly that hangs in the quad, this week. They learned about the artist, Sidney Nolan and then they drew a picture of themselves, a bit like Ned Kelly, going on a journey. Except they could choose an animal of their choice, their dreams even and imagine an amazing journey, the environment and the clothes they would wear.

Level 3 analysed the Aboriginal Art of the Victorian Aboriginals and compared how different the style is to the Central Australian and North Queensland art styles. These clever students' art works shows how the Koori people never used dots, but they used other kinds of line patterns!