Category: Art and Design

The resident artists for the Energise project Leeming & Paterson and Jason Nelson came into Dalry and worked with students from P3-S3. Visual artist Jason Nelson and photographers Leeming & Paterson  delivered a series of creative workshops which enabled the students to consider energy consumption with relation to the Galloway Hydro Scheme.

Miss Andrew has been busy with the Primary students in Art. Recently they have been making decorations for the Primary Christmas Fayre.

Congratulations to Eva Gibson in S2 who has received a Highly Commended for her mono-print which she submitted to the yearly RSA Art Award.

Her work will be on show at the RSA exhibition from 2nd April – 16th April along with other prize winners throughout Scotland.

S4 –  National 5 Design

S4 Pupils have been very busy finishing their design folios for the SQA. They have completed their development sheets and created their 3d final outcomes pieces. Every pupil has chosen a different theme and a experimented with a range of materials that suited their brief.  We hope you like them. Next term you will see examples of their Expressive folios which will be complete by Easter.

S2 Design

Here are examples of the S2 shoulder pieces that pupils have been creating in the last two weeks. After looking at the work of Peter Chang, pupils used research drawings of natural and man made objects as inspiration for their shoulder pieces.  The designs are made of paper mache, straws, card, polystyrene and coloured paper. The designs are bold and eye-catching with a range of repeated shapes and patterns in the style of Peter Chang.

Sunshine and crisp air turbo charge learning!

It has been a very busy term in the Art and Design Department.

S1 have been designing and making Venetian Masks. See their exciting designs in gold, silver, black and white below.

S2 pupils have been improving their observational drawing skills and have started designing a Chang style piece of body adornment. Look out for photos of their 3d design pieces at the end of November.

S3 pupils have  been working on their graphic design skills creating a design for a skateboard based on the theme of “Zoo York”.

In S4 pupils have been working on their design folios for National 5. Look out for the photos of their striking final outcomes at the end of November. Below are photos of pupils 3d paper models.

P5/6/7 have been busy designing and making bright, colourful and eye-catching Carnival Masks to link with their class theme Rio 2016.

Support in Mind Scotland Art and Design Competition

Congratulations to the below S1 and S2 students who have been awarded prizes for entering the above competition as part of the Dumfries and Galloway Mental Health Festival. Pupils were asked to do a drawing or painting that illustrated what kept them mentally well.