Art

ART CORNER Welcome back to a new year of creative activities, events and fun. Firstly just a reminder that all students are required to have a smock to protect their uniforms from some of the mediums that we use. A smock does not have to be a bought one at all; an old long sleeved shirt or jumper is just as effective. I still use my Year 12 jumper when I create my own art works. There are a few new elements to the Visual Arts make up this year. From week 3 students from year 1 to 6 will have the opportunity to participate in a lunchtime activity - Art Academy. Preps will have the opportunity to participate later in the year once they have settled into school and art room routines. Art Academy will be totally voluntary, where students need to sign up for the lunchtime program. Students can expect to create a number of art activities and assist in collaborative pieces that will have pride of place around the school. There will be limited spaces, however if students miss out this term they will be first in line next term. An “Art Palette Award” will be handed out at each indoor assembly to the student in the school who has further developed creativity. Their work will be on display in the office alongside the award. Many parents over the years have been collecting recyclable products and dropping them off at the art room. Thank you so much for this and keep them coming. Items that are very useful in the art room are: Meat trays (cleaned) Containers such as ice-cream etc (cleaned)  Magazines Tubes from aluminium foil, cling film etc Finally, this term the year 4 students will be experimenting with ipads and how to integrate this new technology into our Visual Arts lessons. Students will look at the principles of photography and what makes a good photo great and apply their photos into our drawing and a printmaking unit while focussing on the artworks of renowned Australian female artist Margaret Preston.
 * Claudia Michielin - Visual Arts Teacher**