Child Art

A special display in the Gisborne art gallery recently gave parents an opportunity to see the truly remarkable progress being made in this district with art in schools.

The quality of the work is such that Gisborne and East Coast children have gained a New Zealand-wide reputation.

Modern systems of teaching art in school are vastly different from those which Mum and Dad remember. The aim is to provide an outlet for children's self-expression, rather than to train them as artists.

The bold colours and sweeping lines of the pictures exhibited were striking proof of the system's success.

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Young visitors to art gallery showed keen interest in the exhibits

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Heather McLeod and Carolyn Collison study a picture

Finger—painting, with a mixture of paste and paint, gives children a sense of freedom in their work, encourages them to produce flowing lines.

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Shirley Bartlett thinks finger-painting is fun.

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Patricia Cole, aged 9, shows her finger painting impression of a tree.

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Boys enjoy making line-cut patterns

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Gail White & Gaye Taylor make a poodle from paper

Mr Graham Parminter, children's art and craft specialist, has been encouraged in his work by the enthusiasm of the pupils.

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Busy scene in classroom

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Hunting scene in 3D was built up with cardboard and paper, brightly coloured.

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Fish cut-outs show good sense of colour, design

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Paper models on display in art gallery

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Mr Parminter studies a camel modelled by children from paper.