Artful English

Mon–Fri, 10 am, 11.30 am, 1 pm & 2.30pm
Levels 3–10
NGV International & The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

Explore thought-provoking works from the NGV Collection, using art as a springboard for developing visual literacy and creative writing. Through engaging with diverse artworks, students will experiment with language, literary devices, and rich descriptive vocabulary to craft short written pieces, including poetry and descriptive writing. Led by an NGV educator this program fosters imagination, deepens the connection between art and words, and enhances students’ literacy skills through viewing and interpreting art.

This program will be tailored to the level of the students.

Students will:

• Analyse works of art and design from different cultural, historical and contemporary contexts using deep looking and close reading techniques.
• Create short pieces of creative writing incorporating rich vocabulary and descriptive phrases.
• Experiment with apply literary devices such as metaphor, simile and personification to enhance and develop creative writing.

Duration: 1 hour
Cost: $11 per student

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