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1 November, 2025
Opening of the Texas P-10 State School Art Exhibition
The final exhibition at the Texas Regional Art Gallery for 2025 is an incredible blast of colour and talent. You may have thought that the students could not exceed the wonderful exhibition they created last year. Think again! This exhibition shows the incredible talent that the students of the Texas P-10 State School hold.
This year the Prep theme is Prepaheroes! The Preps began by following a directed drawing to design their very own superhero. They built a cityscape from boxes, got delightfully messy with black paint and coloured the buildings dark to create the look of nighttime. They then added yellow windows and string lights to make the scene come alive. Then they added their superheroes to make them look like they were flying. Very creative.
‘Our Tree of Life’ is a collaborative work by Year 1 and 2. Based on the works of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, the children noticed how he used swirling lines, golden colours and rich decorations to bring his art to life. The young artists have truly embraced this, exploring with different textures and materials. The children used gold paint, shiny gold paper, sequins, jewels, stickers and even snakeskin patterns to decorate their tree. Their work is magical and has detailed style, sparkling with imagination and celebrating nature, beauty and individuality.
Year 3 students used inspiration from author Gus Gordon and artist, Brett Graham. Both inspired the children to produce a couple of different styles to reflect ‘Oh the Places We Went!” Using pencil, crayon, marker pen, paper, cardboard and paddle pop sticks, you will see their vision of hot air balloons, birds and fighter planes.
On entering the Council Administration building, you are immediately drawn to the Fluro Cacti art pieces on the vibrant green wall. These pieces are acrylic and ink on paper by the Year 4 students. These pieces show how amazing colour can be. The artworks explore contrast, texture and creativity with their explosion of colour. Year 4 also created a collaborative work of paper and acrylic on canvas of a playful paper dog.
‘Textile Landscapes’ captures the beauty of nature and scenery, crafted in fabric and thread. With this, Year 5 used key landscape design elements such as line, colour, shape and perspective. Each is as diverse as the terrains they present.
Year 6 students were experimenting with warm and cool colours to create from acrylic, acetate and paper their ‘Reverse Acetate Portraits’. These pieces bring a flood of colour as you enter the Art Gallery.
The Year 7 art students ventured into pottery with ‘The Clay Experiment’. They explored hand-building techniques in ceramics focusing on creating forms using pinch pot and coil methods. They experimented with watercolour glaze, exploring how colour interacts with the surface to enhance their designs.
Grades 8, 9 and 10 showed their machine sewn prowess with tie-dyed pencil cases, foundation-piecing pillowcases, and leather clutches. This is a colourful and intriguing display.
Of course, none of this would be achievable without the dedication of the teachers who encouraged the children in their artistic endeavors and the backing of the P&C who provided financial support for the framing of the pieces.
Story by Robyn Griffin
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