This week ARTSCO has been working on making posters for the Hunger Banquet for GIN. We were assigned the task of creating three panels to sit behind each of the three tables at the banquet - a panel for high income families, middle income families, and low income families. We found the panels and measured out the sizes of paper, and decided to do white chalk drawings on black paper. I thought that this was a good idea as it creates a very stark and powerful effect. The club met for our meeting in the art room and we set out the three pieces of paper, splitting into three groups to design what we were going to do.
The low income group decided to do a landscape type design with a road snaking up the paper and small huts and fields on the sides. There was also a city on the horizon with large factories spouting out fumes, and piles of trash at the front of the picture. We wanted to show how impoverished members of the community often live extremely close to large cities, and we thought it would be a good way to highlight the contrast between the two lifestyles (and diets).
The middle income group struggled the most with their design. It is very difficult to capture what it means to be a middle income family. In the end, they decided to do a mixture of different things that they felt represented their current lifestyles. At the front of the picture was an artcafe table with two cups of coffee sitting on it, whilst above was a globe and aeroplane, graduation cap, and manner of other objects.
The high income group had the easiest job out of the three. Their picture had a crystal chandelier hanging at the top with piles of coins and champagne at the bottom. It was all very regal, and got the point and atmosphere across extremely well.
We met a total of three times to finish the posters, but we managed to wrap them up in time. The group worked extremely diligently on these, and I loved the mood in the room as we all worked. The medium of chalk and paper was slightly difficult, as it smudged a great deal, but we all got the hang of it as time progressed.
The second service event that ARTSCO has helped out with is the play. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday ARTSCO members helped to usher at this event. We were required to wear white tops and black pants for the event, and had to be there half an hour before the play started. Our roles included handing out programs, ripping tickets for those entering, waiting outside after to direct people through the back entrance, and assisting during intermissions. It was a pretty stressful role to play, but everyone did an incredible job and stayed calm throughout. I ushered on Friday night, and I think that without ARTSCO there would've been a great deal of complications during the event (especially as there was food and drink being sold outside and we were the ones who had to make sure that no food or dink was brought into the auditorium). I hope that ARTSCO made a valuable contribution to the play, and I know that I personally enjoyed it a lot. I hope that we will be able to usher again for the next production!
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