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Sydney Morning Herald
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘Art makes me feel seen': Young creator tells
The art of the abstract colourist Bridget Kelly – who has Down syndrome and is mostly non-verbal – received a strong response at Vivid Sydney this year. Her art is a powerful form of communication. I interviewed her by text, with the help of her sister, Morag. Later, I talked to her parents, Matthew Kelly and Kate McNamara. Fitz: Bridget, congratulations on your art. When did you take it up? BK: I have been drawing since I was little but I started using Posca pens in year 12 at St Scholastica's College, Glebe, which I went to with my two sisters. That was when I got really excited about my art. Fitz: When did you realise you were not just good at it, but seriously talented? BK: When I finished high school, I kept doing my art because it made me happy. When I was 21, I won the Blooming Arts 'Emerging Artist' Prize. I won a mentorship to University of Sydney College of the Arts. I felt happy because people started to call me an artist. BK: I get ideas for my art from the world around me. I like colours and shapes and showing people how I see things! Fitz: What did your parents and sisters say when you told them your work was to be displayed at Vivid? BK: They were so excited and happy for me. They told me they were really proud. I am the first (and probably last) person in my family to have my artwork on a building! I was really happy because I love doing art and I got to show it to lots of people.
The Age
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
‘Art makes me feel seen': Young creator tells
The art of the abstract colourist Bridget Kelly – who has Down syndrome and is mostly non-verbal – received a strong response at Vivid Sydney this year. Her art is a powerful form of communication. I interviewed her by text, with the help of her sister, Morag. Later, I talked to her parents, Matthew Kelly and Kate McNamara. Fitz: Bridget, congratulations on your art. When did you take it up? BK: I have been drawing since I was little but I started using Posca pens in year 12 at St Scholastica's College, Glebe, which I went to with my two sisters. That was when I got really excited about my art. Fitz: When did you realise you were not just good at it, but seriously talented? BK: When I finished high school, I kept doing my art because it made me happy. When I was 21, I won the Blooming Arts 'Emerging Artist' Prize. I won a mentorship to University of Sydney College of the Arts. I felt happy because people started to call me an artist. BK: I get ideas for my art from the world around me. I like colours and shapes and showing people how I see things! Fitz: What did your parents and sisters say when you told them your work was to be displayed at Vivid? BK: They were so excited and happy for me. They told me they were really proud. I am the first (and probably last) person in my family to have my artwork on a building! I was really happy because I love doing art and I got to show it to lots of people.
The Age
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Bridget has Down Syndrome and is non-verbal, but still expresses herself Vividly
The work of artist Bridget Kelly, who has Down Syndrome and is mostly non-verbal, received a strong response at the Vivid Festival this year. Bridget communicates by expression, limited words and writing. I interviewed her by text with the help of her sister, Morag. Fitz: Bridget, congratulations on your art. When did you take it up? BK: I have been drawing since I was little but I started using Posca Pens in Year 12 at St Scholastica's College, Glebe, which I attended with my two sisters. That was when I got really excited about my art. Fitz: When did you realise you were not just good at it, but seriously talented? BK: When I finished high school, I kept doing my art because it made me happy. When I was 21, I won the Inner West Blooming Arts prize. I won a mentorship to University of Sydney College of the Arts. I felt happy because people started to call me an artist. Loading Fitz: Who are your greatest artistic influences? BK: I get ideas from the world around me. I like colours and shapes and showing people how I see things. Fitz: What did your parents and sisters say when you told them your work was to be displayed at Vivid?
Sydney Morning Herald
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Bridget has Down Syndrome and is non-verbal, but still expresses herself Vividly
The work of artist Bridget Kelly, who has Down Syndrome and is mostly non-verbal, received a strong response at the Vivid Festival this year. Bridget communicates by expression, limited words and writing. I interviewed her by text with the help of her sister, Morag. Fitz: Bridget, congratulations on your art. When did you take it up? BK: I have been drawing since I was little but I started using Posca Pens in Year 12 at St Scholastica's College, Glebe, which I attended with my two sisters. That was when I got really excited about my art. Fitz: When did you realise you were not just good at it, but seriously talented? BK: When I finished high school, I kept doing my art because it made me happy. When I was 21, I won the Inner West Blooming Arts prize. I won a mentorship to University of Sydney College of the Arts. I felt happy because people started to call me an artist. Loading Fitz: Who are your greatest artistic influences? BK: I get ideas from the world around me. I like colours and shapes and showing people how I see things. Fitz: What did your parents and sisters say when you told them your work was to be displayed at Vivid?
Sydney Morning Herald
07-06-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
No phones, no traffic: Why parents are choosing boarding schools
Amelia Croker was on the cusp of starting year 11 when she moved from her local public high school just north of Goulburn to boarding at a private girls school in Sydney's inner west. 'I went from a school of 200 kids to one with more than 1000 – it was a bit of a shock,' says Croker, who completed her HSC at St Scholastica's College in Glebe two years ago. 'I knew I would end up at boarding school. It's quite common if you're from the country to board for only [senior years] because it's a big financial commitment. It's also harder when you're very young,' she explains. Concern about HSC subject choices at her local high school was another reason for the switch to boarding, she says. When she started in year 7 at Crookwell High, there were about 75 students in her year group, but by year 11 that had dropped to fewer than 20 students. 'The teachers were dedicated, they would have wanted to offer more subjects, but they didn't have the student numbers.' Across NSW, boarding school enrolments are slowly recovering after falling in the years before and during the pandemic. There were about 6350 boarders in NSW last year, up from about 5900 in 2021 and 2022, Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA) data shows. Principals say international student enrolments are still below pre-pandemic levels, with about 425 in NSW boarding schools last year. Nationally, international boarders are at 1556, down by a third from five years ago. ABSA chief executive Richard Stokes says he is watching for any knock-on effect from the 20 per cent VAT sales tax added to school fees in England, and if price hikes there mean more overseas families consider Australian schools.
