Visual Arts
Existing Co-curricular classes resume for students in Week 2.
Monday’s Drawing classes with Babette and Lilli and Thursday’s Painting classes with Eliza will provide access to an online gallery space to exhibit their work and plenty of fresh opportunities to discuss their process and progress with their tutors.
We look forward to seeing students collaborate, exchange ideas, experiment and expand their skills. All currently enrolled students will be notified via email of their course plans for the coming weeks by their tutors.
Digital Photography Club
We’re thrilled be able to offer a new Co-Curricular Art Class in Digital Photography on Tuesday afternoons. A digital camera of some description (including your smart phone) is all you need.
The class will start next Tuesday 5th May at 3:15PM and run until the end of term. The class will be taken by established artist, educator and SCEGGS Old Girl Ella Condon. Ella has extensive experience as a contemporary photographer, teacher, and currently runs education programs at the Museum of Contemporary Art.
We are unable to offer Darkroom Photography for the time being, so for our current Photography students this will be a wonderful opportunity to expand their skills into the digital realm and learn a little more about camera craft in this setting.
Any Year 12 students who are using Photography in their Body of Work are strongly encouraged to participate!
SCEGGSfest
Our short film competition SCEGGSfest, run over the School holidays has had its deadline extended until end of Week 2. Details on how to enter can be accessed here SCEGGS-fest! And we encourage all students to submit their work for consideration.
Masterclass
Over the School holidays Babette Robinson, one of our co-curricular Drawing tutors, ran a masterclass in Drawing and watercolour painting and her students produced some beautiful works! This was a wonderful opportunity for students to collaborate together over the holidays, gain new skills and explore their artmaking practice.
The 2020 Youth Art Prize will be continuing with an online exhibition
There has never been a more important time to be making art.
This year’s theme Framed asks young artists to create an artwork about someone that inspires them. All artworks will be included in the online exhibition.
As a part of this initiative, we are running online activities lead by local artists to help our young artists come up with great portraits.
So #isolatecreate and get planning on your Youth Art Prize Entry!
We know there are lots of young artists, parents and teachers in the region looking for creative, at-home activities. So be sure to tell your friends and colleagues to sign up for Waverley Youth art Prize newsletter. Forward them this newsletter and encourage them to sign up by clicking here.
Heidi Jackson
Head of Visual Arts
