Yr &-8 Class Trip to Flagstaff Gallery

Yr 7-8’s

Despite the inclement weather the Yr 7-8’s, accompanied by Whea Barb, myself, Ian and Swap, headed off to Flagstaff Gallery in Devonport.  We were on a mission to view the exhibition of our very own Whea Dagmar Dyck.  First port of call was the summit of Mt Victoria where we had our lunch and enjoyed the expansive views of our most beautiful City of Sails.

Then it was straight down to Flagstaff Gallery where we spent over an hour looking at the wide range of artists’ works and listening to Whea Dagmar talk about her work.  She had prepared for us worksheets where we were to write down responses and answers related to her discussion.

Whea Dagmar talked about where she went to High School and how she got in to Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland.  She discussed her time at art school and how much she enjoyed her time there.  Then she explained her use of colour and some of her major themes in her work.  We learnt heaps! 

Finally we were to choose our favourite piece and then draw it ourselves.  It was a great way to spend an afternoon.