Art Learning Area Snapshot

Art Students Selected to Represent Applecross SHS at Young Originals 2025

We are proud to announce that the following students have been selected to represent Applecross Senior High School in the finalist round of prestigious Young Originals 2025 exhibition:

Their artworks, created over the past 12 months, span a wide range of disciplines including painting, costume design, upcycled furniture, ceramics, photography, and mixed media. Each piece reflects the creativity, skill, and dedication of our talented Visual Arts students.

The Young Originals exhibition is a celebration of artistic excellence in Western Australian public schools, showcasing works from students in Years 7–12. This year’s exhibition will be held at the Spectrum Project Space at Edith Cowan University, Mt Lawley, and will open on 14 August 2025. The event is hosted in partnership with the Department of Education, the Western Australian Secondary School Executives Association, the Sangora Education Foundation, and the School of Arts and Humanities at ECU. 

We wish our students all the best for the final selection process, and we hope to see Applecross SHS well represented at this exciting event in August. Finalists will be announced in Term 3.  

2024 Year 10 Visual Arts - Special Art (Teacher: Ms Fleur Cason) Peyton Taylor: Photography, mixed media, embroidery and gold leaf

2025 Year 12 General Visual Arts (Teacher: Ms Fleur Cason): Left to Right Brianna Franco, Sofia Yeomans, Abby King 

2025 Year 11 ATAR Visual Arts (Teacher: Ms Olivia Smith): Scarlett Byrne       

2024 GATE Visual Arts Painting Masterclass (Tutor: Tanya Montgomery) Left to Right Valentina Wijaya (Year 9, 2024), Lidia Savinykh (Year 8, 2024)       

2024 Year 9 Visual Arts: Special Art (Teachers: Mr Anthony McAndrew and Ms Ros Cadee) Left to Right Maisie Kidd, Sam Majer 

2024 Year 11 ATAR Visual Arts 2024 (Teacher: Ms Ros Cadee) Joanne Goh

 2025 GATE Visual Arts Stagecraft (Tutor: Hanae Meyer): Designer Mattie Scott, Year 10, “Wolf” for the school drama production “Into the Woods” 

Fleur Cason, Gifted and Talented Education Co-ordinator: Visual Art 

GATE Visual Arts Saturday Workshops – A Creative Journey in Progress

This semester, students in the Applecross SHS GATE Visual Arts Saturday workshop program have been diving deep into a range of exciting creative disciplines. Under the expert guidance of our talented tutors—who are all practising artists, designers, and artisans—students have explored ceramics, fashion design, lino block printmaking, stagecraft, painting, drawing, resin jewellery, and CMYK screen printing.

In this sneak peek from the storeroom, we see some of these artworks prints in progress, showcasing the students’ growing skills and artistic flair. From bold colour palettes to intricate designs, these works reflect the skills and imagination that fill our Saturday sessions. We look forward to sharing the final pieces with you later this year! 

Fleur Cason, Gifted and Talented Education Co-ordinator: Visual Art