CAPA Junior Showcase As we hit the ground running for Term 2, we are excited for our first upcoming exhibition this year. Please look out for information via Compass and in the newsletter. This year our first Junior Art Showcase will be even bigger and better, where a number of selected artworks from Years 7 and 8 as well as our Year 9 and 10 elective classes will be exhibited. We look forward to seeing our school community at this event!

Operation Art

Congratulations to all students who submitted their artworks for our internal Operation Art competition. We will now review all entries and select our finalists whose artworks will be submitted to Operation Art. All students who submitted artworks will receive a merit for their entry. Watch this space for our finalists and their entries!

Year 10 Visual Arts

Year 10 students are busily working on their Collection of Work centred around the theme of Suburbia. There are a number of different mediums being explored by our students from digital art to more traditional mediums such as watercolour or acrylic paint. These completed artworks are a part of their assessment task due in Week 3 and we look forward to these being displayed at our annual Junior Art Showcase.

Mrs Claudia Harris

Leader of Learning Visual Arts

Year 11 Photography: Excursion 

On the 7th of March, Year 11 Photography students travelled to Cockatoo Island and Circular Quay to photograph the built and natural environment. Students captured the rich narrative of the Island through their photography. Cockatoo Island was once used as an Australian shipbuilding and ship repairs site from 1857-1991. In 1913 it became the official dockyard of the Royal Australian Navy. Today its warehouses and architecture are, for the most part, empty. Students were able to find the natural and raw beauty of the site and put their photography skills to the test. The results speak for themselves. Well done Year 11!

Below are some of their photographs from the day. 

Year 8 Visual Arts: Fantasy Creatures

Year 8 Visual Arts students have finished off the term with a series of lessons on Surrealism. Surrealism is an art movement where artists sought to release the creative potential of their minds. Surrealists were inspired by their dreams, imagination and their subconscious minds. In our lessons students studied fantasy creatures, we discussed what makes these creatures surreal. Students were then asked to create a surreal fantasy creature of their own, a creature that would protect them.

 We placed these designs in a Pokemon card template and we hope to trade cards or battle our fantasy creatures during lunch time next term. Below are some examples of their work.