Zart Extra Newsletters 2014

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Zart Extra Newsletters 2014
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Term One 2014
Zart
Registered by Australia Post Publication No. 327687/00003
Inspiration • Ideas • Education Updates • Online Support • Tips & Techniques
Templestowe Park Primary School
The Peninsula School
St Margaret’s School, Berwick
Melbourne Girls Grammar School
Zart - Supporting Teachers in Creative Education
Contents
Firbank Grammar
Cover
News, Events & Dates
2
Local Landscapes
3
A Mindi Journey
4
Art That Can Be Anywhere
5
Legacy Project
6
Professional Learning
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School Ground Sculptures
7
Collage Self-Portraits
8
Zart Student Gallery
9
New Products
10
Zart Calendar Term 1 2014
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About Us
What’s on
MELBOURNE NOW
Zart Extra: ISSN 1448—8450
Zart Extra is published
quarterly by Zart Education,
a division of Zart Art Pty Ltd.
This publication is mailed
prior to the first week of the
term issue date. This
newsletter allows art
teachers/co-ordinators to
learn about what is
happening in art education
and what other art teachers
are doing. You will find
information on new art
techniques and processes,
Zart Supporting teachers
in creative education
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22 NOV 2013 – 23 MAR 2014
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Federation
Square and NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road
The exhibition will represent Melbourne as a dynamic
centre for the production of, debate about, and
participation in contemporary art, architecture, design
and performance - innovative creative practice in all its
forms. Melbourne Now will encompass an ambitious
program with well over 120 artists and projects as well
as architectural and design projects and commissions,
commissions for kids and families and a community
hall, which will host a rotating program, encouraging
community expression from choirs, workshops,
multicultural groups, performance artists, cake
decorators, philosophers and poets, among many
other activities, public programs and events.
MELBOURNE NOW - MY PLACE NOW
Recommended for primary schools
Teacher briefing Tue 04 Feb, 2014, 4–5.30pm
Student program from February 2014
Melbourne Now – My place now is a participatory
project for a class, year level or whole school that
connects Melbourne Now with the broader
community by providing a framework for students to
research, document and celebrate their own creative
communities – in Melbourne or beyond.
Students spend a half day at the NGV discovering the
vibrant art and design scene of Melbourne and
exploring how artists and designers are inspired by
place and what they contribute to a community. Prior
to the visit, teachers participate in a free online
introduction to the project which will provide starting
points, inspired by Melbourne Now, for schools to
celebrate their own creative communities.
Bookings and enquiries
T 03 8620 2340, 12-5pm weekdays
THREE PERFECTIONS: Poetry, Calligraphy
and Painting in Chinese Art
06 DEC 2013 – 09 JUN 2014
NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road
Three Perfections explores the interconnections
between poetry, calligraphy and painting. In traditional
China, scholars and scholar-officials were cultivated in
these arts as vehicles of self-expression. Painting was
regarded as ‘silent poetry’ and poetry ‘painting with
sound’. Scholars trained in the ‘art of handwriting’ or
calligraphy at an early age used calligraphic
brushstrokes in their paintings. This exhibition consists
of paintings and calligraphy from the Asian Collection.
Works dating from the fourteenth century to the
present will show the uniqueness of Chinese art and the
contrast between traditional and contemporary art in
the continuity of a living tradition.
CONGRATULATIONS
The Australia Council for the Arts have announced that
artist Fiona Hall AO will represent Australia at the 56th
International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale 2015 and
that Linda Michael, Deputy Director & Senior Curator
at Heide Museum of Modern Art will curate the
exhibition, which will be staged in the new Australian
Pavilion. Congratulations Fiona and Linda on this
fabulous opportunity.
linking art & literature
Local Landscapes
Local Landscapes is an extended visual art
and literacy enrichment program for highly
focussed year 5 and 6 students who have
demonstrated interest, imagination and
skill in the visual arts. The program is based
on the Australian permanent collection at
the NGV.
This project has 3 components:
Professional Learning for teachers: Free online
professional learning and introduction to the
program, including a focus on the artists and
their artistic practice, discussion of level 4
curriculum material and organisational details.
Student Program: Introductory lecture to
showcase the artists and their artistic practice
and to listen to a contemporary Melbourne artist
discuss their approach to landscape painting.
In the Gallery students engage in detailed
observation and visual analysis with the
selected works of art
Back at school students research, explore
and experiment with a range of art
materials as they create their local
landscapes. They write a label to describe
their ideas, intentions and influences.
Students engage in letter/email exchanges
with students across the participating
schools.
Studio Exhibition: In the NGV Education
Studio students display their local
landscapes with labels. Certificates of
participation are presented and students
conduct gallery tours for their families.
(Contact NGV Schools Bookings directly.)
For three consecutive years Strathcona
Baptist Girls Grammar School has
participated in this art extension project.
This year 19 girls from Grades 5 & 6 elected
to take part, agreeing to attend a lunchtime
session once a week for ten weeks.
The project began with a visit to the
NGV. This involved a lecture, a viewing of a
select group of Australian paintings and a
talk by practicing artist, Dale Cox, about his
ideas, their development and his techniques.
They then chose and photographed their
local landscape.
Their paintings on canvas boards were
based on this image and worked on
throughout second term. At the beginning of
each session a tutorial was held focusing on
a specific technique that could be applied to
their image such as painting clouds, sea, trees
etc. On the completion of their painting they
wrote a short piece about their local
landscape and its significance to them.
On the first Saturday of Term 3 the work
was exhibited alongside that of all
participating schools at the NGV. This event
was attended by students and their guests
and was a great opportunity for them to see
other students’ work and to read the
accompanying text. Participation in this
project has enhanced the artistic
development and art appreciation of all the
students involved.
Susan Clarke
Visual Art Teacher
Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School
Zart Extra_Term 1 2014 3
collaborative mural
A Mindi Journey
The students at Carey Baptist Grammar
School in Donvale commenced their
Mindi journey by studying the
Wurundjeri people who once lived and
hunted in the area around the school.
This connection has had a deep impact
on their understandings and has been
the inspiration for the significant
elements of the final artwork.
We worked closely with the Wurundjeri
people and the Koorie Heritage Trust to
authenticate the historical and cultural
setting for the work. They have been both
supportive and generous and our students
have been exposed to their culture in an in
depth fashion.
Students were encouraged to work
alongside me to gain an understanding of
the steps that are necessary to design and
make the finished work. Together we solved
the practical, mathematical, creative, and
artistic problems that arose. Involving the
students in the design process and
discussing the issues that needed to be
resolved was paramount to this learning
experience. Students discussed and were
able to understand the process of working
on a design, its possibilities and limitations.
We looked at how we needed to create a
collaborative work and yet allow for
individual expression, to provide an
installation that was true to the Wurundjeri
people.
Students gained an understanding of the
need for the work to make a connection to
the space in which it was to be installed.
They learnt about the culture of the tribe
who have been in our area for over 40,000
years. They considered the choice of
materials to be used in the construction of
the work and its potential to reflect the
subtleties of the environment and the
symbolism of the serpent Mindi. This
serpent is greatly respected by the
Wurundjeri and it was therefore
paramount that the finished installation sat
in harmony with the landscape. Other
members of staff have supported our
journey by integrating the project into their
classroom curriculum.
This was achieved through: Researching the
Wurundjeri thoroughly and immersing
students in every aspect of the study using
resources at our disposal including
information technology and literature.
Outside resources such as guest speakers,
other peers and local community
representatives also provided valuable
input. Our librarian Robyn Sunberg
studied the environmental culture of the
Wurundjeri people. Students created visual and
written reflections of their understandings
through classroom studies / image making in
the form of paintings, line drawings,
printmaking and 3D materials. They were
introduced to the language of the Wurundjeri
people, their history, local symbols and story
lines.
Classroom teachers became involved in
integrating the project into their curriculum.
All staff, students and parents have
participated. The students carved the creatures
and symbolic pattern work and used the
language of the Wurundjeri on their tiles. The
parents’ tiles represented the Wurundjeri
patterns and surrounded the written excerpts
that travel along the spine of the serpent. The
teachers carved tiles for the head using only the
patterns of the tribe.
Mindi now sits proudly in our landscape and
has been an enriching experience for us all and
a permanent learning opportunity for all who
view her.
Jeanette Jennings
Art Teacher
Carey Baptist Grammar School Donvale
art in the environment
Art that can be anywhere
I have noticed in my teaching practice
over recent years that students are
increasingly using their smartphones to
record the development of their artistic
process. Our students have in their
pocket a powerful and portable device
that allows them to spontaneously
shoot photographs at any time and in
any place. Social media is allowing them
to instantly exhibit their artwork to a
worldwide audience.
I wanted my Year 10 students to fully
utilise the opportunities for making
artworks and sourcing inspiration from
the world around them, and so I developed
a photography project which harnessed the
accessibility of smartphone technology.
This project was created in association
with my student teacher who was able to
give me the perspective of a digital native.
(i.e. a person born after the introduction of
digital technologies and through
interacting with digital technology from an
early age, has a greater understanding of its
concepts)
The students began by researching and
analysing a range of photographs created
using smartphones and other digital
devices. They trialled a range of
smartphone photography applications
which allowed them to simulate various
film types, frames, lighting, lenses and
other photography effects. One of the
more popular social media photography
The students at The Peninsula School in Mt Eliza use their
smartphones as a tool in the art room. Sally Thompson
their art teacher explains how this was implemented.
apps was found to produce images of a very
low quality which were designed to be
viewed on screen but were not appropriate
for printing. There are literally thousands of
apps available and the students enjoyed
sharing and demonstrating their favourites
to the class.
They then brainstormed concepts for
their photography presentation. The
objective was to create a series of nine
related images which explored a theme
from the world around them. We looked at
the photomontages of David Hockney and
talked about the possibilities for
fragmentation of images, showing different
viewpoints of the same object and for
telling a story. The book The Art of
iPhoneography by Stephanie Calabrese
Roberts was an invaluable resource.
Once the students had decided on
themes, they shot a wide range of images
using both the smartphone camera and
through apps. They then printed a contact
sheet and carefully examined their images.
A series of nine images were selected and
evaluated. Some students then went back
into apps to edit the images further and use
more filters, frames or vintage effects.
The final nine images were then imported
into the computer and opened using Adobe
Photoshop©. Any further editing was done at
this point, and then the images were
arranged in a 3 x 3 grid. This was an
opportunity to learn about layers in
Photoshop©, and to experiment with
background colours, textures and gradients.
The finished images were then printed,
mounted, displayed and evaluated.
Assessment for this task focussed on the
students’ competence in reaching the Draft
Australian Curriculum Achievement
Standard for The Arts in Years 9 and 10.
Factors included:
Conceptualising ideas in their art making
(brainstorming, research).
Demonstrating refined skills in manipulating
materials, techniques and processes
(composing images, shooting, editing,
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applications, Photoshop , printing,
mounting).
Discussing characteristics and constraints
identified in the process of art making (contact
print, screen shots, selection and
evaluation).
Reflecting on and discussing the development
of a personal aesthetic, making critical
comparisons to the work of others (research,
brainstorming, evaluation).
The resulting artworks were surprising in
their diversity of technique and approach.
Many artworks had a marvellous narrative
quality; some were almost cubist in
appearance; others were quirky and funny
and very personal. All of these students have
proudly uploaded their work to social media
for the world to see; and to like.
Sally Thompson
Ella Chapman, Monash University
graduation
Legacy Project
Each year the graduating class of Grade 6’s
at Templestowe Park Primary School work on
a ‘Legacy’ project. The students leave behind a
major artwork to be enjoyed by the school
community after they have moved on to
secondary education. We wanted to make the
2013 Legacy our biggest and best, to have a
collaborative piece that made a real
statement with a contemporary focus. The
students and I decided that it would be really
fun to paint on skateboard decks and to
create a sculpture. Earlier this year I
participated in a Street Art Professional
Learning day at Zart. I adopted many of the
ideas gleaned from this day into our 2013
legacy project.
The students were introduced to Street Art,
Public Art and Graffiti with a PowerPoint©
presentation. Two questions were asked of
the students during the presentation – What
do you notice? What questions do you have?
Interesting points were raised from the
images presented. The students had many
opinions on the Street Art images shown.
Adrian Doyle’s modification to Rutledge Lane,
which occurred during the middle of our
project, was one point of discussion. We
explored legal versus illegal and discussed the
differences between tagging and pieces.
