YEAR 6 ART ADVENTURES IN THE SENIOR SCHOOL Mr Matt Chivers | Art & Design Teacher
30 art lessons with Year 6, how hard could it be? Intense, powerful, rewarding, successful and completely exciting, the year 6 transition program in Visual Art 2020 has been an astonishing odyssey. It is very rare to witness the enthusiasm and collective aesthetic ability of a cohort of students. This year the level of talent, skill, determination and desire for success is unparalleled amongst our year 6 group. Senior students on campus have always enjoyed early access to the Visual Art studios throughout the year. This year however they were perplexed by the attendance and
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intensity of the year 6 students more than willing to take up the offer of early access to a dedicated art studio from 8:00am. On occasion there was no room in the studio for our seniors. Reduction block printmaking can be a challenge, it requires a significant level of planning and critical thinking about the final product before commencing work on a blank plate. Suffice to say, each and every student has been hugely successful in completing this project. The senior art students have also remarked upon the ability and skill of this cohort. We look forward to the potential that they will bring to the art department in 2021.
