The creative talents of the Castlemaine Secondary College FLO Students have been on show as part of the Castlemaine Fringe Festival’s ‘Art Window Trail’ and various other projects.
Local audiences can catch a glimpse of the local students’ digital work screening in the window of the Beleza Uniform Shop in Barker Street which is number ’20’ on the Art Window Trail’ map.
Students studying Personal Development in the FLO Program at Castlemaine Secondary College’s Etty Street Campus used the opportunity to examine Personal Identity and Emotional Intelligence.
Supervising teacher Hermione Merry said students were fascinated to learn their personal strengths in the eight different types of Intelligence – Music/Musical, Mathematical/Logical, Visual/Spatial, Body/Kinesthetic, Self/Intrapersonal, Social/Interpersonal, Nature/Naturalist.
“They explored the symbolic representation of these intelligences in their two-channel video work ‘How Are You Intelligent?'” she said.
As part of their involvement in the Fringe some students also enjoyed work experience in AV and production with Sam Thomas at Mechanics Lane, and the opportunity to work with artist Jim Coad – creating visual art works for projection as part of Fringe event Reactivate.
Fringe Festival director Azzy Jay said it was a massive highlight to work with the FLO students and staff at CSC.
“The students asked thoughtful questions and after time to reflect came up with great ideas for future fringe festivals, including partnering with local sports clubs for post-match live music, which is something we hadn’t previously considered,” she said.
“Jim Coad’s community projection mapping is always a real highlight and it was nice to see young people out and about at the street party! Thanks FLO, you rock!” Azzy said.
The Mail caught up with several of the lead students on the video project late last week Oscar Sattler-Carson, Abbey Carr and Zakk Barron.
The trio said they really enjoyed being part of the Fringe Art Window Trail and it was a real collaborative effort.
“It was great to be able to express my creativity. Especially with painting,” Abbey said.
“Making the video was so much fun,” Zakk said.
CSC principal Justin Hird said the project was a fantastic example of the exciting creative applied learning opportunities available to Castlemaine Secondary College students through the FLO Program.
“Its really wonderful to be able to share this work with the wider community and we look forward to also displaying the video in our school office and sharing it with visitors to the Blakeley Road campus,” he said.