Around the Secondary Classrooms
Visual Arts
The Year 9/10 Visual Arts students were fortunate to attend the Hadley's Art Prize Exhibition on Tuesday 16 and Thursday 18 September.
Presented by Hadley’s Orient Hotel, the Hadley’s Art Prize, Hobart is an acquisitive Australian landscape prize, which offers $100,000 to the winning entry.
This excursion enables students to view contemporary art to understand the wide variety of materials and interpretations on a theme such as the landscape genre that is possible. The curator Dr Amy Jackett led us on an informative tour, highlighting key works such as the winning pieces, honourable mentions and packing room prize recipient.
What was most striking was how innovative some of the materials and techniques being used were, such as the winning piece by Sophie Cape Thunder shifts the shivering sands. The artist took her canvas into the environment she was trying to capture and subjected it to natural forces, leaving it to soak in the aftermath of a flood and using the materials immediately at hand such as rust, charcoal, soil, and pigment to build up layers and convey the essence and feeling of the landscape as opposed to a literal translation.
Other innovative interpretations of the landscape genre included Sara Maher’s Lost Field, “A digitally altered photograph of an ephemeral artwork that was made in collaboration with the elemental forces of air and light in Nipaluna (Hobart)”. Year 10 student Etta Taylor commented that the intense blue pigment and glow that emanated from this piece reminded her of the cyanotype photography process.
Artist Denise Lamby won the residency prize with her piece Memory of the Land, which turned humble used teabags into a delicate layered piece reminiscent of sandstone beds. Another innovative use of techniques was evident in Valerie Sparks’ The Long View. On first inspection one might assume they are depictions of icebergs so it was fascinating to learn about how garden rocks underwent medical scans which were then digitally coloured and enhanced.
Students selected their favourite works and completed journal reflections on why they were drawn to certain pieces and made connections to their own practice upon their return to the classroom.
Southern Netball Championships
This week Mount Carmel College was represented at Southern Netball Championships in both the Year 7/8 and 9/10 age groups.
The Year 7/8 team competed on Tuesday and placed 7th overall. The Year 9/10 team competed yesterday and placed second overall after winning their pool for the day, earning them a place in the Grand Final. It was a thrilling game, going to into overtime, which the final score 13-15 in St Aloysius Catholic College favour.
The team now goes on to play in the State Final in November at the Hobart Netball and Sports Centre.
VET Child Care
Congratulations to our Year 10 VET Child Care students, who have successfully gained their First Aid Certificates. This achievement equips them with valuable practical skills that will support both their future studies and workplaces.
We are very proud of the effort and commitment shown by them all.
Service Learning
During the week, our Service Learning students has a visit from Guide Dogs Tasmania to hear about the valuable work they do in our community and were fortunate to have Ruby the Service Dog visit as well.
The students were able to have a close look at the different types of equipment that those with vision impaired use and benefit from.
Guide Dogs Tasmania is a leading, specialist provider of Guide Dog services for Tasmanians living with low or no vision. Guide Dogs are specifically trained to help people retain their independence, increase confidence and social interaction, to allow for greater participation in work, study or recreational activities, and provide a sense of safety.