Year 12 Visual Art and Design Exhibition
On Friday 18 October, the annual Year 12 Visual Art and Design Exhibition was opened in the Visual Art Exhibition space. The exhibition is a culmination and celebration of the final Year 12 VCE Art Making and VCE Visual Communication Design folios that the Senior students have undertaken. The exhibition opening included guest speaker Aaron Wallis, Director of Playce, an award-winning studio that designs diverse and dynamic experiential environments for all ages for play, active recreation and social connection.
The opening event allowed friends, family, students and the wider Tintern Grammar community to view the artistic journey the students have travelled on and enjoy the opportunity to see the collection of artworks as a whole, as well as meet the artists and designers. With delicious canapes and refreshments, and a warm welcome from our 2024 Art Captains Ellie and Molly, guests enjoyed the shared experience in our contemporary art space.
A variety of media is currently on display until Thursday 21 November (8.30am – 4.00pm Monday to Friday) in the Visual Art gallery space.
Students have investigated a range of concepts and themes and are now preparing for their final examinations. Please make the time to come and visit, read the artists’ statements that detail the students’ creative journey and enjoy the works of art.
Rachel Waud | Head of Visual Art and Design
Celebrating Creativity
In the vibrant world of Junior School Art, the creativity of young students never ceases to amaze! It’s a true privilege to teach these talented girls and witness their skills develop throughout the year.
Last Term, each class explored various mediums, creating unique and inspiring artworks that expressed their creative ideas.
Prep recently completed delightful ceramic butterflies and worms on a mixed media background, showcasing their imaginative spirit.
Year 1 students embraced their enthusiasm by creating scratch art birds, incorporating shapes, lines, and patterns on painted canvas boards using foam brushes.
Year 2 focused on colour and tone, using coloured pencils to bring 3D butterflies to life.
Year 3 students explored the theme of hands, experimenting with colour and composition while exploring positive and negative space.
Year 4 mixed media still-life artworks displayed a strong grasp of design and composition, reflecting their artistic growth.
Year 5 students truly shone with unique still life pieces based on collage, using decorative patterned papers.
Year 6 explored landscape painting with water colours, creating stunning designs that expressed their individual styles. The Year 6 class also explored written reflections in their Visual Diary tracking their progress, celebrating their success, and documenting their growth to support them to become empowered, self-directed learners.
As this Term progresses, all students look forward to creating festive Christmas artworks to share with their families, adding a joyful touch to their creative journey!
Jenny Kerr | Girls’ Junior School Art Teacher
