There has been a lot happening in the Arts at Sacred Heart in the last few weeks.

Theatre Studies

Last week in VCE Theatre Studies, we had former Drama students, Dylan Bunn and Astrid Le Noury working with the students, sharing some of their experience of Theatre Studies at school and doing some lighting and sound workshops with students. The students were really grateful for their expertise!

At lunchtime, Dylan also worked with the DramaLllamas, which is our lunchtime 7 -12 Drama Club.  Last week they worked in groups to create short plays and they are getting really good at creating excellent work quickly!.

Year 7 and 8 Art

In Year 7 and 8 Art, with Mrs Berend and Ms Gibson, the students are doing an appropriation task called ‘Stick to It’, where they cut up pieces of fabric and sticking them on their version of an existing artwork, looking at pattern repetition and texture, to create a whole new interpretation of that artwork. Below are some photos of their amazing work.

Year 11 Art

Creative Practice class are experimenting with different mediums added to acrylic paint. Check out their amazing work in progress below.

Year 10 Art and Textiles

On Thursday 12 March, the Year 10 Art and Textiles students went to Melbourne with Ms Sullivan and Mr Gallagher for an excursion.

They went to Vivienne Westwood/Rei Kawakubo exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria and had a workshop with NGV staff, learning all about the background of the exhibition and the work of these two incredible and iconic fashion designers.

After lunch at Southgate, they also went to the National Gallery Ian Potter Centre in Federation Square and checked out this amazing venue and a number of the exhibitions on offer there.

The students were amazing and had a fabulous time. Below are some photos of the trip, mostly taken by Chloe Cestina, as well as a few comments from some of the students.

"I enjoyed the Art excursion because of all the art was very interesting. I also liked how we were all free to go off and look at what we wanted, in the Ian Potter Centre". Ben Ritchie.

"I found the Art excursion fun and interesting. The exhibition, particularly on Vivienne Westwood was my favourite part.  I loved some of her dresses! Overall, it was a fun day and I enjoyed spending it with my textiles class. It was a very free day and I liked being able to roam around the exhibition and have lunch by ourselves. It was a great day"! Phoebe Martin.

"The Vivienne Westwood/Rei Kawakubo exhibition was a wonderful experience. The exhibition was beautifully created, curated and displayed incredible unique fashion pieces, along with plenty of information about each item. I got to see my favourite fashion piece, the iconic Titan tartan wedding dress worn by Kate Moss as part of the 1994 Anglo maniac collection. It was a fantastic day overall, thank you to Mr Gallagher and Ms Sullivan" – Tessa Smith.

"In the excurson, we looked at two art galleries, the NGV International, in St Kilda Road and the NGV Ian Potter Centre. I just want to say, it is probably the most beautiful and fun excursion I’ve ever experienced. Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo are such icons, especially how they express their love for fashion". Chloe Cestina