Arts News
Visual Arts News
Congratulations Henry Baker!
We are very excited to congratulate Year Eleven student, Henry Baker whose drawing The Pigeon, has been selected as a finalist in the Shaun Tan Award for Young Artists Exhibition. This is a fabulous achievement; Henry’s work was one of ten in his category selected out of 1,100 entries. The exhibition will be at Subiaco Library from 13 July to 8 August. Henry loves creating caricatures of people he knows and his drawing depicts people in front of a European Cathedral who are so busy looking at their mobile phones that they miss out on seeing all the adventures the pigeons around them are having.
Art Focus Day
Year Eight students thoroughly enjoyed getting creative on Wednesday afternoon. Each student participated in a workshop with a practicing artist. Workshops included experimental drawing with Ms Jo Wassell, in this workshop student created a group drawing using wallpaper and charcoal. In Ceramics with Mr Nathan Bray a group of very focused students created sea themed sculptures. The Drama Improvisation group with Mr Simon Woodward gave very entertaining renditions of famous fairytales; we discovered that the wolf in Red Riding Hood has been very unfairly depicted! Students painted delicate watercolour paintings of beautiful flowers with Mrs Penny Baker. Cartooning and illustration students were very imaginative as they created drawings of characters who had a super power of ‘reading’, they were very inspired by Mr Colin Montefiore. Some wonderful recycled puppets were made out of everyday items with Ms Cecile Williams including dinosaurs! An inspiring and uplifting way to end the term!
Ms Rachel Mordy | Head of the Arts
Pizza Beats 2021
With the COVID restrictions coming back into the Perth and Peel regions over the past weekend, the Year Ten Contemporary Music students fitted a performance in last Thursday. The lead up to Pizza Beats was very eventful, with countless hours spent rehearsing and practising the music that was performed, and the night turned out amazing. Each of the performances were very unique, allowing the crowd to feel the music, ranging from hardcore rock Killing in The Name by Rage Against the Machine to much calmer songs, such as Slow Dancing In a Burning Room by John Mayer. The two music classes both put on amazing shows, and there were incredible amounts of support all throughout the crowd, which was greatly appreciated. A special thank you to Mr Burke, Mr Tompkin and Ms Luxton for organising the event and allowing us to accomplish this.
Rosie Page | Year Ten
Drama News
There are a number of great shows coming up over the holidays. For Senior students, Southern Edge Arts is putting on The Ballad of Penelope & Marlin at the Town Hall. You can also take flight with your imagination with Spare Parts Puppet Theatre's beautiful production of The Little Prince, adapted from the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry on at Albany Entertainment Centre Thursday 15 July 10.00am and 2.00pm and Friday 16 July 10.00am and 2.00pm. This show also has workshops available for interested students.
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre and The Little Prince FREE Workshops.
Get into the spirit of The Little Prince and learn to make your own puppets before the play!
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is Australia’s flagship puppetry company dedicated to the development and creation of the art form. Through puppetry they share stories that celebrate what it is to be human; connecting audiences across generations.
Tuesday 13 July and Wednesday 14 July 10.30am to 12.00pm
Make your own Little Prince or Fox rod puppet - duration 1.5 hours
The Little Prince meets a Fox in the Sahara desert in our play. In this workshop you can make your own rod puppet based on one of the characters. Using simple materials, you will make your own rod puppet based on characters from The Little Prince and learn some ideas for performing with them. Suitable for: 6-14 years old. Places are limited so please book by phoning 9844 5005.
Tuesday 13 July 1.30pm to 3.00pm
Tiny Planets- duration 1.5 hours
The Little Prince lives on a tiny planet, far out in space. In this workshop you’ll work with artist Cecile Williams and find materials to create your own tiny planet in a peep-hole box! All you need to bring is a small box, like a shoe box or empty tissue box, and a creative mind!
Suitable for 8-14 years. Places are limited so please book by phoning 9844 5005.
Wednesday 14 July 1.30pm to 3.00pm
Performing with Puppets - duration 1.5 hour
A demonstration of many different types of puppet with Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s puppeteers. You’ll learn the secrets of how we bring puppets to life, learn the skills developed over 20 years and get to try one out yourself!
Suitable for ages 14+ Places are limited so please book by phoning 9844 5005.
