Our COVID-19 Protocols We need to stay vigilant at all times and keep on implementing our PPE and COVID-19 Protocol. Our children continue to do well with the sanitisation and masks/shields and we are very grateful that thus far all of our children and staff remain healthy. COVID-19 Policy & Procedure These measures are to be […]
We are looking for a skilled art teacher for our young little artist’s ages 6 – 8. Location: Lillian Gray Art School 82 Kessel Street Fairland, Johannesburg Hours: Mon: 9:00 – 17:00 Tues – Fridays: 14:00 – 17:00 Salary: TBD. You should apply if: You believe in our Why’s (See below) You are punctual You […]
We are looking for a skilled art teacher for our teenagers. Location: Lillian Gray Art School 82 Kessel Street Fairland, Johannesburg Hours: Mon & Tues: 9:00 – 18:00 Wed – Fri: 14:00 – 18:00 Salary: TBD. You should apply if: You believe in our Why’s (See below) You are punctual You are responsible You are […]
Lillian Gray Art School NEA 2020 Awards The National Eisteddfod Academy Finals We have reached the end of 2020 and I am sure a lot of us are super grateful. Usually, this time of the year is filled with concerts, prize givings and year-end parties, alas due to Covid a lot of events didn’t happen. […]
Hi I am artist Lillian Gray and I have someone you need to meet: South African artist Vladimir Tretchikoff. Tretchikoff was an artist whose painting Chinese Girl, popularly known as the Green Lady, is one of the best-selling art prints of the 20th century. His most famous artworks include Chinese Girl, Mrs Wong and the […]
South African Art History – Gerard Sekoto 9 December 1913 – 20 March 1993 The Life and Art of Gerard Sekoto Gerard Sekoto was a South African artist and a musician. He is recognised as the pioneer of urban black art and social realism. His work has been exhibited in Paris, Stockholm, Venice, Washington, and […]
Why choose art as a subject? Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye. Art is having something to say and having the means to say it. It is about being able to reason about the state of the world and commenting on it as well as about the craftsmanship and skill used to […]
Fine motor skills are the coordination of small muscles and movements in the hands, wrists, and fingers with their eyes. These movements which we may use to unlock a door or zipping up our jacket or doing up buttons on your shirt. These skills develop from childhood and there are ways to use art and […]
Art has many important functions in the lives of us all. Particularly with children art can be used as therapy – both emotional and occupational. Children develop different fine motor skills which are age and progress specific, and art can help you as the parent or teacher to gauge where a child’s development is in […]
Michaelangelo 1508-1512 Vatican The Sistine Chapel. Now when I was 18 I visited the Sistine Chapel and it was an amazing experience and when I went outside there were two Australian girls and they walked up to me and with a strong accent asked ‘what makes this painting so special?’. Now, everything inside the Catholic […]