Different forms of Street Art including free
form spraying, stencil art, paste ups, tiled
pieces, and three dimensional pieces were
examined. Many images of Street Art from
Australia and around the world were
discussed including pieces by Banksy, Vexta,
Space Invader, Elk, Sixteen to name a few. The
students drew inspiration from these street
artists and as a result, decided to use their
own initials as the basis for their design. In
order to make pieces more personal, students
also designed and incorporated a character
related to their interests. They transferred
their best design onto a template and decided
on the colours for their finished piece.
We applied for and received a Leader
Newspaper Local Grant of $1000 which
enabled us to spend more on materials.
Ironlak spray paint was chosen for the
backgrounds, due to the amazing vibrant
colours and the excellent coverage it provides.
We didn’t prime the skateboard decks and
spent a session outside spraying the
background colours straight onto the boards.
The students really enjoyed using the spray
paint and many of them made note of it in
their project evaluations. Some students were
conservative, spraying with one colour,
however others chose to have dripped or
multi coloured backgrounds, whatever was
appropriate to their design. Once the
backgrounds had dried, students transferred
their designs onto the boards with chalk.
Vipond paints were then used to paint over
the spray paint. The students have one
session of art per week which enabled plenty
of drying time between sessions, with most
doing at least two coats of paint on their
boards. Posca markers were used to add detail
to the designs.
At the time of writing, the boards are
finished and look absolutely amazing. The
Grade 6’s are so proud of their achievements
and the rest of the school now want to paint
on skateboards as their ‘Legacy’ project!
Nicole Sumner
Visual Art Teacher
Templestowe Park Primary School
exploration
School Ground Sculptures
It began as inspiration gained from a visit
to an art gallery in the seaside town of Robe,
where I admired a boat created from
driftwood and string.
The journey in the art room, however,
carved out a path of its own, thanks to the
creativity and enthusiasm of our students.
Living inland, a great distance from any
driftwood necessitated an alternative source
of wood. A windy January day came to our
rescue, resulting in plenty of free art
supplies in the form of twigs and sticks
strewn across the schoolyard.
We began by introducing our Years 5 and 6
students to their first art brief: sculpture/
construction using natural resources. The
students were able to work in small groups,
or independently to create a piece of art that
was free-standing or able to float.
Inspiration came from various
examples including the works of
Patrick Dougherty, Vietnamese
fishing boats and the Eiffel Tower.
Through discussion with our
students, we created a list of
possible materials that would be
allowed within their artworks:
sticks, seed pods, bark, leaves, dried
flowers, jute string, brown paper,
calico and gourds. All of these items
could be sourced locally or from our
existing art supplies. The gourds
were donated by enthusiastic
gardener and retired teacher, June
Kortman. The use of gourds wasn’t
in our original planning; it was the
students who suggested using them.
This led to further discussion on the
Students from Horsham West & Haven Primary
School created truly amazing works of art from
natural materials collected in their school grounds.
use of gourds in various cultures and the
opportunity for us to grow our own from the
seeds we collected when cutting them open.
Students began drawing their designs and the
call went out to all to gather sticks from the
schoolyard. The caretaker was quite happy to see
students collecting sticks and tidying up the
grounds in the process. Several teams of eager,
younger students would regularly drop off the
treasure they had found for us, with piles of sticks
thoughtfully deposited on the art room doormat
becoming commonplace. Surprisingly, we ran
short of sticks but, with a plentiful supply to hand
at their campus in a rural setting, our Haven
students were happy to oblige in bringing their
own on their weekly bus trip to the main campus.
Armed with inspiration, creativity and an art
room full of sticks, students began their
construction, and encountered their first hurdle:
binding sticks with string. Yes, that meant tying
knots! For many students, this alone presented a
huge challenge as they had grown accustomed to
the wonders of Supertac, hot glue and masking
tape. Whole class and individual instruction was
given for simple knot-tying.
This artwork project involved individual focus,
teamwork, many design changes and lots of
spontaneous creative flair. The students’ problemsolving enabled them to overcome the limitations
imposed by the materials to successfully transform
their artistic visions into reality. It proved to be a
truly worthwhile venture, not only from the
perspective of the young artists themselves but
also, reflected in the level of positive community
feedback, in the eyes of many others.
Michelle Watson & Fiona Ryan
Visual Art Teachers
Horsham West & Haven Primary School
observation & imagination
Collaged Self-Portraits
Year 11 students from Patterson
River Secondary School submitted
work for the Zart Student Gallery
in term four 2013 and some of
these works were chosen for the
design of the Zart 2014 catalogue
front cover.
Unit 1 Self-Portrait Exploration
Since the advent of the mirror, artists have continued
to make themselves the subject matter of their own
work, whether through in-depth conceptual exploration
of their psyche or in a more concentrated focus on
technique. Whatever the motivation, artists from all
cultures, time periods and mediums have attempted the
exploration of self within their artworks.
VCE ART Unit 1 requires students to develop and apply
skills while exploring areas of individual interest. Students
learn how to apply skills of observation and imagination
to construct visual responses. They examine how formal
art qualities including elements and principles help to
communicate their own meanings and messages. Students
undertake a study of selected artists from varying
cultures to inform and inspire their own practice.
The Year 11 students at Patterson River explored the
timeless theme of self-portraiture in Unit 1. Students
studied a variety of artists from various cultures and time
periods. They learnt how the process and materials they
used helped them to communicate meaning within an
artwork. An emphasis was placed on the formal elements
and students experimented with a variety of mediums.
They investigated how an artist’s vision might not be
objective. Artists and audiences have different
approaches to seeing and how this was most evident in
the “Selfie”.
Students were required to create a folio of finished
artworks based on the self-portrait. They began with a
technical and realistic approach. They had to complete
several studies, working from photographs and mirrors.
This initial portrait was captured using lead pencil and
was required to be visually accurate and avoid offering
any insight into the subject’s personality. This process
was painstaking for some students, it was challenging
and required resilience and patience. Guided tasks
demonstrated alternating foci on technical skill and
conceptual development. In this task students forgo
higher-level technical skills and use the very basic skill of
cut and paste. As a group we approached this with
discussions about how the simplest of skill used with
sensitivity and a focus on process can create a powerful
piece of visual work. We spoke about how the aesthetics
can be just as beautiful and the meaning and
messages can be manipulated by the artist’s use
of the formal elements. I also introduced the
concept of culture both individual and collective.
Students engaged in dialogue about the roles of
self-portraiture historically and the
metamorphosis into today’s selfie. The materials
for this work were taken from discarded magazines,
which lead to discussions on the use of recycled
and sustainable materials and we reflected on
larger global issues. Overriding was the
discussion of process versus concept and
experimenting with a range of media. The
artworks enabled students to gain confidence
in their art making by producing these
stunning results using a very simple technique.
Rachel Miller
Head of Visual Arts
Patterson River Secondary College
zart’s student gallery
Zart Student Gallery Term 1 2014
Currently on Exhibition until
March 25, 2014
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Beaconhills College, Berwick
Barcelona Cats and Dogs
Brighton Grammar School
Animal Masks
Camberwell Grammar School
Mosaic Spades
Carey Baptist Grammar School
Surrealist Skateboards
Charlton College
Monoprints
Firbank Grammar
Monet Gardens
Glen Iris Primary School
Rhinos and Recycled Bins
Haileybury College, Brighton
Zentangled Masks & Ned Kelly
Melbourne Girls Grammar
Supermix Landscapes
Methodist Ladies College, Kew
Mecanimals
Mount Waverley Primary School
Degas Ballerinas
Pakenham Springs Primary School
Terracotta Warriors
Smartphone Photography
Money Prints
Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School
Local Landscapes
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Zart’s Student Gallery
Situated upstairs in the Zart Customer
Service Centre. Each term the Student
Gallery exhibits a new display of work
from young artists ranging from
kindergarten to VCE. We are always on
the lookout for artwork to be exhibited
that showcases new ideas and
techniques suitable for all age levels.
Please email images of work you
would like to exhibit one term in
advance to Jan Roker jan@zartart.
com.au
Also visit www.zartart.com.au
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new products & resources
Anholt’s Artists Activity Book
Artwise Visual Arts for the
Australian Curriculum Years
7-10 & eBookPLUS
Glenis Israel
This new edition of Artwise: Visual Arts for
the Australian Curriculum is specifically
written to address the Visual Arts learning
area within the Australian Curriculum. It
provides a stimulating resource for students
in Years 7 to 10, with a broad range of
Australian and international artists, and a
balance of traditional and contemporary
examples. The overall sequencing of chapters
demonstrates a progression in difficulty of
subject matter, which allows teachers to dip
in and out according to the year level and
ability of their students in order to work
towards the appropriate Australian
Curriculum Year level standard. Key features:
• Addresses the Visual Arts learning area within
the Australian Curriculum: The Arts
• Delivers a flexible approach to meet the needs
of students from the introductory years 7-8 to
elective years 9-10
• Begins with an introductory chapter that covers
safety and basic art techniques
• Presents graded and carefully sequenced units
that integrate Making and Responding strands
• Provides step-by-step instructions for students’
own artwork
• Presents a wide range of artists and their
practices across traditional, contemporary, ATSI
and Asian sources
312pp
BKAA308
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$59.95
Perfect for any aspiring artists and a useful
resource for teachers. Laurence Anholt
has created an Art Activity Book unlike
any other. Here are 7 fantastic projects
for children taught by great masters like
Monet and Degas. With this book you will
be able to paint a portrait with Vincent van
Gogh, make a funky junk sculpture with
Picasso or let Matisse show you how to
make cool colourful cut-outs. In the easyto-use format, you will also find numerous
tips and secrets, which will help to develop
creative confidence.
47pp
BK055
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$16.32
Craft Smart
Discover fun new crafts and
techniques in this series. Learn
to knit, make your own jewellery
and create fantastic projects out
of paper and recycled materials.
Craft Smart presents a fresh,
fun approach to four creative
skills: knitting, jewellery-making,
papercrafting and crafting with
recycled objects. Each book
contains 12 original projects to
make, using a range of readily
available materials. A special
‘techniques and materials’
section encourages young crafters
to try out their own ideas while
learning valuable practical skills.
Recycling
BK053-RE
Papercraft
BK053-PC
Jewellery
BK053-JE
Knitting
BK053-KN
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$10.90
Alphab’art
Anne Guéry, Olivier Dussutour
This provides a new and different ‘way in’
to famous works of art and the alphabet.
A fun introduction to both the alphabet
and the work of famous artists. Readers
can search the paintings of Giotto, Chagall,
Picasso, Dali, Klee and many more to
discover the letter hiding within. There is
a strong interactive aspect to the book,
as readers have to search for the letters
hidden in the artwork.
64pp
BK061
NEW
$27.23
Prices exclude gst and are valid until 4th April 2014
Laurence Anholt
new products & resources
Found – The Art of
Recycling
Lisa Hölzl
Prices exclude gst and are valid until 4th April 2014
A beautiful non-fiction book
which aims to inspire children
to think about art made from
recycled material. In the early
1900s the way art was created
changed. Pablo Picasso used
cardboard instead of paint.
Marcel Duchamp called a bicycle
wheel art and Raoul Hausmann
made a sculpture out of an old
shopkeeper’s dummy. Instead of
using traditional materials such
as paint, more and more artists
started using found materials like
newspapers, old photographs and
bits of furniture. And they are still
doing it today. Find out how these
artists, using found materials,
changed the art world. Be inspired
to create your own masterpieces!
45pp
BK744
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Derwent XL Graphite
Blocks
From sensitive line work and
subtle blending, to expressive
marks and deep tonal work,
Derwent XL Graphite is smooth
and refined.
The chunky shape is captivating,
intuitive and great fun to use; you
can even add water to the mix for
splashes and washes.
There are 6 colours in the range:
2 natural graphite, 2 warm tones
and 2 cool colours.
Set of 6
PN139
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$23.95
Large Colour Wheel
Measuring 63.5 cm this colour
wheel is a handy tool for teaching
colour mixing. Just turn a colour
on the dial to an outside colour
and the mixture appears in the
window.
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Zart Calendar
What’s happening in Term 1 2014
School Catalogue 2014!
The Zart Catalogue for 2014 was sent out to your school
in November 2013. A huge range of new products have
been included to broaden your choice of art and craft
materials. Please ring if you require extra copies.
