Creative Wishes for 2018!

On behalf of the visual arts students at South Kamloops Secondary School we thank you for taking the time to be inspired by the Kamloops paintings in the 2018 SKSS Art Calendar. In thinking ahead to the coming year we are reminded that we live in a community that supports youthful artists.  Thank you so much to the Kamloops community as we have had much support of our 2018 cards and calendar fundraiser. Happy New Year and all the best in 2018!

2018 SKSS Art Calendars

CBC Radio Kamloops interview with Doug Herbert: Chelsey McKay & Danielle Roche

Keely Bland of the Kamloops Museum & Archives: Student speakers at art opening

Students celebrating at our Art Opening

Explore-Discover-Experience

Art By Camryn M, grade 12

SKSS Kamloops Calendar Exhibition & Fundraiser 2017 

     Explore-Discover-Experience, Kamloops 2017 exhibition and fundraiser celebrates the 11th year of this unique opportunity for youth to represent our community through artistic vision.

     Beginning with a class presentation from Monica Dickinson and Ken Levin of Tourism Kamloops, South Kamloops Secondary art students consider the importance of promoting aspects of Kamloops by discussing attractions, activities and things to do in our City.  With this in mind, each student painted an individual interpretation of discovering, exploring, and experiencing tourism in Kamloops and surrounding area.  After the acrylic paintings were completed, images for the printed calendar and cards were selected from a special community jury:  Anyssa Gill, Kamloops Art Gallery, Art Instructor; Tara Look and Rachel Lewis, Tourism Kamloops; and Mr. Blake Buemann, SKSS Vice Principal. 

Over 40 student paintings are on view at the 

Sagebrush Lobby Gallery until December 16, 2016.  

Please consider joining our community reception on Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 at 6:30 pm.

Art By Celia F, grade11

In addition, printed calendars and cards will be available for sale at the Kamloops Art Gallery Store, The Art We Are, Tourism Kamloops and South Kamloops Secondary School Main office.  This year, students will be selling calendars at the December 3rd Blazers Hockey game.   Proceeds from the sales of the calendar and card fundraiser will support a donation to the BC Interior Community Foundation and future SKSS Visual Arts student initiatives.

Art by Miranda M, grade 12

Art by Lyle L, grade 12

Art by Jessica L, grade 11

Art by Katie H, grade 12

Interpreting Sounds of the Symphony

The Catacombs by Krista Buder, Grade 12

Mussorgsky by Nicole Hanna

Classical music has a remarkable capacity to inspire.  With hopes of making connections through the arts, the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra approached the art department at South Kamloops Secondary with a unique opportunity to visually interpret a famous symphony.  Pictures at an Exhibition, a musical work in 10 movements by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) was originally inspired by the artwork of his talented friend, Vicktor Hartmann (1834-1873). Investigating the six of the 10 remaining images, SKSS students embarked on a process of listening to the recorded 10 movements of the symphony and researching specific aspects for a personal art image.

 Camyrn Morris, grade 11                                                            Cynthia James, grade 12 

               

In a final presentation of student learning, SKSS art students framed their work, provided artist statements and installed 22 artworks for display at the Kamloops Symphony's performance on February 13, 2016.  Many of the secondary students were in attendance the night of the symphony performance.  Unexpectedly, alongside the original Hartmann images the student work was projected during the live performance.  For many reasons this experience had a profound and positive impact on the art students who were sitting in the audience listening to the live performance!  

The symphony was fantastic. It was so much more interesting to listen to the music live. The coolest part was probably seeing how the student artists interpreted the sounds of the symphony while the professional musicians were playing. Evidently, it was inspiring to see how the music can give people such different imagery. -Kayla S., grade 12

The collaboration between the symphony music and visual art was a fantastic learning experience. During intermission we shared with audience members who approached art students with questions as well as many compliments.  This process of sharing with the community was a whole new experience itself, but such a great feeling as a developing artist! With this being said, sitting in the audience along with your classmates, listening to the live music while your own art was being projected in the performance was phenomenal! I specifically enjoyed the quiet whispers in the audience complementing the student art images.  –Alma S., grade 11

Free Range Eggs by Lyle Loveday, grade 11

City of Storms by Miranda McGhee

   A special thank-you to Krystal Kehoe of the KSO for arranging this unique opportunity and collaboration with SKSS art students.  We are truly grateful to make meaningful community connections through visual arts.  Also, thanks to Vice Principal Blake Buemann for attending and supporting students at this event!