Zart Extra Term 3 2011
The Unbound Book of Life
Maroondah Education Coalition
Since 2009 our Maroondah Education Coalition schools have been working together on a Values project based on Multicultural and Global Citizenship. Our project, “Youth Voice – Fostering Respect, Tolerance and Inclusiveness”, stimulates thinking and discussion about identity and belonging, challenges misconceptions related to different cultures and provides opportunities for young people to change community attitudes through the exhibition of their work.
In 2011, the Maroondah Education Coalition gained funding from Arts Victoria to implement an ‘Artists in Schools’ project, particularly for our refugee students interested in working with a professional artist to further their artistic talents and interests.
Aims and objectives of our programme:
- Supports high quality student learning across the curriculum
- Enriches teaching practice through interaction with professional artists
- Promotes cultural vibrancy in schools through creative partnerships
- Encourages innovative ways to engage with the wider community
What the students have achieved:
The programme has created the opportunity for these young artists to have intensive art training one day a week during Terms 1 and 2. Students from Croydon SC, Maroondah SC and Ringwood SC have been working individually and in groups, to create a joint work of art titled ‘The Unbound Book of Life and Journey’.
The pages of this book will be made out of large sheets of plywood which can be detached to display them in different combinations as required.
Students have been painting with acrylics to produce: background landscapes that depict their past, present and future lives, portraits of their future self and other large and bold shapes from nature that will form a variety of pop–outs within the landscapes. The BIG BOOK pages will form a visual narrative that pays respect to the students’ culture and homelands, while focusing on their new life in Australia and their hopes and dreams for the future.
The Artist, Conrad Clarke, who is well known for his drawing, painting and sculpture, has been instructing students how to make their 2D artwork into book pages that have a pop-out or 3D effect.
So far the students have had seven sessions, and the work that they have produced to date is indicative of their artistic talents and willingness to learn.
Zart Art has been a valuable supplier to our art faculty in recent years and it seemed natural we continue this relationship when seeking sponsorship.
The MEC would like to offer our sincere thanks to Zart Art for their generous support of our Artists in Schools Project.
Lyn McGoldrick,
Assistant Principal & Artist in Schools Coordinator
Dina Mihailidis
Art and Technology Coordinator
Maroondah Education Coalition
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