Students awarded visual arts scholarships

20 Sep 2018

21 September 2018

The St John of God Health Care Visual Art Scholarships were awarded to Jacinta Posik, Year 11, from Kolbe Catholic College in Rockingham and Mihaela Stojkoska, Year 6, from Mary MacKillop Community Primary School in Ballajura.

St John of God Health Care Group Art Curator Connie Petrillo said both works would be displayed at St John of God Murdoch Hospital over the school holidays.

“The Angelico winners display offers a unique opportunity to showcase the depth of artistic creative talent in our schools,” she said.

The annual scholarships recognise one primary and one secondary student who has demonstrated excellence in visual arts and a commitment to being involved in the future.

Both winners chose to create portraits, with Jacinta’s painting depicting a woman holding Australian native plants, while Michaela’s work was a black and white drawing of a young child.

The Angelico Exhibition, a Catholic Arts event, is open to Catholic secondary and primary school students across WA with 315 artworks entered into the exhibition.

This year was the second year that primary school students were invited to enter the exhibition, with the number of primary school students participating in the event growing from 119 in 2017 to 146 this year.

The exhibition is an opportunity for patients, caregivers and the community to enjoy the creativity and talent of students from the Western Australian Catholic education system.

Jacinta’s and Mihaela’s works will be on display, alongside a selection of works from the 2018 Angelico Exhibition at St John of God Murdoch Hospital until 8 October 2018.