Year 12 Visual Arts - Body of Work in a Day Workshop

On Wednesday 9th November, our SAC Year 12 2023 students had their follow up Workshop Day (after their HSC Mentoring night) with artist Johnny Romeo. In my absence, Mrs Kemal facilitated the class by starting with individual discussions about their conceptual ideas. By recess, students were fully engaged in making a mini version of their Body of Work, exploring the different possibilities their chosen materials offered. Mrs Kemal indicated that the “Lead artists of SAC were heads down in the zone from start to finish, building upon their conceptual/material practice through back and forth constructive feedback which was adapted to solidify ideas for their Body of Work.”

With Johnny and Mrs Kemal’s guidance, students had to articulate their intentions and demonstrate that they are able to work with their chosen materials. At the end of the day, students presented their work from the day and had the opportunity to engage in another feedback session which provided them with another chance to reflect on their own artmaking.

The completed artworks are to be submitted along with their first Year 12 Assessment Task as a part of the VAPD proposal presentation process. Students are now required to consolidate their ideas and make strong links to selected focus influencing artists in order to move forward in their Body of Works. This is an arduous process, however we look forward to them confidently being able to begin their actual Body of Work by the end of this term. 

Visual Arts Junior Showcase

Watch this space! Our next Visual Arts Showcase is coming soon and we will be transforming the Visual Arts Room into a gallery to showcase our students’ work from this year. Save the date for Week 8, Tuesday 29th November 4-5pm.

Mrs Claudia Harris
Leader of Learning Visual Arts

Year 7 Where the Land Meets the Sea

Over the past couple of lessons, Year 7 have been tasked with selecting one artmaking project where they were to choose from three different art making options with the end result of creating a Mulga inspired artwork. These included creating a A5 sized postcard, an A4 sized poster or if they wanted to challenge themselves, to create a Slurpee cup all of which are in Mulga’s artmaking style. The next couple of lessons will allow students to create their final design onto the chosen surface of either colour paper or cup. Can’t wait to see their final products!

Year 8 Telling Tales

Year 8 students have been working on creating a Reg Mombassa inspired artwork with a mixed media approach. Students explored a range of issues concerning Australia in their artworks which were reflected in a Surrealist manner. Experimentation and research were a vital aspect of their artmaking process as well as seeking feedback into how to incorporate the style of another, into their own work. As we are approaching the end of this artmaking task, students have produced a range of colourful and interesting artworks. Fabulous work Year 8!

This is my final newsletter article for Visual Arts for 2022. It has been a pleasure working alongside my fellow Visual Arts colleagues; Mrs Claudia Harris and Mrs Shandel Kemal. I thank them for their hard work and dedication to our department and to our St Andrews students. 

Miss Leezah Rivera
Visual Arts Teacher