Product & Ideas Presentations
Term 1 is a very exciting time for us to introduce so many
new products to you. Look out for the Ideas and Product
Presentations listing in this issue, and join our team at a
venue near you. These sessions are free and a great way
to meet up with other art teachers in your area.
Product & Ideas Presentations
for VCE Students
PBL Catalogue 2014!
The Play Based Learning Catalogue was sent out at the
beginning of Term One to all Early Year Coordinators
and Early Learning Centres. If you wish to also have a
copy of this catalogue please call 03 9890 1867 or email:
[email protected]
Customer Service Centre
Visit the centre during Term 1 to see a range of new
products and resources. Come in and see the great
Jigsaw display in the foyer. The Centre now has a Play
Based Learning area stocked with all our new range of
products suitable for Early Childhood and Early Years.
While in the centre don’t forget to visit the Term 1
Student Gallery, full of stunning artworks from Primary
and Secondary Art students.
CBCA Authors & Illustrators
ILLUSTRATION & DESIGN: OVERLAPS & OUTLINES
Listen to Marc McBride, Tony Palmer and Ben Sanders talk
about the dual roles of designer and illustrator, how they
interact, and what occurs if one person does both.
Date: Wednesday 26th March
Time: 5.30pm until 8.00pm
Venue: Zart Art Box Hill North
Limited to the first 70 respondents
Cost: $30 (CBCA members) or $40 (non members) or $20
(Students).
Bookings: Phone CBCA on 1300 360 436 or email vic@
cbca.org.au Bookings are essential so book in early to
avoid disappointment.
Easter Hours
Zart will be closed from
Friday 18th April 2014
& will reopen on
Tuesday 22nd April 2014
BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL!
2 FREE* reams of A4 Cover Paper Assorted
(valued at $40.78#) with all Back to School
orders over $700#.
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Wanting to inspire your senior students? Be up to date
with the latest materials and resources and how to use
them. Tania or Dee are available to speak to your VCE
students and show them a range of products and ideas
that might kick start them on their creative journey. Ring
Colleen on 9890 1867 to organise a date and time.
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Zart, Supporting Teachers in Creative Education
COVER: McKinnon Secondary College
THIS PAGE: McKinnon Secondary College
Where Life Begins and Ends
News, Events & Dates . . . . . . .2
Where Life Begins & Ends. . . . .3
Marvellous Minstrels . . . . . . 4
The Arts & AusVELS . . . . . . . 5
Learning Zones & Environments 6
Professional Learning . . INSERT
Street Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
The Poppykettle Fountain . . . .8
Zart Student Gallery. . . . . . . 9
Langridge Decorative Finishes . 10
New Products. . . . . . . . . . . 11
What’s on at Zart Term 2 2014 . 12
What’s on
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StART UP: TOP ARTS 2014
300 years of Italian art, from the early sixteenth to the
11 APR 2014 – 20 JUL 2014
THE IAN POTTER CENTRE: NGV AT FEDERATION SQUARE
eighteenth centuries. Artists represented include
Zart - Supporting Teachers
in Creative Education
4/41 Lexton Road,
Box Hill North, Melbourne
Victoria 3129 Australia
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In 2014 the highly popular Top Arts celebrates its
Poussin and Tiepolo. Many of these works are at the
twentieth year at the NGV. The exhibition presents
heart of the Prado’s collection and have never before
outstanding work by students who have completed Art
left Spain.
developmental material and preparatory work) as part
10 MAY 2014 - 03 AUGUST 2014
MCCLELLAND SCULPTURE PARK & GALLERY
390 MCCLELLAND DRIVE, LANGWARRIN
M–F: 8.30am – 5.00pm
M–W & F: 8.30am–5.00 pm
Th: 8.30am – 6.30pm
Sat: 9.00am – 2.00pm
of the installation. A range of informative and
Cream: Four Decades of Australian Art chronicles the
interactive programmes will run throughout StArt Up:
development of modernism in Australia from 1940 to
Top Arts 2014, including introductory talks by exhibiting
1980. From Grace Cossington Smith’s, Drapery in the
artists and student and teacher professional learning
studio 1940 through to William Robinson’s Four cows,
programmes. See ngv.vic.gov.au or NGV Facebook for
one bulling 1980, this exhibition showcases the stylistic
more details.
diversity of modernism in Australian art.
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ZartEducation
Raphael, Correggio, Titian, Tintoretto, the Carracci,
or Studio Arts studies in the Victorian Certificate of
Education (VCE) and provides insight into young
people’s ideas, thinking and creative practices (folios,
ITALIAN MASTERPIECES
CREAM: FOUR DECADES OF AUSTRALIAN ART
Drawn from Rockhampton Art Gallery’s remarkable
FROM SPAIN’S ROYAL COURT MUSEO DEL PRADO
16 MAY 2014 – 31 AUG 2014
NGV INTERNATIONAL, 180 ST KILDA ROAD
collection, Cream explores the post-Second World War
The holdings of Italian art in the Museo Nacional del
modern art. Artists include Sidney Nolan, John Perceval,
Prado, Madrid are unique and unrivalled in museums
Arthur Boyd, Charles Blackman, Margaret Olley, Fred
outside Italy. This exhibition of over 70 paintings and
Williams, John Brack, Lloyd Rees, Jon Molvig and Russell
30 drawings presents a rich selection of works spanning
Drysdale.
art centres of Melbourne and Sydney, but also presents
Brisbane as an alternative city to explore new ideas in
vce folio
Where
Life Begins
and Ends
There is more to the ocean than the generic
waves of saline water. The ocean holds two-thirds
of all life forms on Earth and is the original
birthplace of all living beings. Look beneath the
water’s surface and you’ll find a complex
three-dimensional world, with unique marine
corals and animals that are both fascinating to
admire and support the functionality of this
planet. But the ocean is dying. Now it chokes and
gags on the oil spills, industrial waste and
chemical bleach which are all caused by
humans - by us. Toxins bleach all colour from
the corals, while the plastics, metal and crude
oil that are carelessly dumped, have the
potential to kill all that lives in the sea. The
ocean is quickly becoming a vast dead zone. If
these activities are not controlled, we too will
grasp our heads and crumble to the ground as
we deteriorate from a disaster of our own
making.
I have used the human structure and
silhouette to depict the negative impact that
mankind has had on the ocean. This effect has
pierced through each layer of the ocean, hence
each panel has a darker background to the
previous, which symbolizes each zone of the
ocean as well as the light and life that slowly
escapes from the figure. Each figure expresses
an increased level of suffering and torment. By
embodying elements from the sea in a human
form, one can better empathize with the
suffering of this being – after all it lives and
breathes like a human; like one of us.
I intended to recreate the marine life forms
with as much authenticity and realism as
possible. The tree coral has a natural indented
texture which was recreated using twisted wire
frames and a rough Modroc wrapping. Various
other corals, starfishes and jellyfishes were
made from Magiclay and painted with acrylic
paint, in colour schemes that imitated their
natural palette. Fabrics and Tyvek were
manipulated to form the fluid tentacles of the
sea anemone and brain coral. The gradual
introduction of black resin that leads to the
final panel, reflects the crude oil industry that
exploits the ocean’s natural resources. The oil
slick snuffs out the last remaining forms of life.
And so if no action is taken to limit human
mistreatment of the ocean, the place where life
began, will be the destination where all life will
be extinguished.
Myanh Nguyen
YEAR 11 STUDIO ART UNIT 4
MCKINNON SECONDARY COLLEGE
To see Myanh’s folio, developmental material and preparatory
work please visit the ‘Term 2 2014 Gallery’ at www.zartart.com.au
artist in residence
Marvellous Minstrels
What better way to herald the entrance to a
brand new Performing Arts Centre than with a
group of colourful minstrels and flock of
eye-catching birds? In 2013, the Year 5 and 6
students at Orchard Grove Primary School were
privileged to work alongside artist, Elizabeth
Armstrong, to create these welcoming pieces.
The project began with an exploration of
paper. Elizabeth brought a variety of papers
for the students to examine. Italian
Florentine designs, William Morris highly
patterned papers, old musical scores and
dictionary pages all had the students
describing the texture, pattern and line they
were appreciating. The smell of old text pages
had many remembering word study!
Elizabeth went on to share her own work
diary pages full of sketches, designs,
thoughts, colour patches and swatches.
She then revealed her finished papier
mache bird and posed the questions, “How
do you think I made this?” and “What steps
do you think were involved?” The students
discussed the drawing of the design, the
cutting and how to papier mache, but they all
missed the making of the coloured paper.
Spray bottles and watered down acrylic and
fluoro paints were then distributed and the
students thoroughly enjoyed the freedom of
creating their own vibrant paper designs.
Some just enjoyed using the sprays whilst
others created patterns using stamps and
foam pieces. Keeping the colours in warm or
cool combinations had the students
considering the colours and they avoided
making dull or murky colours.
After the freedom of the coloured paper
making activity, attention was turned to
creating a bird. The students looked at the
simple form of a bird and first drew their
designs on paper and then transferred them
onto foam core board. These were then cut
out and a mixture of watered down PVA was
applied. Newspaper had to be pasted on
smoothly and wrapped right around the bird
to keep the form of the cut-out.
While the birds were drying, the students
then tore up the coloured paper, dictionary
pages, music scores and wrapping paper into
small, thin and tapered pieces. They had to
use control when tearing to ensure the pieces
had a feather like appearance so they learnt
about the grain in paper fairly quickly! These
coloured pieces were then pasted on the birds
from the base to the top to create the
appearance of feathers. The birds were then
laid on larger paper pieces, the head traced
and glued in place with a glass bead eye and
metallic pen detail added to complete each
artwork. Mixing acrylic with metallic paint
gives the paint a sheen and this was painted
on the edge of the birds. Lastly, old atlas
pages were cut to size and shape to complete
the birds. It was a nice touch for the students
to choose where in the world they would like
their birds to fly to or from!
Our attention then turned to the Minstrels.
Brian Wildsmith’s illustrations inspired the
creation of the figures. Elizabeth
demonstrated her drawing style on the foam
core board and students papier mached the
figures using the same PVA mix. The
newspaper layer was allowed to dry. It is
important to dry these flat as they can warp
quite easily. The remaining paper was used to
cover the figures and card circles were layered
to create their costumes. Each figure reflects
an element of performance: one holds a
musical instrument; another is singing and
has song sheets in its costume; one is a
dancer; the fourth figure is an actor with play
scripts hidden in its costume.
The faces of the figures were the last
feature to add and Elizabeth explained to the
students that her inspiration is drawn from
old dolls and puppets. She has a simple, yet
very expressive design style and with delicate
watercolours filling the features of the face,
the Minstrels were complete.
Rosie Campbell
VISUAL ARTS TEACHER
ORCHARD GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL
the australian curriculum
The Arts & AusVELS
A New Horizon for Arts Education
The Australian Curriculum
The Arts Curriculum was released by
ACARA in March. After several years of
consultation and input from all states, arts
educators at all levels and sectors of arts
industry, there is now a national
curriculum that encompasses all forms of
The Arts: Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music
and Visual Arts.
Together these arts forms “provide
opportunities for students to learn how to
create, design, represent, communicate
and share their imagined and conceptual
ideas, emotions, observations and
experiences”. (Rationale: Australian
Curriculum: The Arts)
The curriculum provides teachers with a
broad set of concepts and content to
develop an Arts curriculum for their
individual schools. It also provides
opportunities for teachers to work across
all art forms of the curriculum to develop
artistic works that draw on content,
knowledge, understandings and skills.
These ‘hybrid’ forms of artworks
demonstrate a use of several art forms in
one work.
all images taken from vcaa website
The Australian
Curriculum In Victoria
The Arts will be implemented through
AusVELS. The structure of the Australian
Curriculum will be embedded into the
AusVELS framework. There will be some
changes in terms to the Standards in
AusVELS and the Learning Focus will be
structured and related to the Content
Descriptions and Elaborations in the
Australian Curriculum.
The current language used in
AusVELS will remain fairly similar.
There are some strong concepts that will
be addressed in both Strands that are
A Summary of the Structure
of the Australian Curriculum
The Arts is as follows:
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•
Rationale
Aims
Making (Strand)
Responding to the Arts (Strand)
Band Descriptions: Years F–2, Years 3 & 4, Year
5 & 6, Years 7 & 8, Years 9 & 10.
• Content Descriptions
• Content Elaborations
• Achievement Standards
relevant across all areas of the curriculum.
