Category: Art

CREATIVE EXPEDITION

March 18, 2019

Year 10 students recently took an enlightening excursion to Fremantle to explore the world of children’s literature and illustration. The trip included a workshop with children’s book author and illustrator Briony Stewart at Paper Bird Children’s Books and Arts, and a meeting with illustrator James Foley (author/illustrator) who comically demonstrated the process of illustrating a children’s book.

After leaving Fremantle inspired, students are now designing a promotional poster to celebrate Book Week as part of their Commercial Design class.

Let the Art Speak

March 5, 2019

A group of extremely talented artists from the Class of 2018 currently have their artwork featured at the Northern Perspective art exhibition.

They were congratulated at the official opening last night.

The exhibition runs until Saturday 6 April at the Wanneroo Library.

City of Joondalup’s Centenary of Armistice Day Art Program

October 30, 2018

THIS year’s Remembrance Day marks the centenary of Armistice – when the First World War came to an end on November 11, 1918.

The City of Joondalup has been working with local artists and school students to commemorate this significant historical occasion.

Artists Daniela Dlugocz, Denise Brown and Paula Hart recently held a series of workshops with students from local schools to produce a series of canvases that depict themes from World War 1 and Remembrance Day including the iconic poppy fields.

The schools involved were Warwick Senior High and St Stephen’s Schools, Kinross College and Craigie Heights, Bambara and St Luke’s Catholic primary schools.

Students and parents are invited to attend the ceremony on 11 November where there will be a free sausage sizzle for all attendees after the service.

STUNNING SYNTHESIS

October 22, 2018

Congratulations to all our students involved in the 2018 Synthesis Exhibition and Film Festival!

This year showcased a range of exquisite works, from visual art and design to materials, technology and film.

And the winners are….

Synthesis Film Festival 

Middle School Category Years 7 – 10

Winner

Ashton Crompton, Lucas Hillary, Ethan Jackson and Adam Snyman – St Stephen’s School Duncraig

Film – Heartbeat

Senior School Category Years 11 – 12

Winner

Joshua Zimmermann – St Stephen’s School Duncraig

Film – Unfathomable

 

Synthesis Exhibition Award Winners

Principal’s Art Acquisition

Leah Schultz – Ya Mi

Principal’s Technologies Acquisition

Mark Pattenden – Menace Event Promotional Poster

Morgan Steven – Garden seat

Lower Secondary School

Visual Arts – Emma Charteris

Textiles – Madyson Campbell

Materials – Erryn Sinclair-Buckley

Hospitality – Rhianna Edwards

Year 12 Design Draw History Project

Promotional Pull-up Banner – Leah Schultz

Promotional Water Bottle Design – Taylor Ingvarson

Year 11 Design Menace Project

Event Promotional Poster

Highly Commended – Mark Pattenden

Second Place – Tim Shewell

First Place – Sophie Gardiner

Promotional Water Bottle Design

Second Place – Sienna Salfinger

First Place – Jason Gryg

Countdown to Synthesis Exhibition

October 16, 2018

Set up is underway for this Wednesday’s Synthesis Exhibition launch! Our School will be filled with creative masterpieces like this artwork by Cambell Boutle (Year 11), which captures her brother immersed in the music he’s listening to.

Be sure to celebrate the Opening Night this Wednesday, starting from 5pm in the Primary Village and then proceeding up to the Secondary Admin. Building which starts at 6pm.

Will by Cambell Boutle.

 

AIR – MURAL

August 24, 2018

Year 10’s have been working with our Artist in Residence Stephen Peacock, to create extended outdoor classroom area on the Wall of the PLC. They gave designed the wall to incorporate native plants and birds with areas left on the design for integration of whiteboard for interactive teaching and learning activities to take place. 

Here are some progress shots, they will be working with Year 4 and 5’s this afternoon and till the end of the term to get the area finished as the site wil be shared between the primary and secondary school.

 

Exceptional Brush Work

June 26, 2018

In an exciting time for our Art Department, three St Stephen’s students have been selected to have their artworks showcased in the esteemed St George’s Art Exhibition.

16th annual exhibition of works by senior art students from Western Australian schools, displayed in Perth’s Gothic Revival Cathedral.

St George’s Art has become a premier annual event in art education in Western Australia, attracting schools from all sectors.  Participation in this exhibition provides an outstanding opportunity for schools to present work by students in Years 10, 11 and 12, in the unique setting of St George’s Cathedral.

Congratulations to the following students:

Bree Elliott – Year 10
Emi Radziwilska-Melzacka – Year 12
Courtney Shipham – Year 12

 

Andy Quilty Incursion

June 13, 2018

Year 11 students took part in a drawing workshop with award-winning artist Andy Quilty. The workshop focused on the notion of drawing as a process of discovery. Students developed important skills, employing experimental methodologies and risk- taking and introducing the notion of ‘happy accidents’ as fundamental to the art making process. Building confidence as well as technical skills, participants will gain the ability to take a more intuitive and exploratory approach to their work.

Claire Davenhall

Teaching Artist

“For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.” – Romans 11:29

Year 7 Stop Motion

March 20, 2018

On Friday 16th March, Mr Hummerston’s Year 7 Media class took to creating their own Claymation characters by making their own play-dough. Whilst the task was incredibly messy there were some very successful playdough artists.

Look out for their final short films which are currently in production!

“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.” – Galatians 5:22-23

 

STUDENTS SCULPTS PARALLEL PERSPECTIVES

March 20, 2018

Inspired by her own personal experience, Nikki Coleman (Duncraig Class of 2017) has proved the making of a great artist lies in the ability to convey a narrative. Nikki’s remarkable artwork ‘Penthesilea’ has earned her a place in the latest Year 12 Perspectives Art Exhibition.