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Teaching and creative practice is a “magic” combination

In celebrating the success of her latest exhibition, Cat Poljski sees teaching as essential to her work as a practicing artist.

2021 Quad Play ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’

Outstanding performances, music and direction - as well as a special appearance by Ziggy the dog - created a wonderful play. You can watch a scene here.

Pop Art: Blast into the future

1960s Pop Art was known for its focus on elevating the banal and mundane to an iconic and reverential status.

Reshaping our art classrooms under lockdown

How can we instil an everyday appreciation for art away from the classroom? Teachers across Melbourne Grammar are finding novel answers to this question.

Art, Home and Place

Using photographs of their own houses as the basis, Year 10 students visually explore the notion of home.

Wassily Kandinsky Circles

In this exhibition, Year 1 students showcase their skill in creating unique artworks centred on circles.

Vector City

Year 7 students draw inspiration from the work of Bert 'Musketon' Dries to create their own 'Vector City'.

Roy Lichtenstein Pop Art

Whaam! That's how it's done! Ask Year 4 students to use found materials to create their own Pop Art and amazing artwork ensues.

Figure

An interpretation of the idea of 'figure' by Year 8 students.

Giuseppe Arcimboldo Portraits

This exhibition features self portraits created by Prep students using fruit and vegetables.