Celebrating heritage through convent art

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Back in Term 1, the College’s Year 7 Art classes spent time sketching the historic St Mary’s College convent and Cathedral buildings, capturing the architectural beauty of these landmarks. These sketches formed the foundation for a collaborative Public Art project designed to enhance the school grounds.

Back in the art room, students learnt how to reinterpret their drawings in clay. They experimented with viewpoints, cropping their imagery and selecting specific details. Using slab-building techniques, texture scratching and indenting methods, each student crafted a relief sculpture based on their design.

The final artwork is now displayed on an exterior wall near the Reflection Garden for students, staff and visitors to enjoy. They are well worth a look next time you are at the College.

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St Mary's College is located on the traditional lands of the muwinina people of the South East Nation. We acknowledge and deeply respect the palawa people, the Tasmanian Aboriginal Community, and all Elders past and present. We are committed to learning alongside our students and community in this place, nipaluna, and support the continued sharing of knowledge and culture.