The Art Program consists of classroom art and the co-curricular Art Program. At Years 7 and 8, art is a core curriculum subject and at Years 9 – 12, art is an elective the girls may choose.

In the Middle School the girls explore a range or materials including: freehand drawing, painting, ceramics, printmaking, textiles and graphic design. These skills are applied to a number of subject matter such as landscape, still life and portraiture. The girls study pre and post-modern indigenous art as well art movements such as Colonialism, Modernism and Postmodernism.

In the Senior School the girls can choose from a wide variety of subjects from Photography, Sculpture, Painting and Design in Year 10 to Art, Studio Arts and Visual Communication and Design at a VCE level. The girls develop their use of materials and techniques such as copperplate etching, oil painting, digital and analogue photography, technical drawing, ICT use through Photoshop and Illustrator.

The Art program is enhanced by our proximity to the cultural heart of Melbourne and our students see a diverse range of exhibitions at galleries and art spaces. The Art Committee is an opportunity for girls to express their creative voice in the wider-school community through school beautification projects, art competitions and by assisting with exhibition planning. Throughout the year, the co-curricular art classes, which are run by a practicing artist, give students the opportunity to spread their creative wings outside the class room. Life drawing and co-curricular photography classes are also on offer for Senior School students.

The highlight of the School’s art calendar is the MGGS Annual Art exhibition held in Term 4. This exhibition features artwork from Prep to Year 12 and showcases works from a wide variety of mediums and ideas. In addition to the Art Exhibition, this year will see the inaugural Open Studio Evening take place on 25 August at 6pm. This evening will give senior school students an opportunity to demonstrate their working practices to parents and friends.

Artists in Residence Program

Art residencies are a feature of the Art Department and students have the opportunity each year to work with artists from local and international communities. Some artists we have worked with are Ryan Kenneday, Helen Kennedy, Lucy Mora, Darren Davidson, Simon O’Dwyer, Joanna Weir, Pamela Irving and Heather Kennedy. Much of this work, created in conjunction with Art students, is on display around the school grounds.

2009 Resident Artists

More details on the Program