Terms such as ‘practice’ and ‘representation’
have relevance, but different meanings in
each of The Arts areas. These will be carried
through to the AusVELS framework and
described in the Content Descriptions along
with the use of skills, techniques and
processes.
I look forward to working with teachers
across the state, from Early Years through to
the Middle Years of schooling, on developing
curriculum models that will embrace this
new era of Arts education in Victoria.
Kathryn Hendy-Ekers
The two strands, ‘Making’ and ‘Responding to
the Arts’, cover the key knowledge and skills of
these areas and outline specific learning and
skills that students will develop through their
engagement, experience and involvement with
The Arts. ‘Making’ and ‘Responding’ are based
on the relationships between the artwork, the
artist, the world and audience.
CURRICULUM MANAGER, VISUAL ARTS
VICTORIAN CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT
AUTHORITY (VCAA)
‘Band Descriptions’ provide information
about the learning context for students at a
specific year level.
‘Content Descriptions’ at each band in
each subject describe the knowledge,
understanding and skills that teachers are
expected to teach and students are
expected to learn.
For more information:
Please contact the Victorian Curriculum
and Assessment Authority (VCAA)
Level 32 Casselden, 2 Lonsdale Street,
Melbourne VIC 3000
www.vcaa.vic.edu.au
The ‘Content Elaborations’ provide support
material for teachers so they have a common
understanding of the Content Descriptions.
The full version of the curriculum is
available to read on the ‘Australian
Curriculum: The Arts’ website
www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/TheArts/
Rationale-Aims
The ‘Achievement Standards’ for each band
indicate the quality of learning that students
should demonstrate by a particular point in
their schooling.
The following Notice to Schools from the
VCAA will assist teachers in determining
their planning for 2015. www.vcaa.vic.edu.
au/Pages/correspondence/ notices/2014/09.
aspx
play based learning
Learning Zones & Environments
O
ver the last two years, we
have been building on
creating purposeful, exciting,
creative, play based learning
environments in our artrooms.
Two years ago art consultant,
Tania Di Berardino from Zart, came
to Warringa Park School to observe
our classrooms, equipment and
materials. After looking at the cohort
of students, with the focus on how
best to serve their individual needs,
it became our shared goal and vision
to turn the art space around. We
realised that in order to engage the
students and to help them achieve
the best results, they needed a
variety of activities and learning
zones within each lesson. It was
important for us to see students
succeeding, engaging, exploring and
being excited about coming to art
and being in the art space.
Our artrooms now incorporate a
multitude of activities and play
based learning zones for students to
explore. This ensures students are
engaged and the curriculum is
differentiated. In the Early and
Middle Years, each lesson begins
with a technique or process to
explore, which comes from a school
based learning initiative, challenge
and/or the curriculum.
When the activity is complete,
students choose a play based
learning zone which has a connection
to the learning that has just taken
place, to further the students’
thinking. Students use verbal
language, signing or visual cues to
communicate. It’s amazing when we
see our students become excited
about the ‘wonder wall’ and what may
be presented or when they explore
what’s inside the sensory tubs each
week and what they can make, use,
play and engage with. Students are
free to express, feel and discuss their
experiences in a supported, safe
environment. This allows them to
focus on what choices to make during
art lessons. We have found this to be
very effective in managing the variety
of behaviours, learning styles and
needs we have in our school
community.
Andrea Cain & Ruth MacKay
VISUAL ARTS TEACHERS
WARRINGA PARK SCHOOL
A Word from the Principal...
The transformation of the Visual
Arts Programme in the last two years
has been amazing.
The artrooms are full of artwork that
the students have created in the
school. They are well organised and
have storage spaces that enable art
materials to be easily accessed for the
work to be undertaken by the students
and the staff.
Our Visual Arts programme enables
all students to experience success and
be creative, which is in line with their
learning needs and abilities.
Play based learning zones have been
incorporated into the programme
which have added a new dimension to
the artrooms and enabled all students
to participate and succeed in these
environments.
The success of the Visual Arts
programme, the students’ achievements,
and the transformation of the art spaces
was reflected in the Art exhibition that
was held for the school community at
the end of 2013 school year.
The changes to the Visual Arts
programmme and the dynamic art
displays that are a prominent feature
of the school have been brought
about by two teachers who are
committed to giving every student
the opportunity to be creative in a
medium that they can succeed in.
Colin Schot
PRINCIPAL, WARRINGA PARK SCHOOL
youth engagement
Doyle in Rutledge Lane (off Hosier
Lane) Melbourne, after he created
‘Empty Nursery Blue’ .
“Disengaged youth” is
a term that people
throw around a lot.
I am a youth art
facilitator and was
once a teacher - I have
never met a young
person that I could not
engage.
Street Art – So Wrong it’s Right
I was probably considered a
“troubled youth”. I guess I would
have been a stereotypical “VCAL
kid” because I continually failed
school. Yet, here I am doing a
PhD. Why was it that I got a 12
out of a 100 for VCE, and yet I
am a functioning member of
society?
School has a variety of academic
strengths, yet, many young people
are thrown into VCAL courses
without a thought. There are
many kinds of intelligences and
schools can’t facilitate all of them.
For me, it was art that was my
saviour. I knew from a young age
that I wanted to be an artist. I did a
lot of graffiti in my early days.
Graffiti was a gateway to art and a
whole new and exciting world.
I now work with young people
in the laneways of Melbourne,
teaching them the craft of Street
Art. These young people work
hard and dream big. But, many of
them have dropped out of school.
Many people consider creating
graffiti to be an anti-social
behaviour. In many ways it is.
However, I consider it to be more
like a sport. Young people get
together, share photos, search for
new artworks and practise their
skills. They meet new people and
become part of the street art
community. They walk and travel
and explore. Street art is not bad
for young people. Unfortunately,
the alternative is often less
productive activities, like sitting
down all day playing video games.
Many young people just need a
voice. Graffiti is a great way to
express this voice.
My role as a “graffiti facilitator”
is not necessarily to try and stop
young people from doing illicit
activities. My role and the wider
community’s role is to look after
these young people by teaching
them positive ways to use
“graff”. Mostly, not to do
stupid things like climb on
trains, hang off buildings and
get lost in drains.
Graffiti does not need to
have a mortality rate.
Most of these young people
will grow up and leave graffiti
behind to become
functioning and productive
members of society. Do we
really want them to have a
string of convictions and
charges? This only helps to
isolate them as they move on
to the next phase of their lives.
So I guess it’s up to us, as a
community, to figure out the
true harm of graffiti. The
police see graffiti as a serious
crime, equalising it to assault
and battery. I wonder if this is
too harsh, I know I would
rather get my fence painted
on than be smashed in the
face! What would you rather?
Let’s embrace graffiti and
use it as a way to engage
young people that otherwise
would be completely
disengaged.
Werd uP punkz…
Adrian Doyle
WWW.DOYLESART.COM
WWW.MELBOURNESTREETTOURS.COM
WWW.BLENDERSTUDIOS.COM
linking art & literature
The Poppykettle Fountain
An Investigation and Exploration of Local Artworks
lessons from the excursion,
students considered what the
bay settlement would have
looked like from aboard a ship
when families, such as the
Austins, arrived in Geelong.
They then created perspective
drawings and ‘tall ship’
paintings. Most of the foreshore
is reclaimed land from the
hundreds of ships which
emptied their ballast before
loading the wool. It is a great
visualising exercise to imagine
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and 4 studied Werribee, primarily as a wool producing
area, through exploring Italian art at Werribee
Mansion.
It was a natural progression to then study
Geelong; the port exporting Werribee wool in the
1800s. This unit of work was inspired by an
excursion to view artist Jan Mitchell’s painted
bollards, which are located along Geelong’s
Waterfront. Jan researched the rich history of the
area and portrayed amazing stories through each
bollard.
One particular bollard features a set of keys in
the hand of a Portuguese sailor. The keys had been
left on the beach at Limeburners Point in the 1580s
then discovered in 1847. Robert Ingpen, a local
author, used this fact and wove a fantastic,
fictional adventure of how the keys came to be on
the Geelong beach. The Voyage of the Poppykettle tells
the story of seven hairy Peruvian Gnomes wanting
to flee post invasion Peru and their encounters
with Brown Pelican, Silverado Bird, Iguanas,
Silverfish, and a friendly Dolphin on their
hazardous journey to Limeburners Point. The
Poppykettle, a vessel for brewing poppy tea, and
some of the
Gnomes, sculpted
in bronze, are
featured at the
Poppykettle Fountain
at Cunningham Pier.
The characters from the story were excellent
subjects for line and shape drawings, which were
shaded using charcoal. Reading sections of the
story and providing pictures of the characters
whilst the students were sketching, immersed
them in the wonders of this adventure at sea.
Terracotta clay seemed the best material with
which to make the characters. The students
created a shape to start with, and then pinched
and moulded their works rather than joining
pieces of clay. This technique, starting with a
cylinder shape, leant itself to creating the iguanas,
dolphins, gnomes and keys. A sphere was a great
starting shape for the Poppykettle, providing an
attainable challenge for Level 3 and 4 students,
resulting in the successful firing of their works.
Jan Mitchell featured rabbits on her bollards as
these were introduced into Australia by the
Austin family, for hunting purposes. As follow up
the water levels up to
Customs House.
Lastly, the students
were asked to create
their own bollard
designs and then
paint life-sized
bollards, donated and
installed by Powercor
Geelong. This has
enabled our students to create
their own community art:
depicting five students in
various uniforms and a Koori
bollard representing the
Wathaurong people, facing the
Werribee River. Next year, we
hope to complete bollards of
Percy and Ethel Chirnside who
will face the Werribee Manor,
after which our school is named.
Robyn Hawking
VISUAL ARTS TEACHER
MANORVALE PRIMARY SCHOOL
zart student gallery
Currently on Exhibition until
June 17, 2014
Melbourne Montessori
School - Caulfield
Carnegie Primary School
Ceramic Cup Cakes and Animals
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School
Hanging Baskets
Manorvale Primary School - Werribee
Poppykettles
McKinnon Secondary College
Metal Creations using Wires, Tyvek and
Embossing Foils
Where Life Begins and Ends - VCE Folio
Melbourne Montessori School - Caulfield
Studies of Monet
Orchard Grove Primary School Blackburn South
Birds and Marvellous Minstrels
Patterson Lakes Primary School
Birds in a Cage
Rutherglen Primary School
Dancing Emus
Sacre Coeur College - Glen Iris
Where the Wild Things Are
St Bede’s College - Mentone
Rust and Ceramic Sculptures
St Patrick’s School - Stawell
Landscapes
Thomastown West Primary School
French Knitting
Trinity Grammar School - Kew
Animals that Hatch
Warringa Park School
Paint Exploration
Wattleview Primary School
Character Sculptures
Orchard Grove
Primary School
Blackburn South
Carnegie Primary
School
Trinity Grammar
School - Kew
Zart’s Student Gallery
Sacre Coeur
College
Gallery exhibits a new display of work
from young artists ranging from
kindergarten to VCE. We are always on
the lookout for artwork to be exhibited
that showcases new ideas and
techniques suitable for all age levels.
Please email images of work you
would like to exhibit one term in
advance to Jan Roker jan@zartart.
com.au or visit www.zartart.com.au
AusVELS Visual Arts Units
The Zart Student Gallery will now
include an AusVELS unit for each school
that exhibits. These will be available on
the Zart Student Gallery webpage.
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using a palette knife, making sure to
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jar upright.
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first. Use large brush strokes to
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Clean Up
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pouring, sponging or spattering
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7
Oxidisation
10. Allow oxidation time to occur.
The reaction can be stopped at any
time by applying water to the
surface of the object with a wet
paper towel or sponge.
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11. If the work is to be
displayed outdoors, seal
with Patina Sealer.
Water-based acrylicstyrene binder gives the paint
excellent weather resistance in
outdoor situations.
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Zart Calendar
What’s happening in Term 2 2014
Understanding Indigenous
Culture
Jungala Kriss returns to Zart with two artists, Gloria
Panka and Jillian Nungarri Hudson from Central
Australia. They will be joined by Elder Mum, Maggie
Napangardi Collins in a day of discovery and
understanding. Don’t miss this unique opportunity
to learn about Indigenous culture and how you can
bring this information back to your classroom.
