Positive response for visual arts exhibition which concludes Saturday,

The Ministry of Education’s Visual Arts Exhibition at Castellani House, Georgetown has attracted teachers in the Visual Arts stream from all ten administrative regions.  On display were pieces such as drawings, ceramics, paintings, sculptures, leather craft, and fabric designs.

The initiative has allowed the tutors to showcase their skills following training at the Burrowes School of Art and the University of Guyana. Kathy Thompson, attached to the Marian Academy, has said the response to her work has been positive, and she is hopeful that her students would be able to visit the exhibition, so they can see and appreciate the different techniques in art. This, she said, would allow them to grow artistically.
“I am teaching at the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) level and part of the requirement for the examination is to establish a reflective journal (which) focuses on studying, interviewing and writing on the artist, about their work as well writing about their personal work,” she explained to the Department of Public Information (DPI).

Belladrum Secondary School’s Art Tutor Odessa Carmichael noted that the initiative will help to highlight the importance of visual arts for students who are undertaking subjects that require drawing.
“Doing visual arts helps persons to sell themselves, as well as to relax. For me, art is basically my life, because I think about it every day; and I am hoping that in the near future I may be able to have my own art gallery and my own business in arts.”  Carmichael declared.
She added that she hopes to one day be known as one of the world’s greatest women artists.
Tutor Brian Clarke attached to the Saint Joseph High School told DPI that, as an artist and teacher since 1987, he is happiest when expressing himself through his art. His exhibits focused largely on the African tradition and culture. He, too, encouraged his students to visit and enjoy the art pieces in the exhibition.