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In Term 2, as part of the Visual Arts elective Joy Hester from the extensive Boyd Collection,
program, Art teachers Ms Hiam and Mr Randall unpacking the techniques used to create each work.
accompanied Year 9 and Year 11 Visual Arts
students on a residential art camp at the Arthur and This was followed by a panoramic drawing
Yvonne Boyd Education Centre near Nowra. workshop in the sculpture gardens of the property.
The evening was spent at the Riversdale Education
Students were able to meet the Artist in Residence,
take part in structured workshops and develop Centre where the students spent the night in the
their creativity in the inspirational environment of contemporary building designed by Australian
Bundanon. Architect Glen Murcutt, whose work they have
been recently studying.
The camp began at the Bundanon homestead, the
location of the Boyd’s family home, Arthur Boyd’s The location of the building overlooking the
art studio, the Artists in Residence program and the Shoalhaven River was the perfect environment to
Boyd Collection. inspire the students’ art making the following day.
The Year 9 group took part in a plein air landscape
The Year 9 students toured the homestead and painting workshop, with some fabulous results,
gallery, before taking part in an ink painting whilst the Year 11 students walked into the local
workshop by the Shoalhaven River. bushland and worked in charcoal to create some
stunning reductive drawings.
Our Year 11 students were fortunate enough
to visit the studio of French Artist in Residence For the students, not only was this a wonderful
Charlotte Vitaioli to learn about her contemporary opportunity to spend quality time creating art in a
art practice. beautiful natural setting, the experience of viewing
and analysing the various artworks at the centre
They also viewed selected works by prominent will also enrich their understanding of art history
Australian artists such Brett Whitley, Saun Tan and and criticism.
