Castlemaine Secondary College’s highly anticipated annual arts exhibition is set to be unveiled at the historic Castlemaine Market Building this Sunday.
The annual showcase this year aptly titled Aspire celebrates the wonderful talent of CSC students from budding year seven artists through to the major portfolio projects of year 12 Art Creative Practice, Media, Photography and Textiles students.
CSC teacher and artisans precinct manager, Pip De Bondt, said Aspire offered a vibrant insight into the creativity that unites the talents of students across the college.
“This exhibition not only celebrates the accomplishments of our year 12 students over the past year but also embodies the essence of our school’s core values: Aspiration, Respect and Empathy,” Pip said.
“Aspire, in particular, resonates deeply as it encapsulates the proud drive to craft art destined to captivate the world.
“In the face of challenging circumstances, our year 12 students have exhibited unwavering dedication, forging poignant and influential pieces that delve into an array of captivating themes and concepts.”
Media, music and art classroom teacher, Alyssa Roberts, has recently joined the team at CSC and has been blown away by the talent of the local students.
“This exhibition is incredibly diverse. Join us on this exhilarating journey through artistry, where each stroke of the brush and every sculptured form tells a unique story,” Alyssa said.
CSC Year 12 Art Creative Practice student, Violet Kennedy, looks forward to sharing her bottle cap dress creation Killing Nature with the public.
“The Killing Nature; Bottle Cap Dress encapsulates my feelings about the current climate crisis. Made of melted milk bottle caps, fruit bag netting, bottle caps, product packaging, and an old mosquito net; the work is representative of my personal emotional response of fear, worry, alarm, and overwhelm when thinking about the climate crisis,” Violet said.
“More specifically the artwork asks us to think about the damage climate change is having on nature; the dress has captured the smallest amount of household rubbish from one house, thus demonstrating the scale of waste.”
The exhibition will be officially launched this Sunday October 22 at 11am. Community members are welcome to attend the launch, meet the local young artists and learn more about their inspiring works.
The exhibition will run until November 7. The Castlemaine Visitor Centre at the historic Market Building in Mostyn Street is open daily 9am-5pm.