Product & Ideas
Presentations for VCE
Students
Due to popular demand we continue to offer our
Product & Ideas Presentations in Term 2. Inspire your
senior students and make sure you’re up to date with
the latest materials and resources and how to use them.
Tania or Dee are available to speak to your VCE students
and show them a range of products and ideas that
might kick start them on their creative journey. Phone
Colleen on 03 9890 1867 to organise a date and time.
Book Week 2014
Our 2014 Book Week Programme will commence in
June 2014, with the launch of our Connect to Reading
publication on June 10 2014. The 2014 Book Week
theme invites schools to reflect upon the benefits of
reading and to promote a reading-rich culture. It also
addresses the evolution of reading, from cave to Kindle.
Activities on the CBCA Short listed Early Childhood and
Picture Books are included. For workshop details, refer
to our Term 2 PD Insert or check our website.
Visit our Customer Service Centre, in Box Hill North
during Term two to view a range of new products
and resources, and to see our latest foyer display.
The Centre has a play based learning area stocked
with a range of products suitable for Early Childhood
and Early Years. While in the centre don’t forget to
visit the Term two Student Gallery, full of stunning
artworks from Primary and Secondary art students.
Commonwealth
Games Activities
For additional copies of our Commonwealth Games
Activity Booklet, phone us on 03 9890 1867 or
please visit our website www.zartart.com.au
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ITALIAN MASTERPIECES
traditional culture of the Martu people with cutting
FROM SPAIN’S ROYAL COURT MUSEO DEL PRADO
16 MAY 2014 – 31 AUGUST 2014
NGV INTERNATIONAL, 180 ST KILDA ROAD
edge new media artists from across Australia.
The holdings of Italian art in the Museo Nacional del
photography, handmade Martu objects and a public
Prado, Madrid are unique and unrivalled in museums
program featuring key Martu participants, We don’t
outside Italy. This exhibition of over 70 paintings and
need a map invites visitors to interact with the lively
30 drawings presents a rich selection of works
and enduring culture of the Western Desert.
Featuring stunning paintings, digital animation,
immersive video installations, aerial desert
spanning 300 years of Italian art, from the early
sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries. Artists
represented include Raphael, Correggio, Titian,
Tintoretto, the Carracci, Poussin and Tiepolo. Many of
GUNTER CHRISTMANN: NOW AND THEN
26 JULY - 16 NOVEMBER 2014
HEIDE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
7 TEMPLESTOWE ROAD, BULLEEN VIC 3105
these works are at the heart of the Prado’s collection
and have never before left Spain.
At the time of his death in 2013, Gunter Christmann
was gathering a new type of critical and public
WE DON’T NEED A MAP: A MARTU
EXPERIENCE OF THE WESTERN DESERT
attention that surrounded his striking debut as an
17 AUGUST 2014 - 02 NOVEMBER 2014
MCCLELLAND GALLERY & SCULPTURE PARK
390 MCCLELLAND DRIVE, LANGWARRIN VIC 3910
the first exhibition to survey the 50 year career of this
We don’t need a map: a Martu experience of the Western
and traces the evolution of his major themes and
Desert is a groundbreaking exhibition that brings the
series, from the geometric and constructivist
remote Western Australian desert to regional
abstracts, splatter and shaker box paintings through
Australia. First shown at Fremantle Arts Centre in 2012,
to his sensitive figure studies, silhouette paintings
this critically acclaimed and popular show melds the
and landscapes.
artist in the 1960s. Gunter Christmann: Now and Then is
remarkable Australian artist. It includes sound works,
photographs and drawings alongside his paintings,
mcclelland sculpture park &
gallery
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McClelland Sculpture Park & Gallery
McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery is
located within 16 hectares of bush and
landscaped gardens in Langwarrin on the
Mornington Peninsula. McClelland’s unique
sculpture collection showcases over 100 works by
prominent Australian sculptors, such as Inge
King, Lenton Parr, Clement Meadmore, Norma
Redpath, Rick Amor and Lisa Roet. The indoor
gallery spaces accommodate changing
exhibitions and collection displays of works on
paper, photography, painting and sculpture.
Opening on August 17 and showing
through to November 2, 2014 we are excited
to be presenting: We don’t need a map: a Martu
experience of the Western Desert. This is a
groundbreaking exhibition that brings the
remote Western Australian desert to regional
Australia. First shown at Fremantle Arts
Centre in 2012, this critically acclaimed and
popular show melds the traditional culture
of the Martu people with cutting edge new
media artists from across Australia. Featuring
stunning paintings, digital animation,
immersive video installations, aerial desert
photography, handmade Martu objects and a
public programme featuring key Martu
participants, We don’t need a map invites
visitors to interact with the lively and
enduring culture of the Western Desert. The
exhibition is accompanied by an education
resource to help explore this fantastic show
with your students.
The varied landscape surrounding
McClelland features ti-tree forests, bracken
stands, heath lands, landscaped gardens and
lakes, and provides a wonderful opportunity
to explore habitats, biodiversity and nature.
This landscape is a stimulus for our Art and
Nature programmes. Many artists
represented in the outdoor sculpture
collection have responded to the
environment through their work. Exploring
these ideas with students aims to broaden
their understanding of environmental
concerns and sustainability. Students are
encouraged to discuss issues that concern
them and identify ways in which even small
things we do individually can impact on the
world around us.
Art is a visual language. A tour of the
Sculpture Park and/or gallery affords
students the opportunity to develop their
understanding of art, symbols and art
specific language and terminology as well as
how artists convey messages and ideas
through their work. Our tour guides
encourage students to explore ideas and
interpret meaning as well as make personal
connections to the works. This student
centred approach encourages students to
evaluate ideas and messages and to develop
creative and critical thinking.
Our extended Art and Nature programme
combines the above programmes and
provides students with an opportunity to
participate in ‘hands on’ scientific processes
including observing, classifying and
recording information with a focus on
plants and trees, or insects living in the
water. Full day programmes include art
making workshops that incorporate natural
materials and explore themes around nature.
These programmes are tailored to suit the
age of the students. We also tailor
programmes to meet other needs and
interests of schools, teachers and students.
Our programmes relate to a number of
AusVELS Domains, Strands and Crosscurriculum priorities. For more detailed
information of curriculum links please visit
our website.
Imogen Good
EDUCATION OFFICER
For further information or to arrange a booking
please contact Imogen Good: 03 9789 1671,
[email protected] or visit our
website www.mcclellandgallery.com
zart website
We are delighted to announce
the launch of our new Zart
website! www.zartart.com.au
If you have visited our website
recently you may have noticed a
few changes. We’ve been busy
updating and improving our
website to make shopping with
us a lot easier!
Our new website has been designed specifically
for your school’s art and craft ordering, and to
provide you with an efficient, convenient and
reliable shopping experience through MyZart.
Use a Purchase Order with secure authorised
access to your school’s account or use your
credit card to pay for your order.
Sign In
My Zart
We’ve made it easier for you to update and
manage your details all in one convenient
place – through MyZart.
If you are associated with a School, Early
Learning Centre or another organisation,
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appropriate authorisation. Once you have
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will be activated. In the meantime, you can
use your credit card.
By managing your mailing and delivery
addresses you can ensure your orders are
delivered faster.
Lastly, under Interests you can select
themes, subject matter or educational
topics you may want us to keep you
updated on as well as related new products
and workshops to help you keep abreast
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email [email protected]
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improvements that you may have.
What else is new?
MSDS SHEETS: You can now access
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product name.
FAVOURITES BASKET: Save time shopping
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LIBRARY: When you sign in to MyZart, you
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Extra Articles, Play Based Learning
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WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS: Want to know
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can find images of highlights in our
LIBRARY.
The Zart Student Gallery will now
include an AusVELS unit for most
schools that exhibit (Starting from
Term 2 2014). These are available on the
Zart Student Gallery webpage.
zart website
Artists & Authors in Residence Registry
www.zartart.com.au
Zart Education has established a registry of artists,
illustrators, authors and art consultants who wish to
work directly with children in schools. These
individuals are ideal for artists in residency
programmes and have vast talent and expertise in
their particular discipline. Schools can contact the
artists directly to negotiate a suitable programme.
Artists & Authors Registry
You will find our complete
Artists and Authors in
Residence Registry under
‘WORKSHOPS & BOOKINGS’
on our website.
Please scan!
TO GO TO THE
ARTISTS & AUTHORS
REGISTRY.
“Losop”, Michael Duncan
M: 0434 520 894
www.losopstencils.com.au
Check out Top Arts 2014 to see Nick
Mahady’s I appear missing. Nick
worked closely with Michael during his
time at Xavier last year.
Marjory Gardner
P: 03 9880 7880
M: 0419 532 694
“There are so many
benefits to be gained from
inviting a children’s book
author/illustrator to speak
to your school. They will
give an insight into the
process of book-making,
and inspire and motivate
your students to read,
write, draw and express
their ideas in dynamic and
creative ways. By sharing
rough drafts and works in progress, they facilitate a deeper
understanding of the book-making journey from first spark of
an idea to the written manuscript, and the illustrators’ many
and various techniques and styles. Writing and drawing
exercises form part of most presenters’ sessions, and provide
an inspiring springboard for future classroom activities.”
Marjory Gardner
“Xavier College has run
programmes with Michael Duncan
at the senior college art department
now for two years with our Year 10
and Year 11 Studio Arts students.
Michael’s enthusiasm and skills in
his art form are impressive and so is
his ability to engage the students.
Stencil Art is a relevant and
contemporary art form that speaks
to our boys. Since we have included
a stencilling unit at Xavier in the art
programme, our intake for art has
increased twofold.”
Jane Kennedy,
HEAD OF ART
XAVIER COLLEGE
Carroll Karpany
M: 0429 881 558
Carroll Karpany is a Ngarrindjeri Man from the
Coorong Region of South Australia. He was
schooled at Maitland Area School, Yorke Peninsula,
South Australia. Recently he performed for
teachers at the Zart “Understanding the Culture”
workshop. As a singer, songwriter and storyteller,
Carroll will captivate students of all levels. He will
be in Melbourne until November 2015 and is
available to come to your school.
Please scan!
TO VIEW A VIDEO OF CARROLL
KARPANY’S RECENT
PERFORMANCE AT ZART.
indigenous literacy awareness
One Word, One Day
Marie Alafaci
DEVELOPMENT OFFICER – VICTORIA, ASA
support of the ABC has been critical to the
event’s success.
‘The ABC has supported the initiative
since the outset not just by allowing us to
splash paint around their foyer, but also
with radio and television coverage to
promote the ILF’s work of providing books
for young Indigenous children where
libraries are in only 30% of communities.’
This year’s word was ‘Pounce’ – a tricky
For more information about OWOD, go
to: https://asauthors.org/event/11633/
one-word-one-day
To find out more about the ILF and how
your school can get involved, go to: http://
www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au/
PD WORKSHOP!
Zart will be hosting a workshop for teachers to work
with illustrator Ann James on Saturday 6th
September. Please see page 6 of the Term 3 PD Insert
for further information.
Images: Ann James and Rebecca Mirabella from the ABC
Eighteen illustrators from around Victoria
gathered at the ABC Centre in Southbank on
April 30th for the start of the third annual ‘One
Word One Day’ (OWOD). This national event,
which travels around Australia and raises funds
and awareness for the Indigenous Literacy
Foundation (ILF), is a chance to gather together
illustrators who normally work in isolation, to
help other remote communities in central
Australia.
An initiative of the Australian Society of
Authors (ASA) and supported by the ABC,
this year OWOD welcomed Zart as a
sponsor. Zart brought a tantalising array of
art materials to the event, which not only
delighted illustrators, but enticed them to
create work using materials new to them.
ILF will use the works to encourage
schools to join their Fundraising and
Advocacy program: the Great Book Swap.
The schools which join this programme will
go into a draw to win a piece of artwork
produced on the day.
‘We’re incredibly honoured to have some
of Australia’s finest children’s artists and
illustrators so generously contributing to this
project which is now in its third year,’ Karen
Williams, Executive Director of the ILF said.
‘Through it, the Australian Society of Authors
and their artists have not only helped us to
raise awareness but also important funds to
address literacy levels in the most
disadvantaged communities in Australia.’
Laurine Croasdale, Professional
Development Officer of the ASA says the
choice, but one which lead to many lively
interpretations of the word in the
artworks.
As usual, there was a great camaraderie
at the event as artists caught up with each
other, shared information about projects
and took risks with new materials.
