New Zealand composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist Don McGlashan, theatre writer, director and performer Jo Randerson, and photographer Laurence Aberhart were at the school to give workshops on their respective arts, and provide inspiration to the enthusiastic pupils.
McGlashan worked with five pupils on a song (Dominion Road), Randerson worked on a series of monologues with her five pupils, and Aberhart got his pupils to take photographs on the theme of ''dinner time''.
There was little time to spare for the pupils, because they had to present their material at a public event at the King's and Queen's Performing Arts Centre last night, alongside the trio of artists who also talked about their work.
The day was run by The Arts Foundation, CORE Education Ltd and Westpac.
The Arts Foundation executive director Simon Bowden said it was an opportunity for Dunedin residents to meet the finest artists of today and witness the beginnings of the talented artists of tomorrow.
''The magic in this is that we've got three extraordinary artists that are performing at the highest levels, going into these high schools, and the magic that there is in these performers can be shared with the students - to inspire them, to inform them not only about the life of being an artist, but also getting deeper inside their practice.''
Mr Bowden said King's High School was one of three New Zealand Schools selected as venues for the trio to visit, because of its prominence in arts education in New Zealand.
The other two schools were Wellington College and Cashmere High School, in Christchurch.
