Bacchus Marsh Rotary Art Show – Student Spotlight

Over the King’s Birthday long weekend, the Bacchus Marsh Rotary Club held the 54th annual Rotary Art Show. Ariana K of Year 12 (Maddingley) was awarded the prize for Best Artwork 21 Years and Under for her fantastic painting of the Brunswick Ballroom.

Continuing to expand her artistic aspirations beyond her studies at BMG, Ariana has been taking part in the Ballarat Art Gallery Pathways program. Next Gen Pathways is an immersive program for senior secondary students who want to deepen their artistic practice and gain practical experience of curatorial processes in a public gallery. Delivered by the Art Gallery of Ballarat in partnership with LCI Melbourne, this eight – week program invites young artists to work alongside gallery professionals, curators, educators and practising creatives. Participants develop their own artwork while gaining first-hand insight into how exhibitions are conceived, curated and shared with audiences.

This program culminated in an online exhibition of the participants’ artworks alongside works chosen from the Ballarat Art Gallery collection.

Catherine Finnigan – Teacher

Ariana Kelly
The right path
2026
Synthetic Polymer Paint and Compact Disks

David Keeling
Study for ‘Diorama’
1999
Oil on Linen
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Dr Graeme Williams OAM in memory of his children, Antony Jefferson Williams and Tess Hadden Ley née Williams, 2020.© David Keeling and Niagara Galleries, Melbourne.