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Zart Extra Term 1 2011

Art for Wellbeing

Holy Saviour Primary School

At Holy Saviour Primary School Vermont South, we emphasise our Visual Art and Performing Arts programs by presenting an Art Show and a whole school concert on alternate years.

In 2010 the Art Show combined its focus on the countries involved in the Commonwealth Games and the opening of our new Multi-Purpose Hall.
At the beginning of the year, we established a staff Arts Committee who was responsible for the organisation of the show. This committee held regular meetings throughout the year and was responsible for making key decisions in consultation with the staff. It kept everyone up to date with their progress.

The children completed two art pieces for the show. The first piece had a Mosaics theme. Each level completed a Mosaics piece, using and developing skills appropriate to their level. The preps created their mosaics using torn paper. The year 1/2’s used mosaic cardboard squares. The year 3/4’s used mosaic ceramic tiles and the year 5/6’s worked with a variety of broken ceramic tiles and crockery.

The second piece was related to the Commonwealth Countries involved in the Delhi Games. Each class selected a country that would influence their artwork.

As part of our commitment to developing our grade six children as school leaders they, along with their teachers, formed a variety of leadership teams. The children nominated themselves to an area of personal interest. One of these teams was the Arts and Culture Leadership team. This group attended meetings with our Arts Leader and Student Wellbeing leader to look at ways they would be involved in the presentation and organisation of the Art Show. Just the same as with any meeting held, minutes were taken and placed in the children’s classroom files on the school server for them to access and read again if necessary. As part of their experience in being involved with the Art Show, they went on an excursion to Zart Art in Term 3 with two teachers from the Arts committee to see how a variety of art work can be displayed.

This team was responsible for the following:
1. Creating a flyer to advertise the Art Show around the school. 2. Designing and producing a Pamphlet that was handed out on the day of the Art Show 3. Involved in the making of the Entrance Sculpture - a 3D piece of art which was the basis of the whole theme of the art show 4. Assisting with the setting up of the show as well as taking it down again. 5. Helping with the labelling and mounting of the artwork 6. Informing classes of what was happening in regards to the Art Show. 7. Assisting on the opening night of the Art Show, showing parents and students where to go and explaining how the night would be conducted.
The whole experience of the Holy Saviour Art Show is quite unique and special. The children and their parents get such a thrill to see their works of art on display for all to see. Much hard work is put in by all members of staff and this effort is so worthwhile when we see the pride on the children’s faces.

Megan Hughes
Student Wellbeing
Holy Saviour Primary School Vermont South

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