June Exam Paper skeleton Grade 12

For the Grade 12s ....
Here is a link to the SKELETON of your June Exam Paper.
Use it as an aid to prepare and to calm your nerves.

Grade 11 & 12 Practical Exam - Self evaluation

For the Grade 11s & 12s ....

Please use this LINK to evaluate your 6 hour practical Exam.

I love what Dali used to do with ceramics and found objects!
Have a look.....

Dali 1933 Retrospective Bust of a Woman

LINK to MoMA

You can now receive your uploaded photos from your Google Drive. Just upload to Google+ (Google Photos) in your smartphones 'share' menu.
This will make your life easier!

Logo competition

NATIONAL GIRLS’ SCHOOL FESTIVAL - 2016

Calling all our budding DGHS artists! 

We are so excited to be hosting next years’ event and we invite you to get your creative juices flowing starting over the next two long weekends and design for us a logo that can represent DGHS for the 2016 National All Girls’ School Festival. 

We are thinking of the theme “On the crest of the wave”, we would love all the codes that we are offering Cultural (Art, Debating, Drama, Public Speaking and Vocal Ensemble) and Sport (Chess, Hockey, Netball, Tennis, Touch Rugby, Squash) to be represented in some way, maybe on a surf board? 

We will be offering a prize for the best logo. You can drop off your ideas in Mrs Phipps' office or email her on phipps@dghs.co.za. 

Deadline will be end of May 2015.

Art for Humanity

For my Grade 11s & 12s ......

This Art for Humanity website is an excellent example of how an organization using art can raise awareness around social issues.
Have a look ......
They also have a newsletter, a blog, a Flickr page and RSS feed.

LINK to Art for Humanity

Butcher Boys - article

LINK to an Article in Art Times on the Butcher Boys by Jane Alexander.  (page 14)

The language in this article is excellent and so reading it will improve your ability to write.
You may need to join ISSUU - a free on-line magazine app. 

Xenophobia as a social issue

 I found this wonderful poster in my Twitter feed this morning ....

                     

The Design Indaba Magazine is doing a wonderful poster campaign by running this initiative. The hashtag is #saynotoxenophobia and it's an excellent resource for those girls researching this horrible social issue.

Bullets and Sweets - Grade 11 theory question

For my Grade 11s .....

Here is the question we were doing when we had our blackout. It's from a past paper.

Study the visual source provided and discuss how this work reflected life in townships during the struggle against apartheid (1 page = 10 marks).

In your answer refer to the following:

• The choice of images
• The different expressions on the people's faces
• Composition
• What, according to your opinion, is the role of this artwork today?
• How do you think that this artwork reflects the problems and horror of township life during the struggle years? Interpret it and substantiate your arguments. (10)

Manfred Zylla Bullets and Sweets 1985
Pencil & watercolour on paper

Woolworths T-shirt competition

Woolworths are launching a range of bionic yarn T-shirts in collaboration with Pharrell Williams. Bionic yarn is a thread made from the tons of plastic that pollutes the planet’s oceans. As a designer, you know that your work can change the world. That is why we are turning to South Africa’s young designers to create impactful designs that will make a difference. The winning designs will raise awareness about the issues that affect our planet and a sustainable future for generations to come.

Please note the following :

• To enter you would need to go to the Woolworths Website and submit your entry online only.
• Entrants must be between the ages of 15 and 25. Any entrant under the age of 18 must have the consent of a parent or guardian to enter the competition.
• In order to qualify, designs must be submitted to the following email address: areyouwithus@woolworths.co.za  by no later than midday on Friday, 15 May 2015. Submissions received after this, will not be considered.