CHRISTMAS ART COMPETITION 2023

Congratulations Emily!

Our school recently entered several artworks to be part of the Diocesan Christmas Art Competition.

Emily’s artwork was chosen to be part of this very special event and will be displayed in the Wollongong Art Gallery alongside 43 other finalists.

Her work was judged against a criteria and reflected exemplary writing and artistic skills.

Emily will be invited to attend the Christmas Story Art Exhibition and Competition Opening and Awards Night that will take place in early October. 

We wish Emily the best of luck with her entry!

The Hidden Truth

Emily C 

My artwork depicts ‘Preparing the Way’ for a new king; Isaiah 40: 3-5. The Jewish people had developed an image in their mind of a Messiah who would be a great king, one who would free them from slavery and oppression. Isaiah called for his people to ‘Prepare the Way’ to ensure obstacles that kept them from truly seeing him were cleared in their hearts, so they were truly ready to receive him. 

I have chosen to represent this passage with the traditional Aramaic print of the time in the background and the image of his birth in the foreground. The Torah promised a Messiah, someone who they imagined and wanted to make change ‘now’, not the gentle man filled with love, serving those on the margins, born of humble beginnings. 

In our own lives we need to make sure that we too are open and responsive to God’s call in our own lives by clearing a path in our hearts where we can respond to God’s love for us.

Ms Kirsty Simpson

Religious Education Co-Ordinator