‘It was a really well-matched
partnership with Zart, the ABC, the ILF
and the ASA,’ illustrator and ASA Board
member Ann James said. What she loved
most was watching another artist ‘…play
with the textured papers and build an
amazing collage, say “This has changed
my life! I’m going to do my next book in
collage!”’
There have been other unexpected
benefits to the artists as well – a character
an artist created for last year’s event was
seen on the OWOD website and has been
picked up by a major publisher as the star
of a new picture book.
The day was punctuated with laughter,
chatter and absorbed silence, and
everyone went home with paint on their
hands, new ideas and thoughts of a child
living in the outback discovering the joy
of reading.
As Karen Williams said, ‘It’s astounding
to think that in some of these Indigenous
communities there are no books in
homes and no access to books through
libraries or the local shop. Our
foundation together with partners like
the ASA, ABC and Zart are helping to
provide access through early literacy
packs, translations of books into first
languages and through our field trips
with authors who run writing workshops
for remote schools.’
OWOD will be held in Queensland in
June, and Tasmania and New South Wales
later in the year.
study tour
New York City Art Study Tour
Over the Term 1 holidays a group of 15 senior
students from Fintona Girls’ School, along with
two other staff members and myself travelled to
New York City for our inaugural 15 day Art Study
Tour.
New York, as they say, is the city that never
sleeps – there is always something to do, see
and experience. We certainly took advantage
of this – our schedule was jam-packed and
included visits to the Museum of Modern Art
and MoMA PS1, The Metropolitan Museum,
The Frick Collection, Whitney Museum, The
International Centre for Photography, The
Fashion Museum at FIT as well as numerous
contemporary art spaces including, of course,
the colourful streets of the city itself.
Over the course of the two weeks the
students participated in engaging workshops
with education officers from the Whitney
Museum, MoMA and The Metropolitan. They
covered themes such as: Society and Politics
in Art, The Artist Speaks and Power and
Belief. It was an interesting experience, for
both the students and myself, to see how art
educators from America are approaching
teaching and learning within a gallery space.
Other highlights included the day we took
a train out of the city to visit DIA:Beacon
(allowing us to breathe some fresh air and get
respite from the constant car horns and
emergency vehicle sirens!). DIA:Beacon is an
impressive and expansive gallery space that
houses many large-scale sculptures and
artworks spanning from the 60s through to
today. The students found the exhibited
works of Sol LeWitt, Richard Serra, Dan
Flavin, and Louise Bourgeois particularly
unique and inspiring. Another experience
that provided some respite from the concrete
jungle was the impressively tranquil Noguchi
Museum. Located in an unlikely industrial
spot in Long Island City, this museum was a
serene and meditative space filled with Isamu
Noguchi’s stone and marble sculptures,
architectural models, drawings and furniture
designs. Many of the students took the
opportunity to sit quietly and practise their
observational drawing skills whilst there.
While visiting Carrie Bilbo at her studio in
the old Brooklyn Navy Yard, students
participated in a workshop where they learnt
how to fashion their own cuff bangle out of
either copper, brass or bronze. Other
hands-on experiences included loom weaving
at the Textiles Arts Centre, as well as meeting
local ‘creatives’ who spoke to us about their
work and career paths in the Arts. But
perhaps the most profound experience we
shared was when we visited The New York
Earth Room. The installation by Walter De
Maria has to be experienced to be believed!
Our visit was made all the more amazing by
the impromptu history lesson the eccentric
gallery attendant gave, on his experience of
tending to the living artwork every day for
the last 26 years.
Everyone had a really fantastic time; we
now share some amazing memories and feel
very inspired as a result. The tour has most
certainly impacted on classroom learning in
terms of strengthening the students’
understanding of particular art movements
and artists, and also broadening their ideas
on what is possible in their own arts practice.
Shannon Kosub
ART TEACHER
FINTONA GIRLS’ SCHOOL
pottery plaster sculptures
Haileybury,
Berwick
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3
Pottery Plaster
Pottery Plaster can be poured into
moulds, used like Modroc when
hessian is dipped into it, carved and
applied to surfaces to create a textured
finish. When it is mixed with water it
will change from a pourable
consistency into a hard solid when dry.
During this change the plaster heats
up. Various materials can be added to
the plaster to modify its behaviour e.g.
salt to speed setting, wallpaper paste
to slow setting. Aggregates can also be
added to make the mixture occupy a
greater volume e.g. sawdust, sand,
vermiculite.
4
5
Storage:
This dry white powder must be stored
in such a manner that water cannot
come into contact with it.
6
Safety:
Always wear a dust mask when
handling dry powder. You may choose
to wear gloves.
Plaster
sculpture:
design was
carved into
mould set
plaster.
Pottery Plaster
Slow setting plaster for casting work.
5kg (reusable bucket)
ML627
the water. Always keep one hand
dry. It is best to work on top of
newspaper or a plastic covered
surface.
2. Put the required amount of water
into a plastic bucket or ice cream
container. Make sure there is
enough room in the container to
add the plaster as the mixture will
increase in volume. Warm water will
speed up the setting time, which is
an advantage when sand casts are
being made.
3. Sprinkle the powder onto the
surface of the water. DO NOT STIR
YET.
4. Keep adding powder until the
“hill” which forms in the centre of
the water ceases to sink under the
surface. This is the correct
proportion of water to plaster. Wait
until this entire “hill” is dampened
by the water seeping up.
5. Stir the mixture with one hand,
carefully in such a way that air
bubbles are not created. Upon
removing your hand, it should be
coated with the mixture.
6. When the mixture is ready, lift the
container and gently bang it down
onto the bench or floor a few times
to force any air bubbles upwards. It
should now be ready to pour for
whatever purpose is intended.
7. Leave plaster to set for at least 24
hours before removing from mould.
Drying time depends on weather
and thickness of plaster.
$14.95
ML625
$25.50
Please scan to view Haileybury’s
work in our Term 3 Gallery, and
for some
interesting
methods
of pouring
moulds.
Modroc Substitute:
If you are working on a large
scale project, Hessian strips
can be dipped in your
mixture and applied to an
armature like Modroc.
Textured Surfaces:
Before plaster sets it reaches
a whip cream stage, where it
is easily spread over
surfaces. If you would like to
create texture on a Modroc
piece you can apply the
mixture at this stage.
Carving:
Plaster that has been cast can
then be carved into. Chisels,
rasps, rifflers and
sandpapers can be used to
modify the form. Wear a dusk
mask while carving. If you
keep the plaster wrapped up
in plastic, it will stay moist
and the shavings will not be
airborne. When it dries, the
dust created will be finer and
you can use sandpaper to
refine your form.
Cleaning up:
7
Haileybury - Brighton
Each
20kg bag
Each
Basic Mixing:
1. Dry powder is always added to
Moulds:
There are many different ways you
can create a mould to pour your
plaster mixture into. A cardboard
box with its joins sealed with
strong tape is an inexpensive
option. WARNING - DO NOT
attempt to make an enclosed cast
of any body parts such as hands or
fingers. This product gives off heat
when mixed with water for setting,
which may result in serious skin
irritations if used for casting body
parts.
WARNING: Do not allow
unset plaster to be washed
down any drain; never allow
children to wash their hands
at the sink, an accumulation
of plaster sediment will
block drains very quickly.
Allow children to wash their
hands and equipment in a
plastic bucket. The sediment
will settle and harden or gel,
then the water may be
poured off, and the plaster
residue disposed of as solid
waste. Plastic mixing
containers can be cleaned
by allowing the plaster to set
hard. It falls out easily when
the container is tapped
vigorously. Plastic Sheeting
may be reused and cleaned
in the same way.
Current Exhibition on until
9th September 2014
Australian International Academy
Horsham West
Primary School
Sirius College Keysborough
Australian International Academy
Ceramic Monsters
Cranbourne West Primary School
Owls
Edithvale Primary School
Jigsaw of Australian History
Geelong Lutheran College
Howard Arkley Patterns
Haileybury - Berwick
Henry Moore Plaster Sculptures
Haileybury - Brighton
Henry Moore Plaster Sculptures and
Monster Buildings
Horsham West Primary School
Shoe Box Art
Mont Albert Primary School
Ceramic Weaving Looms
Narre Warren South P-12
Embossings and Etchings
Research Primary School
Fish Sculptures
Ruyton Girls’ School
Textiles
Sacred Heart Primary School, Oakleigh
Japanese Batik Windsocks
Sirius College - Keysborough
Arcimboldo Studies
St Margaret’s School - Berwick
Monster Drawings
Strathcona Baptist Girls’ Grammar
School
Puffin Screen Prints
Yarra Valley Grammar School
Animals of Asia
Haileybury
Berwick &
Brighton
Edithvale Primary School
Haileybury
- Brighton
St Margaret’s
School - Berwick
Gallery exhibits a new display of work from
young artists ranging from kindergarten to
VCE. We are always on the lookout for
artwork to be exhibited that showcases
new ideas and techniques suitable for all
age levels. Please email images of work you
would like to exhibit one term in advance to
Jan Roker [email protected] or visit www.
zartart.com.au
Geelong Lutheran College
The Zart Student Gallery will now include
an AusVELS unit for most schools that
exhibit. These will be available on the
Strathcona
Strath
Str
athcon
conaa Baptist
Baptiistt Girls’
Bapt
Grammar School
Yarra Valley Grammar School
new resources
Creatrilogy Box Set Peter H. Reynolds
The Black Book of
Colours
1. Sky Color: Demystifies and
celebrates the creative process.
2. The Dot: One little dot marks
the beginning of surprise and
self-discovery. 3. Ish: We need
to kindle and tend our creative
flames with care. There is
something more valuable than
getting things exactly ‘right’.
Set of 3 Books
BK067
NEW
$45.41
Menena Cottin & Rosana Faria
Our eyes tell us about colour. But
what if you are blind? Can you
still know colours? Using simple
language and textured art, this book
shows you how to ‘see’ without your
eyes. It includes pages that are black,
but using your imagination and your
senses you can hear, smell, touch
and taste colours.
BK132
Connect to Reading
Map Art Lab
Celebrate Book Week with 29
easy and fun activities that
link Visual Arts with Literature.
The Children’s Book Council of
Australia provided us with the
inspiring theme “Connect to
Reading” which invites schools
to reflect upon the benefits of
reading and to promote a readingrich culture. This book explores
the many interpretations of the
theme as well as activities for the
2014 short listed Early Childhood
and Picture Books. Activities are
designed for individual works,
as well as for class, libraries and
whole school displays.
Jill K Berry & Linden McNeilly
Travel through the exciting world
of cartography with “Map Art
Lab”. This fun and creative book
features 52 map-related activities,
beginning with legends and lines,
moving through types and styles,
and then creating personalised
maps that allow you to journey
to new worlds. Authors Jill K.
Berry and Linden McNeilly guide
readers through useful concepts
while exploring colourful, eyecatching graphics. Artists of all
ages and experience levels can
use this book to explore enjoyable
and engaging exercises.
BK625
NEW
$39.95
Jane Brocket’s Clever
Concepts
Whether children realise it or not,
textures, shapes and patterns
are everywhere! This series of
books brings shapes, patterns
and textures to life with bright,
intricate images that are so
realistic they nearly jump off
the page. The fresh approach to
basic concepts will delight young
children, parents, librarians, and
teachers.
Spiky, Slimy, Smooth
What is Texture?
BK087
Circles, Stars, and Squares
Looking for Shapes
BK088
Spotty, Stripy, Swirly
What are Patterns?
BK086
1 Cookie, 2 Chairs, 3 Pears
Numbers Everywhere
BK089
Cold, Crunchy, Colorful
Using our Senses
BK084
Ruby, Violet, Lime
Looking at Colors
BK085
NEW Each
$29.95
BK074
NEW
$31.81
Printmaking: A
Complete Guide to
Materials and
Processes
Bill Fick & Beth Grabowski
“Printmaking” is a comprehensive
and up to date introduction
to fundamental printmaking
techniques including relief, intaglio,
collagraph, lithography, screen print
and monoprint. It shows how some
of the latest and most experimental
prints have been made using these
techniques. Learn how to use the
computer as an image-making
tool and how to translate digital
images into tangible works of art.
Each chapter has clear, step-by-step
illustrations with extensive case
studies that include artist profiles
of contemporary printmakers,
which help the student understand
the technical aspects of each
printmaking technique.
