Visual Arts and Developing the Virtual Gallery Space

As it was becoming more apparent that artists and art galleries were exploring new and inventive ways to adapt to the lockdown, we too decided to search for opportunities to engage with, and celebrate, the creative projects and achievements of our Visual Arts students.

Bridget Earner (Year 12)

It was decided that digital engagement with our audience and our community could be achieved through a virtual space, And thus, the Loreto Virtual Gallery Space will be launched this year. This online space will be a curated exhibition area and will be presented as our own custom designed Visual Arts website, as well as a walk through Virtual Exhibition to launch the 2020 VCE Art Show in Term 4. It will be a place to view and discover a vast array of images, both still and moving, that span works created by our youngest Rathfarnham artists, through to our VCE students. The works will come from the subjects of Visual Art, Studio Arts, Visual Communication Design and Media. Opportunities to view the collection based on a theme or topic at a particular year level, but other opportunities to view the process will be provided and glimpses of idea generation and development will also be available through process images.

Whilst great emphasis is placed on art production, we also value the creative process and hope to give our audience an insight into this world. Artist Statements and Reviews will also be available to support the communication of the ideas, the meanings and the messages that are inherent in the artworks.

SUE BURKE, HEAD OF VISUAL ARTS

Amy Hrysomallis (Year 12)