Visual Arts

Inside Outside Exhibition Opening

The SCEGGS Darlinghurst Visual Arts Department prides itself on the dual roles we hold as both educators and practising artists. For many in the SCEGGS community you may have visited one or more of our exhibitions in the past and know that these are always wonderful opportunities to come together, engage with our extramural work and connect with past and present families, students and friends of SCEGGS!

We warmly invite you to the Opening of new works by SCEGGS art teachers Anita Tesoriero and Heidi Jackson. This new suite of works, titled Inside Outside, is broadly concerned with interior and exterior investigations of place.

Anita’s paintings depict scenes from the Hitchcock classic, Rear Window, and invite the viewer to explore key scenes from the film that are beautifully executed, acting as contracted narratives that poignantly remind us of the unexpected voyeuristic opportunities presented in the film. This idea was particularly significant during COVID lockdowns when most of our time was spent indoors, perhaps looking out at limited views of the world like the protagonist in the film that actor Jimmy Stewart plays. Also COVID was a time of introspection and revisiting old movies and Hitchcock’s film Rear Window is a classic thriller allowing the viewer’s imagination to create its own drama.

Heidi continues her inquiry into the landscape, and in this series, like Anita, access to and exploration of this as a subject was limited due to being sequestered in Sydney for most of 2020 and 2021. In this new series, her works explore the environment around Lake George near Canberra, also known in the local language as Weereewa meaning “bad water”. If you know Lake George you may be aware of its enigmatic nature as it is an intermittent body of water that constantly changes. During research into the area, it was assumed that the reference to “bad water” may allude to this mysterious quality. However it seems that its extreme salinity informed its name, as it poses as a tantalising semblance of a useful water source. Its strange allure and the evocative nature of the landscape that surrounds it offers much to contemplate as a painter.

Please join us for the Exhibition Opening on Saturday from 1 to 4 pm.  Exhibition details are below and a preview is available here for Anita and Heidi.

Application Reminder

A reminder that applications for Art Captain for 2022/23 and the Ashley Marie Marcos Award are due on Monday 5 September via email to Ms Jackson. Students are encouraged to drop by the Art staffroom if there are any further questions.

Heidi Jackson
Head of Visual Arts