Imaginations unleashed

Year 12 student Yan Ni with her Dream Catcher. Picture Shawn Smits.

By Tate Papworth

Technology, art, design and food have collided into an exhibition to remember at Caroline Chisholm Catholic College.

Imagine, the Braybrook school’s annual exhibition, last week showcased the creative talents of students in an interactive setting.

The college’s learning and visual arts head Jodi Pitruzzello said each year level was represented.

“A lot of work goes into this exhibition” she said.

“Some of the students work on a lot of these exhibits from the beginning of the year – it’s a showcase of the subjects we teach.”

She said a highlight of the exhibition was the vast variety of pieces on show.

“Some of the students study VET fashion, which prepares them for TAFE,” she said. “They produce a folio at the end of it and a finished garment, which are on display,” she said.

“We’ve also got models on display, food exhibitions with things like biscuits, a visual communication design area with logo designs, sculpture and photography.”

The exhibition was supported by other local schools.

“We had four of our feeder primary schools participate in a competition,” Ms Pitruzzello said.

“Their brief was to imagine a sustainable world and respond to that by producing works of art.”

The increasing role of technology was another feature of the exhibition.

“The inspiration in terms of IT exhibits was to relate to the world we live in,” Ms Pitruzzello said.

“I guess we use technology as a tool to make art and we use it to display and present our artworks.”