Arts News
Mrs Karen Gordon - Director of Co-Curricular Music / Coordinator of Strings
Mr Adrian Walker - Artistic Director - Creative and Performing Arts
Big Band Performance - Nundah Street Festival
On Sunday, the Clayfield College Big Band performed in style at the Nundah Street Festival, entertaining many locals and representing the school with pride. We are fortunate to have so many opportunities to showcase our musicians and provide valuable performance experience.
2023 Secondary Music Dinner
The annual Secondary Music Dinner will be held at Virginia Golf Club on Friday 13 October, commencing at 6:30pm. This year’s theme is ‘Red Carpet’ so we hope to see many of our Music Students dressed in their finest evening wear and ready to celebrate a fabulous year of Music memories! Please book your tickets using the link below.
Visual Art
Year 9 Visual Art students participated in a full day artist incursion exploring textiles and design. As a part of their Fabulous Fibres unit, students are exploring the concept of the Bauhaus period and 'Less is More'. The visiting artist introduced fabrics and threads and encouraged a less conventional approach to stitch where the thread became drawing lines. Visible knots were encouraged. Students turned their explorations with fabric into a functional brooch. It was an amazing creative opportunity that complimented their current learning.
The Year 6 students participated in a workshop with artist David Wells exploring realism through portraiture and pastels. Students worked on a self portrait from a side profile experimenting with light and shadows. The skills and techniques that David shared were invaluable in achieving a likeness.
Save the Date - LUX 2023 | Lux Libertas
Our annual Art Exhibition is in eight weeks and it promises to be an evening packed with all things Creative Arts!
Make sure you put Friday 10 November 2023 in your calendars. More exciting details to follow soon!
Drama
Year 7 Performing Arts students performed their scenes of Roald Dahl’s, The BFG, to our Year 3 students. This was a fantastic opportunity for our students to showcase their acting skills, utilising voice and movement, to connect with a younger audience. Next Term, the students will be working on a song and dance with a guest artist on a musical theatre piece.
Year 9 students performed their powerful physical theatre pieces to their peers. They utilised stylised movement and symbolism to plight of refugees. They are to be congratulated on a focused performance which was polished and well-rehearsed.
Musical Update
We have been thoroughly enjoying musical rehearsals Tuesday afternoons. The rehearsal schedule for Term 4 is below.
Tuesday (all cast): 3:15pm - 5:00pm
Friday (select scenes): 3:15pm - 5:00pm
Irish Dancing
Irish dancing lessons will continue in Term 4. If any Primary students would like to learn this traditional art form, please email Mr Walker – awalker@clayfield.qld.edu.au
