Student displays and exhibitions
Practical hints and suggestions for arranging and displaying student artworks.
| Surrounding students in the classroom with their own, and other artworks, creates a stimulating, visually exciting and personal environment. Students develop pride in their efforts as art makers and also learn that their artwork has a purpose, an audience and is valued. Displaying student works at various times during art making gives students time to reflect on the art making process, not just the final product. At these times, other students may discuss or question the art maker about his or her intentions with the work, visual problems solved, methods and techniques. Displaying works in progress gives the whole class the opportunity to share ideas and strategies. |  |
Mounting, framing, displaying and arranging artworks is an artform in itself, as well as being part of the art process. Therefore, students should be encouraged to participate in designing and arranging an exhibition. This helps students develop visual discrimination and design skills and enables them to make critical judgements about the display.
There should be a permanent display space available for student works in the classroom as well as elsewhere in the school – a “student gallery”. Hallways, foyers, assembly hall walls and corridors may also be utilised.
The school could also hold regular exhibitions in the school as well as the local community including shops, libraries, and community halls.
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