Bush studio HPGE enrichment program
Visual arts
Program
Students will create artworks inspired by urban bushland, exploring contemporary artists and experimenting with mediums like drawing, painting and clay.
Learning intention
- We learning to use art forms to represent nature in artworks.
Facilitator: Emily Besser
Activities
This is an immersive day, connecting students with nature, their creativity and visual art making.
The day commences with students acknowledging Country and working together to build ephemeral artworks inspired by Andy Goldsworthy. Among other artists, students will learn about the work of contemporary Australian artists Nicole Foreshew, Bianca Hester, Mabel Julie and Nicholas Mangan.
Students will go on a bushwalk and spend time in nature's classrooms to explore the natural features of the reserve through art making. Photography, sketching, etching, frottage and painting using water-colour will be used to think on the page about the things in their environment that can be seen and those that remain unseen.
Instruction on the elements and principles of design, mixed-media, printmaking and collage will enhance students' abilities to create and appreciate artworks.
This program is only available to NSW Department of Education school students.