There's so much happening today...

 Oil Painting

 Clay instruments

 Digital Photography

 Year 12 Drawings

 Public Art Design

 Video Art

Mural Planning

Autumn in the Hills

The annual Autumn in the Hills Exhibition was held by the Kalamunda Arts and Crafts Group this weekend.
Once again they have generously sponsored a student show and awarded prized in the categories of 2D, 3D and digital media.
Congratulations to everyone who exhibited their work and especially the winners.

 Maddy P's winning painting

Chris' winning photos 

Liam with his highly commended photo

Important: Changes to the Term Two Calendar

The last workshop in term two will be on Saturday 23 June (not 30 June as previously published)

This is will be my last Saturday as the GATE art coordinator. I've had a wonderful time over the last ten years working with Gifted and Talented students and tutors. I was a tutor for the first five years before becoming the coordinator. I'm looking forward to spending Saturdays with my family and getting back into classroom teaching.

Mr Eden and I will be on leave during term 3 but we hope to make it to the annual exhibition. Best wishes and thank you for all your support.

Claire Eden
Claire.Eden@det.wa.edu.au

Sunny Saturday

A beautiful sunny Saturday morning. Perfect for making art!

 Digital Photography Workshop

 Hanging Sculpture

 Yerar 8 Clay

 Year 12 Research

 Oil Painting

 Year 8 Painting and Drawing

Clay Sculpture

Term Two

Term Two is usually our most productive period of art making as everyone gets ready for the mid year exhibitions. It is only our first Saturday back and we are already busy creating artwork.

This term we have Leanne and Becky working with GATE art students and some primary aged students on a public artwork for the New Children's Hospital.

Making Cane Sculptures

 The Gallery is now a studio space for Stage 2 and 3 students.

 Designing for Clay Sculptures

 Year 8 Drawing

Designing for Paintings

Pinterest

Check out the KSHS GATE Visual Art Pinterest boards.

Face Painting at Gooseberry Hill PS Fair

Sunday 25 March was the Gooseberry Hill Primary School Fair and GATE students held the Face Painting Stall. We were really busy and made lots of little people into butterflies, dogs and vampires.

 Check out that sign! Great effort

 A rare quiet moment

 Two little cuties with scary faces

All the students who helped out were ex students of Gooseberry Hill Primary School. Exhausting but loads of fun. Thank you to everyone who helped out especially the Year 9s who made the most amzing cut out sign.

Year 8 Photoshop

17 March 2012

Printmaking 

Textiles 

Oil Painting 

Face Painting (practising for the Gooseberry Hill Fair) 

Metal Sculpture

Photography

Sculpture by the Sea

Year 10, 11 and 12 GATE Visual Art students visited Sculpture by the Sea at Cottesloe Beach. The students had a guided tour of the artwork and were fortunate to have their tutors on hand to explain the processes involved in public art displays.

A yummy fish and chip lunch was enjoyed, followed by a quick swim before the extra long drive home (sorry everyone).

It was only a little bit windy

There is a student photographic competition for this year's Sculpture by the Sea. For more information click here.

Banners on the Terrace 2012

The Kalamunda Shire's Banners on the Terrace competition is now on. All Year 9 GATE Visual Arts students are asked to complete a design for homework. Due to Mrs Eden on Saturday 24 March (to be handed in to the Shire on Friday 30 March).

Kalamunda SHS students have won first prize in this competition for the last four years.

Marco (runner up) and Jess (first place) in the 2011 competition

For further information visit the Shire website.

We're in the Ed-e-news...

An article about our "Home Sweet Home" excursion was published on the Department of Education's website. Click here to read it.

Saturday 10 March

Home Sweet home

During week 5 the lower school GATE students visited the Western Australian Museum and took part in "Home Sweet Home". They purchased either residential or business real estate and then constructed small scale buildings. Students decorated their buildings and created business names. It was lots of fun.

Tin Sculpture -Amber and Lauren

Tin Sculpture- Pierre and Brodie

Clay - Andrew

Oil Painting - Ruby

Oil Painting - Victoria