Maragon art learners exhibit their talents for all to see
Maragon Ruimsig's art learners were handed the chance to put their talents on show at an exhibition on Tuesday, 23 October.
Maragon Ruimsig’s art learners were handed the chance to showcase their year’s hard work at an exhibition on Tuesday, 23 October, in the school’s Grand Hall. The exhibition, which was set up by the schools Grade 11 art learners, was put together in alliance with Alice Art Gallery to show off the talents of the school’s Grade 12 learners.
The crowd in attendance at the school’s second annual art evening made sure to do their rounds of the stunning pieces on display while they waited for the evening to officially get under way. Maragon Ruimsig High School’s principal, Reinhard de Klerk, was in charge of the official opening of the evening, explaining the culture behind the art scene at the school.
“We begin to nurture our learners who wish to take up art from as early on as primary school, in order to provide them with a sufficient platform by the time they reach high school,” he explained. “Art is an excellent way of expressing our deepest and most meaningful thoughts.”
The Maragon art learners seemed to subconsciously embrace this statement as many of the pieces on display were rather retrospective, or tackled certain underlying environmental or political issues. Alice Art Gallery not only helped set up the exhibition, but also awarded three artists, based on the commercial potential of their artworks.
While special mentions went to Kellie Tinkhoff and Naledi Pobe, it was Zhanté van Muylwyk’s works that were deemed to have the most commercial potential by the Gallery.
Vega School was also in attendance, and handed special prizes to Nile Adams-Duma, Noluthando Mdlalose, Naledi, and Kellie Tinkhoff for their work.
Maragon also presented its own awards to the students, as follows:
• Noluthando Mdlalose received the top award in the Printmaking Discipline
• Sinead Msithini walked off with the top award in the Sculpture Discipline
• Monica Aguiar scored the top award in the Painting Discipline
• Kellie Tinkhoff won the top award in the Drawing Discipline
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