THE ARTS

This year has been a fantastic year in The Arts. It has been so great to have all of our events back with fantastic performances, displays and attendance throughout the year. 

It has been a big year in the performing arts. This year we introduced our new Performing Arts subject at Year 7 and 8 which helped to combine the areas of Drama and Music into the one semester. Students have absolutely loved being able to combine their passions for both areas in the one subject in both year levels. Outside of the classroom, this year’s College production of ‘We Will Rock You’ was a huge success! The performances were amazing. All of the students and staff involved should be very proud of their work. 

In the visual arts, it was fantastic to be able to once again host our annual VCE Arts Showcase as part of our Night of Excellence. The night showcased amazing work created by students in Art, Media, Studio Arts and VCD. The sheer amount of work, the quality and the variety was phenomenal. The night also saw voting once again in our highly coveted People’s Choice Award, which was taken out by Shaylah Haywood of Year 12 for her Studio Arts piece ‘Decay’.  

Recently, Term 4 also saw the return of our annual film festival. The 10th annual Mooroolbark College Film Festival was a huge success, showcasing the highly engaging films created by our Media students. Two students in particular did an outstanding job; Liam Casey in Year 12 Media and Anisa Aganovic in Year 11 Media both creating stunning short films. 

In the past few weeks, our senior students have been busy completing their VCE orientation. Students have been highly engaged and completing work to sure a great standard. All year 11 and 12 students VCE Art: Creative Practice, Art: Making and Exhibiting, Media and VCD students will have holiday homework over the holidays. It is important that they complete this on time so that can start the year on the right foot.   

Our junior students have just finished their final CATs for the year and we must say, they look fantastic. The quality of work is amazing and makes us so excited for what 2023 will bring.  

Matthew Neil-Holland 

The Arts KLA Leader