SAC Art

Semester 2 Junior Showcase

You are invited to join us in celebrating the success of our Visual Arts students for Semester Two at the annual St Andrews Junior Showcase.

We are excited to showcase students’ artwork, held this year on Wednesday 27th November in the Junior Art Rooms. Year 7 and 8 Semester 2 classes will have their artworks featured for the first time this year and we will also be displaying the development and growth of our Stage 5 students. Please refer to the invitation above for more details. We hope to see family and friends of the St Andrews community come along and celebrate the talents of our Visual Arts students.

Year 12, 2025 - HSC Mentoring Night

Last Wednesday 13th November we held our Year 12 HSC Visual Arts Mentoring Night - the first event of many for our HSC Visual Arts students as they embark on the journey of creating their Body of Works. Thank you to our artist-in-residence Johnny Romeo who hosted the evening. The students are now in preparation towards their first assessment task in Year 12 for Visual Arts, equipped with feedback from different mentors. Thank you to Miss Rivera who supported the students for this evening in the absence of myself and Mrs Kemal, who had alternative NESA commitments. Miss Rivera has provided some photographs and an update of the evening below.

Stage 5 Visual Arts Camp - Bundanon

The countdown is on for our inaugural Stage 5 Visual Arts Camp to Bundanon. Our teachers have been busily finalising a wonderful program of learning for our Year 9 and 10 students. The workshops conducted at camp will directly link to their learning programs (Year 10 - Self Directed, Year 9 - Poetic Landscapes). We look forward to sharing photos and stories from our upcoming trip!

Mrs Claudia Harris

Leader of Learning Visual Arts

Year 7 - Oil Pastel Animal Drawings

Year 7 students have been engaged in creating oil pastel artworks featuring Australian animals, utilizing various techniques they have learned in class. These techniques include sgraffito, blending, layering, and drawing skills related to composition. The students faced the challenge of working on coloured paper, which many found less familiar compared to the traditional white paper.

Year 8 - Mombassa Ceramics

Students in Year 8 have been busy crafting their ceramic pinch pots inspired by Mombassa. Each student has been given the task of forming an animal using a fist-sized amount of clay, focusing on detailed shaping and moulding to bring their creatures to life. They faced several challenges, such as managing size, achieving balance, adhering additional parts, and maintaining moisture in their creations. Many students are now progressing to the underglazing and glazing stages, adding vibrant colours and a glossy finish to their artworks. 

Year 10 - Access Artist Program

Year 10 students took part in the CAPTIVATE Access Artists Program, with artist-in-residence, Stephen Hall. Hall is an active artist recognized for his versatile and multidisciplinary methods, which include drawing, mixed media, painting, sculpture, ceramics, and printmaking. This program aims to bring practising artists into classrooms, collaborating with Visual Arts teachers and students. It provides students with the opportunity to engage in hands-on projects guided by an experienced artist who can impart valuable knowledge and professional techniques to elective classes. Students had a rare chance to interact with an industry expert, which not only refined their art-making abilities but also inspired them to consider possible career pathways in Visual Arts. They listened to Hall share insights about his artistic journey, explored various pieces of his artwork, and took part in an engaging all-day workshop. In this workshop, students experimented with different mediums, such as ink, paint, and graphite pencils, to produce their own artistic creations.