Students in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 have been learning about different artworks that have been inspired by dreams during Book Week as our theme this year was ‘Dreaming with Eyes Open’. Here are some of the exciting things we have been learning about in Visual Arts:

In Years 3 and 4 we read the story ‘Iceberg’ by Claire Saxby and illustrated by Jess Racklyeft. We were inspired by the colours of the Antarctic and were very persistent when we created our own DIY scratchboard artwork. We used oil pastels and a skewer to create our very own dreamscape of the Antarctic environment.

Mia H and Amalia R are presenting some of the completed artworks by 3H.

In Years 5 and 6, we have been learning about artists who create dreamscapes, like Howie Green. Inspired by his art piece, ‘Cosmic Sun’, we are creating our own version of a dreamscape using pencil, marker and oil pastels. Although we are not quite finished yet, below are some of our awesome artworks in progress. 

Year 6 answer the big question:

What is a Dreamscape?

A dreamscape is a landscape that you imagine or create like an imaginary world. - Tauris I

A dreamscape is an artwork that includes strange elements like colours, shapes and patterns that make it look like a dream - Calahni D

Dreamscapes are like dreaming with your eyes open, like our Book Week theme.  - Daniel J

You can create a fantasy world from your imagination and it can include realistic and unrealistic characteristics - Lexi M 

This week we are learning about the many reasons why artists use and create digital art pieces such as, for an advertisement or commercial and for an illustration of cartoon characters in a film or video game. We are taking on the challenge to use technology to digitally create a dreamscape artwork of our own.

The Christmas Art Story Competition and Exhibition

A few of our Year 5 and Year 6 students have shared their interest and have been participating in an incredible art project this term known as the Christmas Art Story Competition and Exhibition. It is an authentic and creative opportunity for students to explore and share the role of the Arts in Religious Education with the wider community with a focus on the scriptures of The Christmas Story.  All the students have worked diligently, exploring their connections to faith, to which is reflected in their incredible works of art. As you may already know, The Christmas Art Story is a wonderful opportunity that takes place across the entire Diocese of Wollongong, allowing for students from all over our community to get involved and compete. 

As we come to the end of our Christmas Art project in Term 3, we enter the second stage of the competition that will take place in Term 4. Only 6 students from each school across the Diocese are selected to enter into the competition where the artworks will be shortlisted for numerous awards. Artworks that make it through to the shortlisting stage of the Competition will be displayed in the Wollongong Art Gallery, which will be open for public viewing in the month of October (from the 8th-28th). 

Below are the 6 students from Nazareth Catholic Primary School who have been selected to move through to the second stage of the competition, alongside their incredible scripture based compositions. We’d like to congratulate all the students who have participated this year and wish those moving into stage 2 all the very best. 

Anabel Sotomayor, 'Gifts fit for a King'

Carolynne Chalmers, 'Blessing'

Christian Forlano, 'The Path to the Saviour'

Jaida Robinson, 'Almost There'

Mikayla Carriage, 'In God's Hands'

Olivia Sarin, 'Open and Change'