Art Classes
Incursion with illustrator
Award-winning illustrator and Bundjalung woman, Charmaine Ledden-Lewis, presented to Primary and Infants classes about her craft, and also taught an intensive and fun drawing workshop with 4th Class students recently. With a large soft toy turtle as the subject, she encouraged the children to see objects as shapes first, to get the form down on paper, then add details and shading. Ms Ledden-Lewis lives on Dharug and Gundungurra Country in the Blue Mountains, and has illustrated many books about Country and First Nations experiences and perspectives, including Born to Run with Cathy Freeman. John Colet School is lucky to have many copies of her books in our library. …
New Art Centre Focuses on Visual Learning at John Colet School
From the first crayon scribble on the table, to the cheeky texta creations on the walls, to the colourful finger painting brought home from kindergarten. Kids love art. As parents, of course we encourage our children to do what they love, and we treasure those moments where their little faces light up when presenting us with another Picasso creation. So it’s reassuring to know that the benefits of visual arts in education are plentiful. Head of Art at John Colet School, Annette Gadsby, says Art is a core part of learning at the school, and has been bolstered by the completion of a brand new Judith Donald Arts Centre. “The basis of Art Education at John Colet is Observational …
6th class artwork ready to enter Art Prize
In creating our entry into the 2020 Gallipoli Art Prize, our 6th class students looked at ‘means of escape’. They particularly focused on the games and objects sent to POWs through Red Cross parcels that could be used for escape purposes. The sheer focus, imagination and ingenuity in creating ways to escape: hiding information and equipment in packs of playing cards and board games; making compasses from pen lids, and using lemon yellow jelly for printing; is a fascinating concept to study. The students created their own messages in Morse Code and designed their own cards based on the Bicycle Escape Map deck of cards created in WW2. They also designed keys with hidden messages inspired by the men …