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The Art Department has been involved with a very extensive artist in residence programme throughout the year. The first artist was Matthew Sleeth, a journalistic photographer, who worked with the Year 11 studio art students.

We have had a very successful relationship with Monash University's School of Art and Design. Three final year students have each worked amongst our students, for a week. The students continue with their normal course work, and are given some assistance with materials, allowing them to undertake a project. During this time they are available to talk to individual students, or an entire class, explaining the concepts and process behind the development of the work.

Amanda Faulkner, a hot glass artist, has led the Art Department to setting up a hot glass kiln, which will allow the boys to work in slumped and cast glass in 2002.

Anne Probert, a printmaker, and mother of a boy in Junior School, created a beautiful print, which was then carefully torn into strips and woven together again. The print has been purchased by the School to become part of its permanent art collection. Iwona Janezcwski, an abstract expressionist painter, who worked on a huge canvas, seven metres by three metres spoke to several groups, readily communicating her enthusiasm and sense of purpose with the piece.

The final artist for the year was Kevin Burgmeestre, who initiated a mural project at the recent Literature Festival. He spoke with several junior classes involved in the construction of the mural which, when completed, will be placed at the entry to the Library in the Teachers Centre. The Year 11 art students have volunteered to return to School after their examinations to help as mentors for the junior boys.

1. Iwona Janezcwski, abstract expressionist painter, discussing her work with Year 7 Art Students.

2. Anne Probert, print maker, working on her 'woven' etched print.

3. Amanda Fawkner, glass artist, working on a mould of a figure to be cast in hot black glass.

 

It's all black and white in Year 11

The Year 11 studio arts class, listened quietly, while Artist in Residence, professional photographer, Matthew Sleath, showed slides of his journalist career and talked of his life working in some of the world's hot-spots. The boys then spent a day following through with a photographic assignment, set in the precincts of Camberwell.

The skate-park in Riversdale Road was a great place for action shots and Sam Shields' photograph displayed right, captures the spirit of the day. On completing a six-week unit in black and white photography, the boys submitted their best work for selection in the City of Boroondara, '15 to 21' Millennium Photographic Project. Nine students had their work exhibited or published in a book released at the exhibition.

Above left: The Year 11 studio art students whose work was selected for the City of Boroondara 15-21 Millenium Photographic project. Robert Padbury, Sam Shields, Chris Bosma, Tom Vines, Bhanuwat Jittivuthikarn, James Officer, Chris Pang, Charles Lin, absent Cameron Algie.	Above right: 'Spine Shadow' by Sam Shields.