Visual Arts

Visual Arts

Visual Arts

Visual Arts

In 2005 Trinity Art students have continued to be acknowledged for their outstanding achievements in the Visual Arts. Year 12 Art students in particular, have had their artwork selected for inclusion in a number of prestigious exhibitions in Western Australia. Perhaps the most significant of these exhibitions is the Year 12 Perspectives Exhibition which showcases the most outstanding artworks produced by Year 12 students state-wide. Congratulations to Year 12 art students Matthew McVeigh, Shaun Dee and Tim Mather who had their art work selected for inclusion in this highly prestigious exhibition. The Year 12 Perspectives Exhibition will be open to the public from 4 March –14 May 2006. Some of our students were also recipients of awards at the Angelico Art Exhibition, for the most outstanding artworks produced by students in Catholic Schools. Congratulations to Year 12 Art student Shaun Dee who won second prize in this exhibition. These individual student achievements serve to reflect the ambitious efforts of our art students and the growing talent and positive interest in the Visual Arts. The Trinity College Student Art Exhibition was also a great success this year. This exhibition was held during Speech Night at the Perth Concert Hall and allowed parents and families to enjoy the superb artwork produced by our students. The awards for our Student Exhibition are sponsored by Trinity Old Boy Patrick Coward to promote excellence in the Visual Arts. This year the Signum Fidei Art Award was judged by the Curator of Holmes a’ Court Collection, Mrs Emily Lochwicz and artist, Monica Durrant. Congratulations to Year 12 student Shaun Dee who was the recipient of this award for his oil on canvas painting Untitled. The Year 12 Highly Commended prize was awarded to Matthew McVeigh for his acrylic painting Sunseekers. Matthew also won the People’s Choice Art Award. His painting Sunseekers was voted by the public as the favourite artwork exhibited during our art exhibition. The Year 11 Highly Commended prize was awarded to Jack Rocchi. Congratulations to all these prize winners. Trinity art students are provided with opportunities to succeed in their creative endeavors through a wide range of activities and the courses offered combine knowledge, skills, imagination, and creativity in the production of a wide variety of two and three dimensional artworks. Among the many and varied art

projects which were implemented, Year 10 art students worked on a mural project during NAIDOC Week to symbolise solidarity by reflecting the link between Indigenous culture and Trinity College. Nyungar elder, Mr Neville Collard was invited into the art class to explain the significance of the Trinity site as historically it used to be a camping ground for the Nyungar people. This provided the background and motivation for the project. I would like to thank our aboriginal teaching assistant Mrs Jodie Bin Sali for her Ms Rita Basilio Art Coordinator dedication and assistance with this art project. An important part of education in the Visual Arts is encouraging students to see the contribution which can be made by the Arts to both the College and the wider community. This was a successful project which produced meaningful outcomes for both students and community members. The Year 10 art students also produced a series of drawings which were submitted for judging in our annual Adelphe King Prize for Drawing. This award is sponsored by Adelphe King, a former art teacher at the College, and aims to encourage the development of drawing skills. Congratulations to Year 10 student Liam Dee who won this drawing prize for his pencil sketch of museum animals. A number of our students also need to be congratulated for their participation in local community exhibitions. Congratulations to Year 10 Art student Ben Byrne, who had his first art exhibition at the Kidogo Student Art Show in Fremantle. In addition to this, Year 9 Art student Alexander Malkovic had his artwork exhibited in the Shaun Tan Art Exhibition in Subiaco and received a Highly Commended Award for his efforts. In accordance with the Curriculum Frameworks Guidelines, the emphasis of the Visual Arts course in Years 8, 9 and 10 is placed on teaching students to be visually literate, by developing both critical awareness and practical skills. Year 8 and 9 students have worked on a number of successful art projects this year, including the production of some three dimensional sculptures based on the topics of totems and gargoyles respectively. These students particularly enjoyed using the clay medium to develop their hand building skills, whilst producing individual responses to the themes. The art department would like to thank our students for their efforts this year. We look forward to the continued success of our art students in their creative endeavors for 2006. Many thanks to our art sponsors Mr Patrick Coward and Mrs Adelphe King for their continued support of the Visual Arts.

Rita Basilio

Art Coordinator