BK910
NEW
$36.32
$22.68
Prices exclude gst and are valid until 19th september 2014
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holes through various types and
thicknesses of cardboard safely!
CO501
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Makedo Connectors
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A revolutionary health conscious
formula, with high performance
capabilities. Sugar is unlike any
aerosol product you’ve ever
used. The world’s first hybrid
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aerosol paint. Sugar is harvested
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As a result, Sugar contains fewer
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finish. Soft pressure. UV resistant
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Makedo tools are designed for
open-ended learning through
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This affordable aluminium,
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you accurate control over your
touch screen device. 110mm long
with a 7mm soft rubber nib.
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Non-toxic clean-up cream safely
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ink. Simply wipe off excess paint
and ink with a rag, work disolv
into hands, brushes, plates and
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$10.45
500ml
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Zart Calendar
Book Week 2014
What’s Happening in Term 3 2014 Connect To Reading
Ideas and Product
Students
Due to popular demand we will continue to offer
these presentations in Term 3! Inspire your senior
students and make sure you’re up to date with the
latest materials and resources and how to use them.
Tania or Dee are available to speak to your VCE
students and show them a range of products and
ideas that might motivate them on their creative
journey. Phone Colleen on 03 9890 1867 to organise a
date and time.
Commonwealth Games
Activities
Book Week Workshops!
Zart Education is celebrating Book Week from
June 2014 and the theme, Connect to Reading is
generating great interest. The team at Zart
Education has created a workshop programme
that will support art teachers, classroom teachers
and librarians in fostering the love of Australian
literature in our students. Once again we have
managed to create a fun, fresh and innovative
programme of activities that has made these
workshops so popular in Victoria and interstate.
Refer to enclosed PD Insert or website for details.
The 2014 Commonwealth Games will take place in
Glasgow from 23rd July to 3rd August. Download a
FREE activity flyer from our website to engage
students in this multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary
event!
CBCA Authors & Illustrators
ONE MINUTE’S SILENCE
In this profound and deeply moving picture book
David Metzenthen’s lyrical and beautifully balanced
text and Michael Camilleri’s powerful and haunting
illustrations, combine seamlessly to honour the
courage and sacrifices of war, whilst recognising its
terrible price. Hear author and illustrator, with their
publisher Eva Mills, in the chair; reveal how this
stunning result was achieved. Date: Wednesday 10th
September, Time: 5.30pm until 8.00pm, Venue: Zart
Box Hill North, Limited to the first 70 respondents
Cost: $30 (CBCA members) or $40 (non members) or
$20 (students); Bookings: Phone CBCA on 1300 360
436 or email [email protected]. Bookings are
essential so book in early to avoid disappointment.
Book Week Publication!
Connect To Reading
Link Art With Literature! Includes 29 Activities on
the 2014 Theme ‘Connect to Reading’, as well as
the Shortlisted Early Childhood and Picture Books.
BK625
NEW 80pp
$39.95
FREE
with every Book Week
workshop!
Visit our Customer Service Centre, in Box Hill North,
during Term 3 to view a range of new products and
resources and to see our latest foyer display. The
Centre has a play based learning area stocked with a
range of products suitable for Early Childhood and
Early Years. While in the centre don’t forget to visit
the Term 3 Student Gallery, full of stunning artworks
from Primary and Secondary art students.
The Zart Student Gallery will now include an AusVELS
unit for most schools that exhibit. These will be
available on the Zart Student Gallery webpage:
http://www.zartart.com.au/html/gallery.html
TERM FOUR 2014
EXTRA
zart
HELP!
Bushfire
Preparedness
LIVING IN FIJI
INKODYE PROJECT
DECK CHAIRS
INSIDE
COVER: Harkaway Primary School - HELP!
THIS PAGE: Mount View Primary School - Reverse Paintings
News, Events & Dates . . . . . . 2
A Jaunt to Tjuntjuntjara. . . . . 3
Living in Fiji . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Deck Chair Project . . . . . . . . 5
Recycled Installations . . . . . . 6
HELP! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Inkodye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
New Resources . . . . . . . . . .10
New Products. . . . . . . . . . . 11
What’s on at Zart Term 4 2014 12
What’s On...
quarterly by Zart
publication is mailed
prior to the first week of
the term issue date. This
learn about what is
happening in art
education and what
other art teachers are
doing. You will find
techniques and
materials and resources
on the market. Please
note, all prices quoted
are valid for the duration
of the current term only
and are subject to
change without notice.
The insert of the
newsletter provides
details of our term's
workshops, so teachers
can then contact us and
book into the workshop.
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GRAMPIANS TEXTURE
FRAMED MOVEMENTS
ROBERT JACKS
10 OCTOBER – 23 NOVEMBER 2014
ACCA – AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR
CONTEMPORARY ART
111 STURT STREET SOUTHBANK VIC
ORDER & VARIATION
03 OCTOBER 2014 –
15 FEBRUARY 2015
THE IAN POTTER CENTRE: NGV
Framed Movements investigates the
potential that lies at the shifting
boundaries between dance and art.
Exploring the many ways a movement
based approach to the occupation of
time and space is practiced not only in
dance but increasingly in the realm of
contemporary art, the exhibition
brings together a series of Australian
and international artists who use a
choreographic approach in their work.
The exhibition considers how
choreographic tools, such as devised
movement, sequencing, notation,
improvisation and scores, are now
employed by artists to emphasise the
materiality of movement.
This exhibition will represent the
first large-scale retrospective of
Robert Jacks who is one of
Australia’s most significant and
accomplished abstract artists.
From his first sell-out solo
exhibition at Gallery A in
Melbourne in 1966, through to
his ongoing exploration of
abstraction in painting,
sculpture, drawing and
printmaking, his work has
charted a distinctive and
influential path through late
twentieth and early twenty-first
century Australian art.
TEXTILE WORKSHOPS
14 – 19 MARCH 2015
HALLS GAP
Autumn in the Grampians is a
wonderful time of year. Develop
your interest in fibre arts and
textiles at Grampians Texture. This
is an opportunity to work with
Australian and international
textile tutors in 2, 4 and 6 day
workshops. Seventeen fantastic
Australian and international
tutors cover topics of: felting,
jewellery, print making, books,
dyeing, spinning, stitching by
hand and machine, crotchet,
leather, fabric and fibre. Join other
students and tutors for evening
meals, exhibitions, petanque,
bushwalks, students and tutors
Twilight Market etc. Traders
selling specialist textile and art
supplies will be at Halls Gap
Centenary Hall - 8.30 am - 5 pm
daily. For more information:
P: 0428 825 971
www.grampianstexture.com.au
Framed Movements Image: Maria Hassabi, Intermission 2013. Courtesy the artist. photo credit: Robertas Narkus
linking art with literature
A Jaunt to Tjuntjuntjara
Ann James reports on going on an Indigenous
Literacy Foundation Field Trip.
In June, I was invited to go on an
Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) field
trip to a remote community in Western
Australia. I was intrigued and excited and
emailed straight back: “Where, when…what
would we be doing?”
Karen Williams, Executive Director of the
ILF, Tina Raye, their Program Manager, and I
would visit the Tjuntjuntjara Community in
the Western Desert.
Although I’d been involved in fundraising
for the ILF before, this was an opportunity to
do something practical. I knew they’d be
taking a fabulous range of specially selected
books for the kids and their families, and I
asked if I could take a fabulous range of art
materials with me! I’ve had some fantastic
times in workshops with children in remote
schools. So, with the Zart catalogue as
inspiration, I ordered a mouthwatering
variety of materials.
Tjuntjuntjara is a very remote community
– requiring a flight to Kalgoorlie via Perth
then a 700 km, 9 hour, four-wheel drive
journey west through the night, just north of
the Nullabor Plain, through the Great
Western Desert. It is home of the Spinifex
people who follow a traditional lifestyle and
maintain their cultural identity and values.
They are famous for their paintings which
have a great following, particularly in
Europe. Residents number approximately 80
to 150, varying with their cultural cycles, and
there are around 40 kids at school.
We enjoyed being part of the week’s events
at the little school. We gave them workshops
and books; they gave us hospitality and a
taste of their place and their tucker!
The Tjuntjuntjara kids really love their
books! They have a good indoor library – but
we just loved its outdoor ‘extension’. Boxes
of mostly picture books are brought out onto
the verandah at morning recess, and carpets
of artificial grass rolled out to sit on!
We had super fun in their classes – two
classrooms: one for the big kids and one for
the littlies. We read picture stories, of course,
I drew and painted, of course – and with mud
which was a hit! But it was their lively work
that lit us up. Bold, spontaneous and
beautiful. The little kids drew magic pencil
dinosaurs and painted them with mud,
followed by more colourful critters with
brilliant Koh-I-Noor watercolours.
The older kids watched my demonstrations
of silhouettes and drew their own with
glasochrom pencils, washed over with
watercolours, then added a sprinkle of salt.
Themes came straight from their lives,
memories and imaginations. Superheroes
and dragons featured alongside windmills,
eagles and water tanks.
Last year a small, very small, delegation
from Tjuntjuntjara School visited the Sydney
Opera House for an ILF event. Rhianna was
one and her drawing of the Harbour Bridge
and surrounds was drawn straight from her
memory.
Some kids did long, long landscapes and
skyscapes in marvelous concertina journals
Magiclay was another medium a few of us
tried, making small creatures. But three days
was all the time we had to play with, so the
box of marvelous materials was left as a
treasure for them to delve into after our visit.
Ann James
AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR
For more information about the ILF
www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au
teaching abroad
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Living and working in Fiji is very different to
living in Beaumaris and working in Melbourne!
While I miss the cleanliness, highly efficient
organisation and excellent driving conditions of
Australia, what I’ve lost has been replaced by many
unique qualities found here. Some of these are
geographical; some are cultural and some can be
summed up simply as the advantages of living in
‘Paradise’ – lovely, happy people, perfect weather
and great food.
During this year I tried to address Fiji and its
location, in some way, with each of my classes.
I sensitively kept away from the politics of Fiji
since it’s been under a Military Coup for many
years and goes to free elections later this year.
One of the features of Fiji is the reef that
surrounds much of it, especially where I live in
Nadi. Anecdotally, the reef frightened Captain
Cook away when he realised that any impact
with it would most likely damage his ship in an
unrepairable way. Possibly, the magnificent
surf that people come to experience here was
up on that day. He’d already been ‘discouraged’
by canoe loads of angry islanders (with a
history of cannibalism) who gave him a hostile
reception. Captain Bligh had no such concerns
when about 10 years later he ‘unexpectedly’
called in, after his ship The Bounty had been
taken after a mutiny by his ship’s company.
Fish of the Fijian Reef by my Year 6 students
was researched and then created using tree
rubbings made in oil pastels onto Cartridge
paper. The fish were then drawn onto the back
side of the paper, cut out and then turned back
over to reveal the wonderful textures made
when the crayons passed over the gnarled
tree trunks, many of them palm trees. The
suggestion of the heavy texture of the fish
scales was particularly successful as was the
idea to ‘collage’ each student’s fish onto
larger sheets of paper.
A second feature of Fiji that I incorporated
into many parts of the programme is the
beautiful “Sleeping Giant Mountains”.
Wherever you look in Nadi the mountains can
be seen - and quite clearly from my school.
How could an experienced art teacher ignore
them as a topic for a range of artworks?
I developed in my Year 9 students,
experiences in drawing people and objects
from direct observation. Observational skills
are essential in preparing students for such a
task. I made sure I revisited their existing
knowledge of perspective, and added to that
the notion of atmospheric perspective. With
these things in mind we drew the mountains
from the school and then undertook the
paintings in acrylic paint on paper. Acrylic
gel was introduced so that students could
experience using it as a texture-creating
medium.
year 7 art & technology
Deck Chair Project
The third feature of Fiji that I
incorporated into the programme was a
need to develop a positive attitude to
caring for its precious environment and
the need to recycle materials. The islands
of Fiji are in danger of flooding if climate
change continues at its current rate. The
work titled Myself is a self-portrait, made
by my Year 6 students. It was scratched
into the outside surface of a CD cover
using a pointed etching tool. Into the
scratches black paint was pushed and
then wiped off carefully to leave only the
design in black. Coloured areas of acrylic
paint were carefully applied inside the
CD cover to give the work a threedimensional and realistic effect. The CD
cover itself allows for easy display
because when open, it stands freely.
