Art

The visual arts are an integral part of the Bhavani School curriculum from ELC to Senior Level Centre.

ART IN THE ELC

In the Early Learning Centre educators value creativity as an important learning disposition that impacts throughout life. Our students are encouraged to express their ideas and meaning though a range of media. They are exposed to experiences such as drawing, painting, sculpture, and three-dimensional construction, all of which provide vehicles for self-expression. Open ended experiences set up in each learning studio allow the children to explore, imagine and create.

ART IN THE JUNIOR YEARS

The Junior Years Visual Arts Program includes exploration of a variety of domains and the appreciation of historical and contemporary art and art practice. Emphasis is on the ability to develop a creative concept from its inception, to practice through to completion of refined art. The process of creating and responding are interconnected with all artistic endeavours.

Students will develop and refine their creative aptitude through skill investigation, via explicit and sequential teaching across all domains. Exploration of techniques and ideas and persevering in problem solving will underpin all practical endeavours.

Multiple opportunities are given to our learners to learn to reflect and discuss their own artistic process, techniques, and challenges as well as that of other artists.

ART IN THE MIDDLE AND SENIOR YEARS

From the Middle Years through to Senior Years art experiences develop the learner’s skills in art making, enhance their knowledge of the world around them and allow the students to develop creativity and thinking skills based on personal experience and expression. The Art Program is based on the melding of students’ experiences of society, culture and the individual; and artworks are developed by encouraging individual student expression and choice matched with skill development.

Our Art Program offers specialist tuition in Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Mixed Media, Photography, Sculpture, Graphic Design, Visual Communication and Design and Ceramics. The course is based on thematic concepts and all these art forms are explored. At senior level the students begin to specialize in specific studio subjects and can elect to take a particular art form.

ART STUDIO

Art Labs offers a real point of difference, and our classes are taught by practicing artists.

We strive to foster imagination and artistry in our classes by inspiring students to create.

We pride ourselves on taking a traditional atelier approach and all our tutors believe you are never too young to learn & exploit your talent.