Catholic schools from the Diocese of Wollongong are invited to take part in The Christmas Story, 2022 - a visual arts exhibition and competition for children in Stage Three.

This is an initiative of the Catholic Education Offices in Wollongong and Sydney to celebrate and explore children’s creative and artistic ability in illustrating the Christmas story.

This exhibition and competition provides the opportunity for teachers to select artworks from Years 5 and 6 to share with the wider community and create a greater awareness of the role of the arts in Religious Education. Children can develop deeper appreciation for their talents and recognise the value of the arts in expressing understandings of the Catholic faith. The subject matter is drawn from the Religious Education Curriculum and includes additional verses from the Gospel of Matthew.

This year the judges are again looking for artworks that reflect an understanding and interpretation of one of the scripture verses that also includes authentic imagery from the time of Jesus. This imagery can be represented in any style. Students can consider tableware, clothing, architecture, vegetation, food and other aspects of their visual representation of the scriptures.

All Year 5 and 6 students at St Michael’s Nowra will complete this artwork as part of their Religion lessons in Term 3.