CAPA Faculty

Opera House Workshop & Performance:

Year 9 Drama and HSC Entertainment students recently embarked on an exciting journey to Sydney’s iconic Circular Quay. After a train ride and a picturesque walk around the sparkling harbour, they arrived at the Sydney Opera House for a day packed with creativity and inspiration.

Students took part in a hands-on Stage Design Workshop, where they explored the magic of theatrical production and brought their own imaginative set designs to life. As a special highlight, they were treated to a captivating performance of The Old Man with Enormous Wings—a visually stunning and thought-provoking show that left everyone in awe.

The gallery below shows some of the incredible stage designs created during the workshop!

Visual Arts

All Visual Arts classes have had a busy term completing a number of practical projects and investigating the practice of key artists or historical periods in time. Year 7 has completed their illuminated manuscripts and will soon be making canopic jars out of clay. Year 8 has completed their investigation into Dreamtime storytelling in the creation of a morphed creature photogram and are also about to make a sculptural fish using clay. Year 9 has finished making their large-scale ceramic vase and are now moving onto canvas painting with a focus on the practice of Howard Arkley. Year 10 are busy investigating the practice of Bronwyn Oliver and developing designs for their soft cane sculptures. 

Finally, HSC Visual Arts has successfully completed their HSC Body of Work artworks with a very successful open night showcasing their outstanding works in a diverse range of material practices from drawing and painting to wearable design. We now wish them luck for the upcoming HSC exams and for the marking of their practical projects.

Visual Design

This semester in Visual Design Year 9 have been busy investigating the role of the architect and contemporary house design in the making of a scale model. Year 10 have started a new unit on comic strip design and will create a comic book cover and a two-page comic strip layout for their final practical assessment. HSC Visual Design has been busy working on their Final Design Project in a student selected material and conceptual practice with canvas painting and large scale drawing being some of the most popular selected practices.They also successfully completed the Trial HSC Examination as their final exam with all students meeting the expected level of achievement or excelling with high to outstanding results. 

Photography

This semester in Photography and Digital Media both senior students and Year 10 have been working on video projects. Senior students are now editing the films that they have both scripted and shot on location at Evans. These films range from parody, horror, drama and even a documentary about Evans HS. Year 10 have finished their zines and are now using a range of materials to make stop motion animation music videos. While Year 9 photographers are in the computer labs learning new skills in Adobe Photoshop to enhance their images. 

Drama

Year 9 Drama students have had an exciting and enriching term focused on musical theatre. Through studying this dynamic genre, they have developed their vocal, acting, and movement skills, preparing to transition into collaborative group performance work. A highlight of the term was an unforgettable excursion to the iconic Sydney Opera House, where students experienced professional theatre firsthand and gained a deeper appreciation for live performance. Back at school, they participated in an engaging workshop led by Belvoir Theatre artists, which offered practical techniques and creative inspiration to enhance their drama practice.

As the term continues, students are eagerly preparing to embark on design projects, exploring areas such as costume, set design, and promotional materials. These projects will allow them to apply their creativity and technical skills in exciting new ways. Looking ahead to Week 6 in Term 4, which is our 2026, we are delighted to welcome Year 9 Drama into Year 10 and have Year 9 and a HSC Drama class, creating a vibrant and diverse drama community. This many year groups promises a dynamic learning environment full of opportunities for collaboration, growth, and artistic exploration. We are very excited about what the rest of the year holds for our drama students!

Music

Term 3 has been a busy time in Music with our year 7 and 8 students forming bands for their performance assessments. They have had the opportunity to learn and improve skills across a number of instruments while also building skills in working with others. Our year 9 and 10 students are preparing for their upcoming listening exams, training their ears and learning more about the intricacies of how music works. They have also completed original compositions, our year 9 students baring their souls with The Blues and year 10 students writing full-length songs from scratch. We are also very proud of our students who performed for our Mates and Mentors Breakfast, some of whom were singing on stage for the first time!