Visual Arts
Welcome back from all of the Art Department! We are pleased to share our Co-Curricular program for Term 1!
Students are encouraged to attend the Co-Curricular expo on Thursday of week 2 where our Art Captain Mia Butcher will be present to answer questions about the opportunities on offer in 2025. Classes will commence in Week 3.
This term we offer Observational Drawing, Darkroom Photography, and a Painting course. Tutors are highly experienced educators and practising artists. Darkroom Photography is run by Ian Lever who is a professional photographer with decades of national and international experience. His work is widely acknowledged especially his social documentation of Sydney Life. Painting and Drawing classes are tutored by Lilli Stromland who is both an Old Girl (Class of 2012) and a Graduate of the National Art School. She is an exceptionally skilled artist who has established a successful fine arts career. Lilli continues to build a strong critical and commercial following.
Classes are as follows:
| Drawing with Lilli Stromland | Monday from 3.15pm to 4.30pm | Open to Years 7 to 12 |
| Painting with Lilli Stromland | Thursday from 3.15pm to 4.30pm | Open to Years 7 to 12 |
| Darkroom Photography with Ian lever | Tuesdays or Thursdays from 3.15 to 4.45 | Open to Years 8 to 12 |
Classes are capped at 8 for each session of Darkroom Photography and 15 for Drawing and Painting with a waitlist option. Art students are given priority enrolment with possible non-elective student participation available if spaces are free. Further information and sign up is available through Clipboard.
Other opportunities in the Visual Arts Co-Curricular Program
We also have a student led Art magazine, SCOPE. Anyone can submit articles, reviews or essays to SCOPE and applications for the position of Editor will be open to Visual Arts students in Years 9 to12. We encourage students to seize this opportunity to extend their leadership skills in this unique position or to develop their research, collaborative and critical thinking skills through being a writer for the magazine. Students will be emailed details of how to apply.
View the latest edition of SCOPE here.
Finally, back by popular demand we have another short course in large scale ceramic hand building this term. In this course Lilli Stromland will teach students how to build and glaze their own vase. This class is capped at 8 so watch out for the email.
Banner Acknowledgement: This week’s banner is a group work created by the 2024 Co-curricular Painting students.
Heidi Jackson
Head of Visual Arts
