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VISUAL ARTS - 2023 ART & DESIGN AWARDS
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The much-anticipated Art & Design
The much-anticipated Art & Design
v
ery
’t disappoint, with e
Awards didn’t disappoint, with every
Awards didn
studio and work space in the Art &
studio and work space in the Art &
v
Design Centre con
Design Centre converted into a series
erted into a series
of galleries, with stunning displays of
of galleries, with stunning displa ys of
Senior students’ artmaking and design
Senior students’ artmaking and design
projects that in turn inspired, intrigued,
projects that in turn inspired, intrigued,
impressed and entertained those
impressed and entertained those
attending.
attending.
Visual Arts and T AS subjects encour age
Visual Arts and TAS subjects encourage
, communicate
students to think deeply, communicate
students to think deeply
their thoughts, to enquire, in
their thoughts, to enquire, investigate,
v
estigate,
question their world, and understand
question their world, and understand
it aesthetically. Art and Design
it aesthetically . Art and Design
works can turn the ordinary into the
works can turn the ordinary into the
, and encour
extraordinary, and encourage reflection
age reflection
aordinary
xtr
e
from multiple perspectiv
o see the
from multiple perspectives. To see the
es. T
world through different creative lenses
world through different creativ e lenses
enables understanding of different
enables understanding of different
cultures, viewpoints and periods of
cultures, viewpoints and periods of
history
history. .
Evidence of the importance of Art
Evidence of the importance of Art
Education at BMGS is seen through
Education at BMGS is seen through
the ongoing careers of our many past
the ongoing careers of our man y past
students who ha v e gone on to work in
students who have gone on to work in
creative fields such as graphic design,
creativ e fields such as gr aphic design,
film, photography, visual arts, fashion,
film, photogr aph y , visual arts, fashion,
communication, engineering and
communication, engineering and
architecture.
architecture.
e are gr
ateful to Dr
. K
en Marshall for
We are grateful to Dr. Ken Marshall for
W
his ongoing generosity in sponsoring
his ongoing generosity in sponsoring
these awards, enabling our students
these a wards, enabling our students
the opportunity to shine in artistic and
the opportunity to shine in artistic and
e pursuits.
creativ
creative pursuits.
e right, l to r: Mr Brendan
v
Picture abo
Picture above right, l to r: Mr Brendan
AS T
O
eacher), The Hon Susan
O’Keeffe (TAS Teacher), The Hon Susan
’K
eeffe (T
Templeman (Member for Macquarie),
T
),
empleman (Member for Macquarie
A teacher), Ms
Ms Julie Hiam (VA teacher), Ms
Ms Julie Hiam (V
Sarah Fordham (Guest Artist), Mr
Guest Artist), Mr
ordham (
Sar
ah F
Ian Harrison (T
AS teacher), Mrs Sally
Ian Harrison (TAS teacher), Mrs Sally
Herron (Head of Visual Arts), Mr
Herron (Head of Visual Arts), Mr
Marty Olmos (Head of T
Marty Olmos (Head of TAS), Mrs Amal
AS), Mrs Amal
Siorokos (VA teacher), Dr. Ken Marshall
Siorok os (V A teacher), Dr . K en Marshall
(Major Sponsor) and Mr Owen Laffin
(Major Sponsor) and Mr Owen Laffin
(Deputy Head - Head of Senior School).
(Deputy Head - Head of Senior School).