Last Friday the theatre hosted the Junior Music Concert.
Having a theatre is a valuable tool for students of all ages. It provides an outlet for making creative choices, and interpreting the material in expressive ways that are the essence of drama and music.
For those lucky enough to be in attendance, the Junior and Middle School concert was brilliant last Friday night. Well done to all our students on an outstanding evening.
Recently Year 11 students went on an excursion to the city.
Students took part in observational drawing and they collected source photos for their upcoming Cityscape paintings.
In the last fortnight, St Stephen’s Duncraig Media students have been experimenting with the characteristics of lighting and how it influences the mood of their productions.
James Hummerston
Media Teacher
In the pictures are Year 11s in action.
Claire Davenhall has recently been selected to exhibit at the Swell Sculpture Festival in Queensland. She recently took out the Major Sculpture Prize at the Drift Installation Awards in Mandurah last month with another one of her pieces. Claire will be entering ‘Meteor Morphosis’ into the exhibit.
We wish Claire every success.
Originally declared as a conservation reserve in 1898, John Forrest National Park is WA’s oldest national park. It became John Forrest National Park in 1947, in honour of the famous explorer and statesman, Sir John Forrest, who was Premier of Western Australia between 1890 and 1901.
The students were inspired by the surroundings and had a creative time.
“Enjoyment of the landscape is a thrill.” – David Hockney
The Theatre provides students with a modern, professional space with which to hone their craft, be that in performance, music or production.
The space promotes excellence in the visual and performative arts.
The theatre has hosted many diverse types of performances, from multicultural; choirs and rock bands to musicals. The space is also used for lectures, seminars and film and video presentations.
Look out for future productions.
Student, Samantha Denehy-Johnson, is a finalist in the 2017 City of Joondalup Capture Nature Photography Competition.
The photo competition invited residents and students aged 12-18 years within the City of Joondalup to submit photographs exploring their local natural environment to celebrate World Environment Day (commemorated annually on 5 June).
The Awards Ceremony will include a presentation by Simon Cherriman environmental educator and wildlife photographer and you will have an opportunity to have a look at the high calibre of photos entered into this year’s competition.
All finalists’ photos will be displayed at Craigie Leisure Centre following the Awards Ceremony.
Art technician Claire Davenhall won the Major Sculpture Prize last weekend at the Drift Installation Awards.
Claire had one piece featured ‘Frogmosis’ and and theme was ‘Osmosis’
Artists Statement:
“Frogmosis tells the story of Darwin’s’ Theory of Evolution, when creatures crawled out of the water and onto the land. Its slippery smooth skin ripples across the water, as it moves through the semi-permeable Layer and onto Australian Land. Glowing shades of green and gold it transforms to a land based creature sharing its beauty to all who can see her.”
The Drift Installation Art Award features installation and sculptural works by contemporary West Australian artists, who have responded to the theme ‘Home’ with environmental, philosophical and spiritual perspectives that relate to our sense of place, connection to the land and our individual and collective identity.
Well done and congratulations!
In the second week of the holidays upper school arts students from Carramar and Duncraig took part in an Arts Tour to Melbourne and Sydney.
Students were lucky enough to take part in various workshops from national institutions, view theatre from internationally recognised companies and view art works from state gallery’s.
The students immersed themselves in art of all disciplines and will take away skills and experiences that will enable them to both further their immediate studies and inspire their careers.
