Art club started
Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina Campus has started an art club for students outside normal school hours.
School principal Mr Frank Gasper said the club invited students to stay back at school every Tuesday and take part in extra art activities.
"The students have been working on a variety of artworks of their own choice," Mr Gasper said.
"Some are finishing artworks they have started in class.
"Others are happy drawing manga characters or creating anime, whilst some find it a great time to experiment with different media, including paint and charcoals.
"There is a large acrylic painting on canvas coming along well and the students are free to bring along any artworks or ideas they'd like to receive advice for.
"Each week the kids sit down and share some snacks and afternoon tea with other creative people.
"The past couple of weeks we were lucky enough to have some brightly coloured clay.
"The students created their own 3D characters to take home.
"We were also lucky to have four sets of paintbrushes in canvas roll-up holders donated by Heather Durbin.
"Each week we have been taking the names of the students who attend art club and at the end of the term we will present a set of paintbrushes as a prize to a student whose name gets drawn from the hat."
Newsletter, 30 Sep 2009
Frank Gasper, BWSC Umina Campus