Operation Art 2024

Thank you to our SAC artists who took on the opportunity to submit an artwork for our internal St Andrews Operation Art competition. It was such a difficult decision to make a choice amongst all the wonderful artworks submitted by students. We have such a wonderful school community and the students should be commended for participating in our extra curricular events.

Congratulations to Rhythm Gupta (8G9) and Micaela Sibucao (10G16) for their entries, which have been selected to represent our College. These were sent to Operation Art last week and we look forward to information about the Operation Art Exhibition Opening.

Junior CAPA Showcase

The Junior CAPA Showcase will be held in the Junior Campus hall on Wednesday 12th June. From 5pm, vibrant artworks from our 7 - 10 artists will be displayed, followed by an evening of Music and Drama performances. We are looking forward to showcasing the range of artworks produced by our students!

At the Showcase, audiences will also have the chance to vote in our annual People’s Choice Awards for the Year 9 Archibald Prize and Year 10 Suburbia artworks. In addition to this, we will be awarding a Principal's award this year for a stand out Year 9 and Year 10 artwork. Make sure you mark the date in your calendar and come along to view the talents of our SAC artists!

Mrs Claudia Harris

Leader of Learning Visual Arts

Year 7: Oil Pastel Animals

Students have been exploring World Heritage Sites, specifically in Queensland. Drawing inspiration from flora/fuana, texture and beautiful array of colours within these sites, students chose an animal to draw using oil pastels. Before beginning their large artworks, students experimented with a range of oil pastel techniques and proposed draft artworks before choosing their best piece to enlarge. Artists of year 7 meticulously transferred the unique characteristics of their chosen animal using techniques from Term 1 - Grid method.

Below you will find oil pastel animal artworks in progress. 

Year 8: Mombassa Artworks

Year 8 artists have been investigating the artmaking practice of Mombasa, identifying characteristics of his style in order to then create a painting imitating the features and techniques used by Mombassa. Students are also simultaneously designing a ceramic piece, learning construction techniques such as pinch pot and coil, as well as underglazing/glazing methods. Students’ ceramic pieces are being bisque fired as we speak, ready for underglazing/glazing in the coming weeks.  

Below you will find Mombassa artworks in progress. 

Year 10: Suburbia - Collection of Works

Students have recently completed their Suburbia Collection of Works after weeks of artmaking. Showcasing an array of different art forms/mediums, each depicting various different avenues of the same theme ‘Suburbia’. Students dedicated their time both in and out of class refining and resolving their ideas in order to best communicate their concepts and intentions to their audiences. Along the way, Visual Arts Process Diaries were utilised to capture every moment of their practice, exploring new opportunities and experimenting with new techniques in order to build upon their repertoire of skills.

Mrs Shandel Kemal

Visual Arts Teacher