Top art students awarded for their masterpieces
Each learner produced four artworks for the 2017 matriculation exhibition.
Ten Grade 12 art students from Maragon Ruimsig High School began their final exams on a positive note after impressing art masters during the school’s 2017 Independent Examination Board (IEB) exhibition and awards on 18 October.
Producing an original work of art in a world filled with visual images is challenging. Yet, these top matric learners managed to do just that. Each learner produced four artworks for their 2017 matriculation exhibition, and all of them were celebrated by family and friends at the opening event.Professor Alison Kearney, who lectures at the School of Education at the University of the Witwatersrand, shared encouraging words with the learners while acknowledging their talents and dedication to their studies. She spoke about the variety of techniques and media presented at the exhibition, and how the diversity gave a voice to each of the artists.
With the assistance of Nicky Hards, the senior visual arts teacher, a number of awards were handed to learners, acknowledging the best painting by Micaela Botha, the best drawing by Annastasia Sijbesma and the best sculpture by Megan Jacobs. The award for the most improved learner from Grades 10 to 12 went to Donique Johnson.
Sharissa Krause received the Alice Gallery Award, and with it a wonderful opportunity to exhibit her acrylic painting about dementia, titled Unforseen, at the Alice Art Gallery in Ruimsig for two weeks. The work visually represents the effects of ageing on the mind and thus the person’s reality. Alice Pitzer, the owner of the Gallery commented on the work, saying,
“It is original and evokes a feeling from the viewer – it speaks to you – it is contemporary, universal, sellable, and likeable and while it does not necessarily please everybody, it deserves the award. This artist really shows potential”.
The art teacher was extremely proud of the students that she has been teaching for the past three to four years at Maragon Ruimsig.
Arusha van Assen achieved the top academic student award at the school’s valediction ceremony. Consequently, Alice invited Arusha to exhibit at her gallery alongside Sharissa, and stated that she “… loved the portraits hanging in the middle. It really gave me a 3-dimensional experience.”
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