Visual Arts

Visual Arts

The Art Department invites you to join our cocurricular program for Semester 1.

This semester we offer Darkroom Photography, Observational Drawing and a Painting course. Tutors are experienced educators and highly regarded practising artists in their own field. Darkroom Photography is run by Ian Lever who is a professional photographer with several decades of national and international experience. His work is widely acknowledged especially his social documentation of Sydney Life. Ian’s work is represented in the Collections of the State Library and the National Gallery of Australia. Lilli Stromland and Eliza Gosse are both Old Girls (Class of 2012) and Graduates of the National Art School. Both are exceptionally skilled artists who have established successful fine arts careers. Both have gained Gallery representation upon graduation and continue to build a strong critical and commercial following. Most notably in 2020, Lilli was a finalist in the Brett Whiteley Scholarship and Eliza was selected to hang in the Wynne Prize.

Classes are as follows:

  • Monday: Drawing with Lilli Stromland. 3.15 to 4.30. Open to Years 7 to 12
  • Tuesday: Darkroom Photography with Ian Lever. 3.15 to 4.45. Open to Years 9 to 12
  • Thursday: Painting with Eliza Gosse. 3.15 to 4.30. Open to Years 9 to 12 

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  •   Darkroom Photography with Ian Lever. 3.15 to 4.45. Open to Years 9 to 12

Classes are capped at 10 for each session of Darkroom Photography and 15 for Drawing and Painting. Art students are given priority enrolment in Years 9 to 12 with possible non-elective student enrolment available if space is available. The program begins again in Semester 2.

Further information and online enrolment can be accessed here and this link will be emailed to all Art students and their parents during week 1.

Enrolments close on Friday 5 February. Please get your enrolment registered as soon as you can as classes are very popular and places fill quickly!

Students are encouraged to find out more at the Co-curricular and Music expo on Wednesday lunchtime in Week 2 where student representatives from each program will be available to talk further.

Classes begin in Week 3.

Heidi Jackson
Head of Visual Arts