Students have the opportunity to record their experience of lockdown for posterity with the College’s Art department organising a photography competition. With JB Hi-Fi vouchers up for grabs as prizes, students are being encouraged to get involved by taking photos capturing their experience of the COVID-19 lockdown.
We would love for every student to submit a photograph so that we could make a whole school art installation or exhibition as a keepsake of the 2020 remote learning and lockdown experience as part of the College’s story. Some students have already submitted entries (above, and in the gallery below).
The idea was sparked by asking my Year 9 photography students to take a walk outside, to notice and really see what life is like at the moment in lockdown. The teddy bears and rainbow paintings displayed in windows, the feeling of isolation and people exercising while wearing masks are just some of the things that could be captured, along with remote learning or any new hobbies and activities students have discovered.
The staff are hoping that we might be able to make a display in our new Visual Arts building or have an online exhibition so that all staff and students can share in the collection of snapshots taken by our students. Those students who contribute to the MLMC community by submitting a photograph will receive College commendations.
The top 10 photographs chosen by the Visual Arts staff and our Principal Mr Philip Morison will be narrowed down to final three, who will each receive a JB Hifi voucher. Judging criteria includes the photographic skills displayed as well as the concept or story behind the photograph taken. Entries are to be submitted via email to mpollock@mlmc.vic.edu.au by Saturday 19 September. Prize winners will be announced in Term 4.
