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Stage 5 Photography and Digital Arts

After revising Visual Arts fundamentals, these students have created a series of photographic artworks based upon the ‘joiner-photographs’ of influential artist Sir David Hockney, whose work was itself inspired by the multiple viewpoint abstraction of Pablo Picasso. (see images) Students worked on these artworks digitally utilising the Photoshop program, but are currently in the Darkroom experimenting with traditional wet photographic methods.

Stage 5 Traditional 2D Art

Students have revised their Visual Arts skills and knowledge and then completed a collaged portrait. (see images) Currently the class are working on a painting task consisting of their own choice of subject matter, painting surface and materials, and painting techniques.

Year 11 Visual Arts

Students are finishing off their Preliminary studies and are nearing the end of their experimentation of art media and material processes. With the Yearly exams completed, the class is ready to begin Term 4 as HSC students and develop an artistic Body of Work in an expressive art form of their choice.

Year 12 Visual Arts

Year 12 students have completed their Bodies of Work with great success! (see images) Year 12 must be congratulated on their efforts! Time has passed all too quickly, and the HSC exams will be soon over too. We wish them the best of luck in their future endeavours – artistic and otherwise. May you follow your HeARTs!

ARTWORK SHOPS & ACTIVITIES:

Even if your child is not currently studying Visual Arts, they may like to participate in an Art Workshop available locally or in Sydney.

WOLLONGONG CITY GALLERY – LEARN, EXPLORE, DISCOVER (School Holidays)

http://www.wollongongartgallery.com/learning/Pages/Learn-Explore-Discover.aspx

WOLLONGONG CITY GALLERY – ART SMART AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM:

You may have a younger child interested in Visual Arts. ART SMART is an introductory course for primary school children who want to improve their artistic skills through a range of fun and stimulating exercises. Lessons are taught by a primary school art teacher and range across various art practices and mediums.

http://www.wollongongartgallery.com/learning/Documents/2019%20Art%20Smart%20After%20School%20Program.pdf

NATIONAL ARTS SCHOOL - CREATIVE KIDS PROGRAM:

NSW Government is helping your cost of living including Creative Kids, which is all about making it easier for school-aged kids (4.5 to 18 years old) to get involved in creative and cultural activities. Parents, guardians and carers can claim a $100 voucher per year to put towards the cost of lessons and fees with registered providers. It’s a great opportunity to let kids find their passion and learn new skills. Vouchers can be used to contribute to registration, participation and tuition costs for performing arts, visual arts, coding, languages, literature, music and other creative and cultural activities with our approved list of activity providers.

https://nas.edu.au/creative-kids/

NATIONAL ARTS SCHOOL – HOLIDAY PROGRAMS

Over the coming holidays and weeks ahead, you may like to spend a day or two in Sydney at the National Art School and participate in one of their short courses. Highly recommend. (And Fun!)

https://nas.edu.au/product-category/school-holiday-workshops/