Visual Arts

Dr Marshall Art & Design Awards

The Visual Arts and Design department would like to congratulate all of the students who have worked so hard to produce the excellent work that you will soon see on exhibition at this year's annual Art and Design Exhibition via a Virtual Gallery tour sponsored by Dr Ken Marshall. The link to this virtual tour  will be emailed  in the next few weeks, enabling you to share the exhibition with members of the community who have been unable to see the exhibition due to COVID restrictions this year. 

This exhibition will be a wonderful commemorative record of the work that students have worked so hard to produce despite the challenges of lockdown.  The Exhibition will be open to parents and students to walk through after the Presentation Day event on Wednesday, 8th December, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm. 

We would like to publicly acknowledge Dr Ken Marshall for the generous donation of $100,000 that will be invested to specifically enable a perpetual Art and Design Exhibition, with student prize money and medallions to continue on into the future. The ongoing legacy of Dr Marshall’s sponsorship celebrates and encourages creativity in the students at Blue Mountains Grammar School.  It has been wonderful to have a member of our local community so deeply engaged and supportive over the ongoing period of 20 years. This year we celebrate our 21st BMGS Art and Design Awards.

We would also like to acknowledge and thank Steven Patterson the CVEO of  Derivan Art Supplies for the generous contribution they make each year donating Art Prizes for BMGS students. All paint we use at BMGS and art kits are purchased from Derivan and the quality of their paint is outstanding. We choose to use Derivan as a supplier as it is 100% Australian owned and values sustainability employing environmentally sound practices in both the products and production. 

Please find attached  this list of this year’s Prize winners:

We would also like to take this opportunity to remind all parents and students to download and use their Service NSW vouchers Creative Arts Vouchers as these will expire at the end of December.

https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-creative-kids-voucher

The NSW Government is helping kids get creative with the new Creative Kids program.

Parents, guardians and carers can apply for a voucher with a value of up to $100 per calendar year for each student aged 4.5 to 18 years old enrolled in school.

The voucher may be used with a registered activity provider for registration, participation and tuition costs for a range of creative activities, including arts, drama, dance, digital design, coding, and music lessons. 

Thank you for another exciting  and creative year at BMGS, it is just a pleasure to teach such committed and and well mannered students, it is always a delight to be in the classroom with you all. Wishing you and your families a happy safe and creative holiday!

Mrs. Sally Herron

Head of Visual Arts

You Are Invited!

Parents of students in Years 7 to 11 who are attending the Senior School Presentation Ceremony on Wednesday, 8th December, are warmly invited to visit the Art and Design Centre for a gallery walkthrough of the students work.  The gallery will be open from 5:00pm to 7:00pm (current COVID regulations apply). 

Be inspired Year 12 students'  work in Visual Arts, Design and Technology, and Industrial Design (Timber).  The creativity and design thinking that has gone into these projects and bodies of work is of a high standard and the students have produced some truly exceptional work despite the challenges of lockdown. You will also see artwork from students in Year 7 to 11 across a range of mediums including drawing, acrylic painting, pottery, sculpture, design, furniture, portfolios and much more. 

We hope you can join us and sincerely look forward to seeing you there.

Mrs Sally Herron

Head of Visual Arts