The Arts have had an exciting start to the year, hosting workshops and masterclasses, providing students with amazing opportunities like work experience at the ABC and performance opportunities with local companies. But Cyclone Alfred put a spanner in our GOMA excursion for Arts Academy…which slowed us down a little. Students will still visit the Asia Pacific Triennial Exhibition later in the Term.

 

CREATIVE GENERATION

Students from Years 7 to 11 have been successful in joining the 2025 Creative Generation Mass Choir. Our students will travel to Mount Cotton to rehearse with their peers in preparation for this state wide Arts Showcase.

MUSIC

Tuesday 4 March saw @UQTAIKO coming to our school to host a Taiko Drumming workshop with our Instrumental Music Students from across all year levels. Students learnt a traditional Taiko piece and then performed at morning tea for students and teachers. 

VISUAL ART

Jamie Brown from Crush City, Annerley, hosted an Aerosol Art masterclass for our Year 10 Art students and 7&8 Arts Academy students. This amazing workshop culminated in a brilliant new mural in G9, one of our Art rooms.

DRAMA

Clint Bolster of Homunculus Theatre came out to work with our Year 8 and 9 Drama students, exploring Commedia Del ‘Arte and scripted works. Homunculus considers the ability to laugh and perceive the humorous aspects of life a vital life skill. Comedy, in its various forms, serves as a medium that conceals, grants permission to play, facilitates expression, liberates inhibitions, and reveals untapped facets of individuals. The company highlights that students and audiences alike are consistently amazed by the transformations that unfold during performances. Our students gained so much from these workshops.

This term students in Screen and Media are developing their photography knowledge and skills through a photo essay project.

Students chose a topic, theme or idea and are producing a photo essay of images based around that theme. Some students are exploring Brisbane’s Graffiti art, others are documenting the city skyline. Here are three students excelling in their creativity and creative agency in this project showcasing their diverse styles and themes:

Sophia Candaten:

‘The theme for the photo essay is trains and train stations. The aim of the folio is to depict the beauty in a seemingly boring aspect of urban life and to capture moments of everyday life through the lens of trains in Brisbane.’

Campbell Shearer:

'The theme of my photo essay folio is to capture the beauty of the nature of Assembly Street park. A park that is otherwise known for its unappealing and insignificant look. The purpose of these photos is finding the beauty in not so beautiful things.'

Jed Bloomfield:

‘I chose skate photography as my theme, as it is something that has taken over my life for the past few years. I love to capture the pure talent and dedication of skaters as they constantly push through the pain of being knocked down, to eventually land the trick.’

I am so proud of the Certificate III in Screen Media students and their creativity and dedication to their creative work.