Marisa Quick
Head of Visual Arts
Bundanon 2024
We are still abuzz after our Year 11 Visual Arts camp to Bundanon at the end of Term 1. It was a great success once again.
Nestled in the countryside overlooking the Shoalhaven River, Bundanon represents a remarkable act of philanthropy by Arthur and Yvonne Boyd, who gifted the property in 1993 to the people of Australia. The vision to create a cultural institution for artistic enjoyment has grown through the years and thrives today for school groups and the public.
Our students stayed in the Glenn Murcutt designed Boyd Education Centre. The group delved into a variety of art practices led by the Bundanon educators and Stella’s teachers.
This experience is fundamental in offering our Visual Arts students an opportunity to really explore their art practice and is often a foundation for inspiration leading to their major works for the HSC. The students produced a large body of work including painting ‘en plein air’, charcoal drawings, architectural studies, night drawing and eco dying. We didn’t stop making art!
Apart from the educational benefits the camp offers our students, they also experience a wonderful bonding time together, forming new connections with each other and their teachers in a truly inspiring environment.
Our Stella girls were, as usual, hardworking, polite, enthusiastic and a delight to be with.
The new addition of Kerstin Thompson and Associates designed ‘Bridge’ was stunning to visit, as well as the new subterranean Art Museum embedded in the landscape.
If you get a chance to visit Bundanon you will not regret the experience. It’s certainly breath-taking. It is open to the public from Wednesdays to Sundays.
Mosman Youth Art Prize
We were thrilled to have six of our talented Visual Arts students enter their art works into the Mosman Youth Art Prize this month. Congratulations to Year 11 student, Millie H whose artwork 'Cutting Ties' has been Highly Commended in the senior division of the Prize.
Out Front Exhibition
We were also delighted to learn that Josie Fowler's (Class of 2023) artwork, 'The Sum of Us' won the People’s Choice Award at this year’s Out Front exhibition at the Manly Art Gallery and Museum! The Exhibition showcases a selection of artworks by HSC Visual Art students from schools across the Northern Beaches. Congratulations Josie!
