OLIVER BROWN
THREE Trinity College students have had the chance to showcase their artistic talent in celebration of Bastille Day on Saturday.
Over the weekend, the Adelaide Central Market hosted a Bastille Day celebration, honouring French culture in a mixture of free and ticketed events for everyone to enjoy.
A couple of highlights for those who went included gingerbread decorating on Friday, or a cheese making demonstration on Saturday.
Also on Saturday, the finalists of the Project Bastille Day Art Competition put their work on display for the public, while an overall winner was decided by a panel of judges.
Among these 10 hand-selected finalists were Trinity year nine students Chloe Surman, Isobella Nitschke and Charlotte Parks.
Chloe, 14, said their involvement in the competition originally came about because of their French teacher, Simone Hobbs.
“(Ms Hobbs) told me about it… she said the entire class should do it because she likes winning,” Chloe said with a laugh.
“So she said if we all do it, we have a really high chance of winning.”
Ms Hobbs admitted this was true, and was encouraged to see the students jump on board with the initiative.
“They were super enthusiastic… all of them put something in and (Chloe, Isobella and Charlotte) were the only three who had done something 3D,” Ms Hobbs said.
“I think their imagination really was what won them the prize.”
Chloe has been making art for quite some time, first starting as a hobby a few years ago.
“I just liked drawing… it was pretty and I saw other people doing it… my poppa also gave me engraving kits, so I was doing it for him as well,” she said.
“I do have some of my artworks around my room… I’ve also given them to family members as Christmas presents.”
Chloe was proud of how far she had come, but ultimately doesn’t see art as a future career, preferring to keep it as a fun hobby to continue in her free time.
For her entry, she submitted a glass engraving of the Eiffel Tower with a “cheesy” twist in recognition of the French holiday.
Charlotte and Isobella submitted a mobile and cheeseboard respectively, but were unable to attend the presentation with Chloe on Saturday morning.
While none of the girls came away with first prize, all three can look forward to a cheese making class this weekend, which was awarded to hardworking finalists.