During Term 3, the Year 4 students from Room 21 took part in an art competition about endangered species. The Orang-Artan Competition tasked students to research an endangered species and create an artwork in order to raise awareness. Students from all over the world entered the competition, including school groups from Australia, the UK and Portugal!

As part of their sustainability studies, students from Unley Primary went on an excursion to Monarto Zoo to find out about different species, including their characteristics, diets, and habitats.

To participate in the competition, students first chose an endangered animal. Next they made a decision about the medium their artwork would use. We had a wide variety of different art styles including prints, alcohol inks, water colours, acrylic paints and pastels.

Judges from The Orangutan Project decided on a short list, and eight Year 4 students from Unley Primary School were selected in the 9 to 11 age bracket. Five students made the shortlist in the ‘Artistry and Creativity’ category, and three students in the ‘Wildlife Conservation’ category. Congratulations to the following children:

  • Oscar Coulter
  • Scarlett Gillies
  • Lucas Porcaro
  • Harrison Rees
  • Vansh Singh
  • Heidi Davis
  • Adelaide Gao
  • Banita Narula

The judging panel will announce the winning entries on November 12th. Best of luck to our Unley entrants!  Below are comments from some of the shortlisted students.

Scarlett chose a leopard for her animal because she was motivated to show people what she can do artistically. She is particularly proud of the design and colours she chose.

Heidi chose to draw a forest elephant. She represented the elephant on a road to symbolise that if we keep cutting down their habitats, forest elephants will have no place to live.

Harrison used alcohol inks to draw an arctic wolf. He used pinks and purples as a background, with the trees and wolves in white. The howling wolves symbolise the anger that they feel at their lost habitats.