ICU READ April - ISIK College

YEAR 7 HUMANITIES EXCURSIONAs part of our Humanities course, the year 7s visited the Melbourne Museumand the IMAX theatre on April 1st. We watched a documentary called'Mysteries of the Nile' and we then explored artefacts and historical items in theMuseum. We all enjoyed the excursion.By Mikhail Davis and Mikail Avci 7AART EXCURSION - VCE Top Arts 2008“students had theopportunity to view theamount of research andbackup work in theexhibited students’folios and workbooks”‘The year 7, 8 and 9 art students attended an excursion to the Top Artsexhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria. This annual exhibition, which isthe most viewed public exhibition in Victoria, showcased the work of sixty VCEArt students from 2008 chosen from over three thousand entrants. As well asa general gallery viewing, students had the opportunity to view the amount ofresearch and backup work in the exhibited students' folios and workbooks.The students found some artists of particular note. Yvonne Chan fromEssendon was inspired by the earthquakes in China and made paintings witha cracked surface to refer to the Earth's crust. Another favourite was JohnSharp from Diamond Valley, who exhibited a work called “The EternalWatcher”. This was a black and white linocut print showing forest spirits in theKinglake region. His imagery was ominous and an eerie premonition of theBlack Saturday bushfires.If you would like to explore this on the net the website ishttp://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/toparts/.Mr. Rohan MorrisonICU Read 4