Living in Fiji has its advantages. Using
the environment has been one of them.
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Woodwork is taught as part of the Year
7 Visual Arts curriculum. The students
learn to create a deck chair using a
variety of design and technical skills.
Students not only build the timber
frame for the chair but have to create a
design for the canvas sling of the deck
chair.
When building the chairs, the
students learn the importance of
accurate measurement when marking
the dimensions of each timber length
for the frame. They also mark out the
position of the holes to be drilled.
Instruction is given on how to use a
panel saw when sawing the timber
lengths. Students are also instructed on
how to safely and competently use a
sanding disc, pedestal drill and a
battery operated drill. The timber frame is
sanded to a smooth surface finish using an
orbital sander prior to construction. Dowels
are used to attach both sides of the timber
frame together and also to hang the canvas.
The completed chair frame is then bolted
together with galvanised bolts, washers and
nuts.
To inspire the students’ design for the
canvas, there were a number of visual
presentations, experimentation and
demonstrations presented.
The design criteria specified that there can
be foreground and background imagery
based on a theme of the individual student’s
choice. The design could be pictorial or
abstract. Prior to commencing work on the
actual canvas, students spent time drawing
different design concepts. Colourful opaque
fabric paint was then used to create the canvas
design. Paint was applied using a number of
different techniques including foam rollers,
paint brushes, sponges with clear contact
adhesive sheeting, masking tape and Riso
printing, which resulted in a range of very
creative pieces.
This was a very successful project, with the
students gaining a clear understanding of
how to construct a deck chair and,
importantly, they all felt proud of their final
completed item of furniture.
Judy Rodsted-Wood
YEAR 7 AND 8 TEAM LEADER
VISUAL ARTS TEACHER
METHODIST LADIES’ COLLEGE
Dr. Max Darby
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF NADI
WWW.ARTSEDUCATIONGURU.COM
inspired by an artist
Recycled Installations
Where to begin? As an art teacher you have to
look anywhere and everywhere for inspiration – a
non-stop job but a pleasurable one. And that’s
where my story begins...
After holidaying this past Christmas in
Adelaide and visiting the National Gallery I
was fortunate to come across a book by the
Queensland Art Gallery called 21st Century Art
for Kids. The book was filled with
contemporary artists that I had not heard of
before. So it was a perfect place to start, as I
am always looking for new things to engage
the students.
In this book, a Japanese artist named Yayoi
Kusama, caught my attention. I looked at her
work and instantly I was in love with her
polka dot art. As we are doing a garden unit
for the year in our specialist team, I needed
to invent a way to combine the school topics
and art subjects. I looked at some of the
collected recyclables that I had in the
artroom for inspiration. There were
gumboots, tyres, leaves, plastic bottles,
plastic lids and some old dinosaur toys. I
started thinking about an installation piece
which could be used as a creative play area in
the garden, and ideas started evolving…
You never know how the students are
going to respond to some things, so to
introduce the topic I created a slide show on
my iPad by collecting photos of Yayoi’s work
from Pinterest. I gathered the students and
introduced Yayoi. Instantly there were
“ooohs and aaahs” and I knew I had them
hooked.
To start with, I explained that they were
each going to receive a plastic dinosaur or
animal, which they would need to paint, or
to paint part of, in bright colours. This
excited the students, as it was more playful
than working on paper. To paint on plastic
successfully you have to use good quality
paint, so we used Viponds paint, a paint I
have only recently discovered and love. After
all the painting was done, and this included
painting plastic bottles, tyres, toys, gumboots
and even frying pans, then came the polka
dots. The students enjoyed working with the
polka dots and using the Posca pens to do so.
We found it very calming, the repetitive
work of the polka dots had a meditative
effect on the students. Combined with music
and a relaxed atmosphere the students were
immersed in their task.
After all the work was finished I thought to
myself, “I can’t just pop all this in the garden
yet!” I felt it needed to be documented before
it became a creative play area. So to further
extend this topic I decided to add a
photography unit. The students were asked
to put themselves into groups of two to four
students to photograph the work. To create
an installation type of set for the
photographs, we pinned all the plastic bottle
flowers to the artroom wall. This became the
backdrop for the students; they were then
able to compose the foreground using all the
combined work to create a set for their
photography. Using composition, working in
teams and making various artistic choices,
the students all had a chance to play around
with moving, balancing and photographing
the work.
The results? Well I am thrilled, the
students were thrilled and it looks mad! We
all got to learn about an artist none of us had
heard of before and the students worked in a
way they had not experienced before. I also
received many positive comments from other
staff members who loved hearing about what
the students were doing in art and also
thought it sounded very exciting. The work
will continue to be enjoyed by the rest of the
student body when it is placed outside as a
creative play area. Now… what next?
Kylie Wickham
VISUAL ART TEACHER
CRANBOURNE WEST PRIMARY SCHOOL
community awareness
HELP! Increasing Bushfire Awareness
In Term 4, 2013, Harkaway Primary
School set out on a mission to increase the
bushfire preparedness of our whole school
community. In partnership with Dr.
Towers, from the Centre for Risk and
Community Safety at RMIT University,
staff developed the “Harkaway Emergency
Learning Program” (HELP), a wholeschool, cross-curricular, 10 week
emergency management focused, disaster
risk reduction programme.
The programme featured a whole-offamily approach and promoted
family-child interaction on bushfire
preparedness, mitigation, and response,
based on Dr. Towers’ research findings
that children have the capacity to
actively influence household bushfire
preparedness. A Seed Award from the
Foundation for Young Australians’
Schools First Program, sponsored by the
National Australia Bank, funded the
programme activities.
HELP topics focused on bushfires
and other emergencies, how to prepare,
respond and recover from them, and
the role of emergency service agencies.
These topics were woven throughout
our literacy, mathematics, geography,
history, science, technology, art and
library curriculum, and learning
outcomes were developmentally
graduated in complexity, to cater to
each grade level. Students from Prep to
Grade 6 were highly engaged in the
program and its subject matter.
Each class participated in several
incursions, excursions and special activities.
These included:
Country Fire Authority (CFA) Fire Ready and
Bushfire Planning Workshops for students
and families;
A whole-school, staged, emergency
evacuation exercise, in conjunction with local
emergency services, the City of Casey and the
Red Cross;
An excursion to the local police station, a
visit from the CFA Mobile Education Unit and
an Ambulance visit (Prep-Grade 2);
An excursion to the Dandenong Ranges
National Park “Bushfire Education Program”
(Grades 3-4);
An excursion to the Cranbourne Botanic
Gardens to participate in their “Fire in the
Australian Landscape” program (Grades 5-6);
A “Fire Safety Dress Up Day”;
A parent information evening where students
taught parents about the Fire Danger Rating
scale and the CFA Android app.
story book, The Rules of Summer, and has been
written and illustrated entirely by students.
To develop the text for the book, each class
worked together to translate all the fire safety
messages learnt throughout the HELP program,
into a statement or “rule”, beginning with
“Always...”, and the final text was decided on by
popular vote. To illustrate the book, staff learned
a range of artistic techniques in a whole-school
Zart Professional Development workshop, then
taught these techniques to students during a full
day art workshop. After practicing the
techniques, students selected one of the safety
messages to illustrate in their final piece of art.
An independent graphic designer selected one of
the illustrations for each message, to be
published in the book.
Wendy O’Brien
PRINCIPAL
HARKAWAY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Students also participated in eight explicit
lessons and discovery learning sessions in
their classrooms. In these lessons, teachers
employed a diverse range of teaching
methodologies to deliver the subject matter,
and build on student learning from the
excursions and experiential activities.
The program concluded in a whole school
development of a picture story book, Rules of
the Fire Season, showcasing the key messages
students’ had learned. The format of our
book was inspired by Shaun Tan’s picture
Carey Baptist Grammar School - Donvale
Current Exhibition on until
24th November 2014
Xavier College - Barkers Road, Kew
Wesley College - Glen Waverley Campus
Carey Baptist Grammar School – Donvale
Collage Mosques
Cranbourne Carlisle Primary School
Dot Paintings
Doncaster Gardens Primary School
Felt Shoes
Epping Secondary College
Klimt and Fold-Out Journals
Fintona Girls’ School
Still Life Etchings
Harkaway Primary School
“Rules of the Fire Season”
Heatherton Christian College
Elizabeth Gower Designs
Karoo Primary School
Zebras and Dunnies
Minaret College – Springvale Campus
Flower Studies
Methodist Ladies’ College – Kew
Ceramic Lollies
Mount Scopus Memorial College – Burwood
Sounds in Art
Mount View Primary School
Reverse Paintings
Pakenham Springs Primary School
Clay Busts
Ripponlea Primary School
Transparency Maps
Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School
Birds
Wesley College – Glen Waverley Campus
Shadow Boxes and Felted Fish
Xavier College – Barkers Road, Kew
Mosaics
Ripponlea Primary
School
Minaret College
- Springvale
Campus
Fintona Girls’
School
Gallery exhibits a new display of work from
young artists ranging from kindergarten to
VCE. We are always on the lookout for
artwork to be exhibited that showcases
new ideas and techniques suitable for all
age levels. Please email images of work you
would like to exhibit one term in advance to
Jan Roker [email protected] or visit www.
zartart.com.au
Heatherton
Christian College
Pakenham
Springs Primary
School
The Zart Student Gallery will now include
an AusVELS unit for most schools that
exhibit. These will be available on the
Cranbourne
Carlisle Primary
School
Methodist
Ladies’
College – Kew
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new resources & new products
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Alternative Art Surfaces
Books in this series introduce
children to different parts of
plants and the vital job they
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photographs of a wide variety of
plants show how diverse plants
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Darlene O. McElroy & Sandra
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nitro-combi or acrylic spray paints.
Montana offers different primers for
application on different surfaces that need
to be pre-treated such as plastic, metal and
styrofoam. The Universal Primer also works
on leather, cardboards, wood and many
other materials. After the Primers have been
applied you can work with spray paint on
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Zart Calendar
What’s Happening in Term 4 2014
Is your budget closing early?
Is your budget closing but you are still undecided about how
to spend it? Zart can offer you a “Manual Goods Credit”
which gives you an additional 12 months to spend your
remaining budget! Your school will be billed for the
Ideas and Product
Students
nominated amount now and you have 12 months to decide
how to spend it. For more information please contact our
Customer Service Staff on 03 9890 1867.
Due to popular demand we continue to offer
these presentations in Term 4! Inspire your
senior students and make sure you’re up to
date with the latest materials and resources
and how to use them. Tania or Dee are
available to speak to your VCE students and
show them a range of products and ideas that
will motivate them on their creative journey.
Phone Colleen on 03 9890 1867 to organise a
date and time.
Zart Education
Term 4 is all about Christmas! Our Christmas
on a Budget workshops will continue
throughout October and November, so look in
the Zart Extra insert for a venue near you.
Finish your year with some fun but inexpensive
Christmas activities.
School Catalogue 2015
The Zart School Catalogue for 2015 will be released in early
November and will be sent out to your school. A huge range of
new products and Zart Savers have been included to broaden
your choice of art and craft materials and suit your budget. This
year we have also included product recipes and techniques.
Please phone us if you require extra copies, alternatively you
can view all our latest catalogues on our website.
Workshop Planner 2015
You can now find our proposed 2015 Workshop
Planner in the enclosed Term Four PD Insert as
well as the soon to be released 2015 Zart
Catalogue.
For a complete and up-to-date list of
workshops, times and dates, please refer to
our website www.zartart.com.au
Visit the centre during Term 4 to see a range of
new products and resources. Come in and see
the great display in the foyer. The Centre has a
Play Based Learning area stocked with our
range of products suitable for Early Childhood
and Early Years. While in the centre don’t
forget to visit the Term 4 Student Gallery, full
of stunning artworks from Primary and
Secondary Art students.
Merry
Christmas
& Happy New Year!
Christmas Catalogue 2014
The 2014 Christmas Catalogue was sent out to all schools in
early July. If you would like extra copies, please phone us on
03 9890 1867 or view it on our website www.zartart.com.au.
We wish you & your families a safe & relaxing Christmas.
We would like to thank you for your support & we look
forward to working with you again in 2015! Best wishes
from all the staff at Zart.
Zart Christmas Hours: Zart will be closed on 23th December 2014 from 12 noon.
We will reopen on the 12th of January 2015.

Zart Extra Newsletters 2014

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