Pupils ‘air’ their artistic talents

Bayfield High pupils admire ‘‘air’’ inspired artworks on show at this year’s Peninsula Schools Art Exhibition. Air was the theme of this year’s exhibition, held at Bayfield High School, and pupils took a creative approach to the brief.

Birds, bubbles, wind, boats, balloons and flags were just some of the ideas pupils from peninsula primary and intermediate schools used to illustrate the air.

Eight schools took part in this year’s exhibition. Each was awarded a first place and a highly commended work.

Winners. — Tahuna Intermediate: First: Maraea Brooking Brown; highly commended: Kaela Freeland. Andersons Bay School: First: Molly Wagner; highly commended: Bodhi Clark. Broad

Bay School: First: Aidan Endo; highly commended: Jessie McGrouther. Macandrew Bay School: First: group work by Arlo Fenwick, Mackenzie Parting, Liam Pettigrew, Ashton Heptonstall; highly commended: Liesel Tolson. Musselburgh School:

First: group work by Austin Schroder, Ethan Towers, Toby Flanders, Molly Goldfinch; highly commended: group work by Harper Dean, Rebecca Mitchell, Kira Woodason. Portobello School: First: Kotomiyo Cowell; highly commended: Sadie Reid. St Brigid’s School: First: Halaina Sparks; highly commended: Samuel Bingley. Tainui School: First: Jett Salmon; highly commended: Ollie Walden.

Birds of a feather . . . Bayfield High School art coordinator and Peninsula Schools Art Exhibition organiser Sarah Vorgers holds a prizewinning work by Tahuna Intermediate’s Maraea Brooking Brown.

PHOTOS: PETER MCINTOSH Up and away . . . A beautiful balloon proved a prizewinner for 9yearold Portobello School pupil Kotomiyo Cowell.