This year the Big Draw theme was One College, One Family. That meant you could draw anything to do with school, and anything to do with your family, for example, school books, Beaks or your parents and cousins. The Big Draw was also better because there was a timetable where two classes came in […]
The GCSE Art and Design Exhibition opened on Thursday, 23rd May, in the Morris Gallery. We were delighted that so many parents, Common Room, visitors and pupils came to view the work of our 25 young artists. These impressive and varied artworks have been created over the two years of the GCSE course. Each artist […]
The Pre-Prep and Prep School were filled with an amazing selection of egg-themed creations for our Easter Egg decorating competition. Every entry was unique and individual. Congratulations to our Easter egg winners and to all those who took part. Pre-Prep Prep School
The biggest exhibition of IB Visual Arts was opened on Monday, 18th March. One hundred and eighty-two fantastic artworks were on display across two venues, as the number of pupils electing to take Art at Diploma level has meant we have outgrown the Morris exhibition space, and have now taken over the LRC. What an incredible dilemma for […]
Royal Support for Marlborough College Malaysia as it Launches Plans to Raise Bursary Funds for Malaysian Children ISKANDAR PUTERI: Yayasan Warisan Johor will be the venue for a very special event on Thursday 21st February to mark the launch of Marlborough College Malaysia’s plans to raise funds to provide places for children from Malaysia at this prestigious school in Iskandar […]
On the 19th of February, the year 7’s visited the Singapore ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands. We visited two exhibitions; ‘Minimalism. Space. Light. Object.’ and ‘Future World: Where Art Meets Science’. The Minimalism exhibition focused on shape and space, through sculpture, installation, performance and music. We learned that Minimalism is a new way to […]
Fifteen young artists from MCM exhibited artwork in the first Walkabout Drawing Prize at the Redsea Gallery in Dempsey Hill, Singapore this week. Their impressive drawings won the earlier MCM competition which gave them this opportunity to see their work hanging in a professional gallery. The pieces were displayed with artwork by pupils from Tanglin Trust […]
At the end of last term the Senior Library and English department launched the MCM Kinabalu Reading Challenge for Shell and Remove pupils, the aim being to encourage reluctant readers to become confident and enthusiastic book lovers. J.K. Rowling once said “If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book”. It is certainly true […]
On Tuesday 29th January the Lower Sixth Artists had the opportunity to visit the Singapore Tyler Print Institute for a gallery visit and printmaking workshop. It is a high profile print studio which provides facilities for professional artists from many fields. We were treated to a guided tour of the workshop, which features some of the largest etching […]
An impressive exhibition of the 140 entries to our first Drawing Competition at MCM opened on Wednesday, 23rdJanuary, in the Morris Gallery. The outstanding drawings are from talented Year 6 to Upper Sixth pupils. The drawings are in a wide range of media and have been inspired by observation. We were delighted that so many […]
On 22nd January two buses of excited Hundred and Remove artists departed MCM on a trip to the National Gallery in Singapore. The highlight of the trip was an opportunity to see the impressive ‘Minimalism: Space, Light, Object’ Exhibition. Minimalism first emerged as a movement in America in the 1960’s and emphasis was put on […]
The fifth Charity Art Auction at MCM was held on 29th November, exploring the theme ‘Cultural Connections’, in celebration of the diverse and international nature of our College with 43 different nationalities represented. Together, our young artists from Pre-School to Upper Sixth, beaks and support staff contributed to the wonderful exhibition of paintings on the […]
Marlborough College Malaysia’s thriving and vibrant Visual Arts programme has started as we mean to go on. With the new academic year well underway, 15 of our talented artists participated in the prestigious annual IN Exhibition in Singapore. Marlborough College Malaysia partners with 15 other international schools in Singapore to showcase the unique talent and […]
The final of the Johor International School Young Photographers Contest 2018 was held on Saturday, 17th November, at the Avira Show homes opposite Citrine Hub. There was an impressive exhibition of photographs on the theme of ‘Precious Family Moment’. MCM did very well and 19 pupils had at least one photograph selected for the final […]
The GCSE Art Exhibition opened on Thursday, 10th May, in the Morris Gallery. Our 31 young artists were very well supported by the many parents, beaks, visitors and pupils who came to view their impressive artwork. They have worked hard over the past two years and confidently talked to their audience about their different ideas […]
The IB Visual Art Exhibition opened on Tuesday, 20th March. It is an outstanding show and the eight talented artists should be congratulated on their fantastic artwork. Each young artist has curated their own space following a focused theme, communicating powerful issues to the audience through a wide range of media from painting to digital […]
The second annual IB Poetry Evening was both fun, creative and highly informative. The Lower 6th Literature and Performance group performed Carole Ann Duffy’s ‘Education For Leisure’, a disturbing, dramatic monologue based on a disaffected young person. Many of this year’s IGCSE anthology of poems were delivered through the medium of film such as Carolina […]
On Friday afternoon the upstairs floor of the Priory building was transformed into a colourful ‘India’. This was a wonderful opportunity for Year 3 to experience local food, dance Bollywood style and create both rangoli and henna art. We even experienced our own mini Holi festival and the children performed their own Indian style poemsHi from their weekly drama class. This was […]
On 26th to 29th January, a group of fifteen LVI and UVI IB Art and Design Technology pupils were taken to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, by Mr Holden and Mrs Prime to visit some of the many factories and cultural highlights of this fascinating city. Day 1: Square Roots – Furniture Factory Square Roots is a design & manufacturing […]
The final of the Johor International Schools Young Photographer Competition 2017 took place on Saturday 30th September at the Avira offices. This year’s theme was ‘My Treasured Moment’. The top 40 entries were selected by the organisers, printed on a large scale,and displayed on hanging boards along an attractive walk way. MCM was proud to have […]