Art Auction Unity

Join the QSI Skopje Art Auction on Thursday, March 24t, at 6:00pm. All proceeds will be donated to a special fund to help the local staff from QSI school in Kyiv.

The theme of our artworks is 'unity'. Take a look at the fantastic collaborative artworks created by QSI students. Collaborative art projects help unite students, allowing their diversity and creativity to shine through.

Also, thanks the families who decided to contribute with art pieces for the art auction. Art has the power to bring people together!

The theme of the art auction was developed by our secondary student Mariah Brown, who is also the curator of the exhibition. She is working on this as part of the Selective Unit  Curating. Read her text about the art selection here:

UNITY

 In the midst of today’s social, political, and environmental climate, there is one thing that people should all agree is needed: unity. In recent years, we have experienced hardships such as Covid-19 which isolated us from one another and continues to impact our society today; coupled with rising political tensions and the advancement of global warming, there is not a better time where unity is needed. This art auction explores the theme of unity with several intriguing paintings created by our very own QSI Skopje students.

As seen by the mixed medium artwork by the five and six-year-old class, the depiction of paper houses of different colors, sizes, and designs combined on a single canvas emulates the world as it should be - diverse but together as one. This exploration of combining multiple elements is seen throughout this art selection. Students use masking tape to create geometrical shapes and paint them with different colors or designs which reinforces the theme of unity. Other students display the same meaning by using abstract painting methods and fusions of different complementing colors.

This year’s QSI art auction not only provides us with artworks portraying unity, but also exhibits the 

talents of QSI’s artists. The funds made from this auction will go directly to QSI Kiev families that have been affected by the conflict in Ukraine.

by Mariah Brown

QSI Students Collaborative Art

A great adventure is about to begin, by Preschool students, 50x50cm

Community, by 5/6 yoc, 60x42cm

Hearts, by 7yoc, 60x50cm

Unity, by 8yoc , 60x50cm

Unity, by 9yoc, 60x50cm

Stay strong, by 10 yoc, 60x50cm

Relax, by 11 yoc, 50x60cm

by 12/13 yoc, 65x45cm

by 12/13 yoc, 70x50cm

Blue cat, by Sec 1,  60x50 cm

by Sec 2, 70x50cm

By Anja and Vedran, paper drawing, work in progress

By Astrid, work in progress

Marble painting by 10 yoc,

Space, by Julian, Axel and Nathaniel

by Isabella, work in progress

by 7yoc

by 5/6 yoc

by Ethan, Miley, Hana, Kayla, work in progress

string art, by Vahit and Nathan, work in progress

Preschool photo

by Matteo

QSI Skopje Community Contribution

Drawing by Snegana Melnyk, Ukrainian artist living in Skopje, Donation by Gurieva-Nayak family

Artworks by Jessie Temelkov, donated by Lee family

Glass art, contribution by Lee familiy

Design Challenge

Students design a new invention that will help make the world a better place.

A student’s creativity grows when they are pushed to practice additional thinking in challenges like this one, when they have an unusual and limited selection of materials to use.

 

Ebru painting, Learning the Ancient Art of Paper Marbling

 Ebru painting, also known as paper marbling, is the Turkish tradition of painting on water. This is how the ancient ebru marbling art is done!

Art Auction works in process

 Getting ready for the art auction! Student are always excited to have a chance to show of their talents to a wider audience. All classes working hard to create their unique, group artworks.