THE ARTS
Term 1 has been a very busy period in The Arts, with students completing some amazing work in both the visual arts and performing arts.
- Year 12 Media students have just completed their first SAC for the semester; an analytical piece on our media narratives, Aliens and Black Widow. Next they begin their extensive pre-production documents that they will use to complete their Media Production in semester 2.
- Year 7 Art students are completing their first CAT, a written assignment, while continuing to work on their stained glass trees artwork. Students are eager to start their next CAT, which involves working with clay.
- Year 7 Performing Arts students are working on their first CAT for Drama—original performances inspired by fairy tales. Some stand out ideas so far are the big bad wolf awards ceremony, the gingerbread woman who is seeking revenge for her brother, and princess group therapy. Year 8 Performing Arts students have completed their theatre research projects, and are continuing to develop their improvisation skills in order to successfully participate in their Theatresports CAT.
- Year 10 Photography students are exploring multiple photographic techniques to create portraits that communicate personality and identity. Students will transfer these techniques into film photography and begin learning how to develop film and print their own photographs in our fully equipped darkroom.
- The Instrumental Music department have hit the ground running in Term 1 with a record number of students opting to take lessons and an enthusiastic team of dedicated and expert teachers. We have been busy assisting with the upcoming school production, planning our two main concerts for 2023, running our individual ensembles and staging a number of lunchtime concerts throughout the year. The first of these will be on the 3rd April (the last Monday of Term 1.) Instrumental Students can come and sign up to perform in A Block.
2022 SUCCESSES
A huge congratulations to two of our 2022 VCE Studio Arts students, Shaylah Haywood and Ally Whitford that selected to exhibit their artworks in the Yarra Ranges Creative Showcase at Burrinja Gallery in Upwey recently. The opening night, which was Friday 3rd March, saw an impressive crowd of people who were all there to celebrate the amazing achievements of the students exhibiting.
We are so proud of Shaylah and Ally, and wish them every success in their future artistic pursuits.
ART CLUB
Art Club with Ms D’Unienville is back up and running on Thursdays at lunchtime in D6. It’s a great place for students to come along and explore their creativity.
THE ARTS INSTAGRAM PAGE
This month’s Instagram Collage showcases the amazing work produced by our Year 9s as part of their ‘Opposites’ CAT. They’ve produced some amazing work. Well done, everyone! You can check out more of our students amazing work at?https://www.instagram.com/mooroolbarkcollegeofficial/.
Matt Neil-Holland
THE ARTS KEY LEARNING HEAD