The Arts and Technology Department has begun the year well. Three students from last year’s Year 12 cohort have been chosen to exhibit in the 2018 VCE Season of Excellence. Jessica Sexton and Sinead Hickey will have their work exhibited at the Ian Potter Centre, NGV from Friday, 23 March until Sunday, 15 July as part of the Top Arts exhibition and Natalie Borgese will have her work exhibited in the Top Designs exhibition to be held at the Melbourne Museum from 16 March to 15 July 2018. Three other students were also shortlisted: Clarissa Smith for both Studio Art and Product Design and Technology and Carla Caruso and Britney Pascal-Therios for Product Design and Technology. These students are to be congratulated on their wonderful achievements.
Sinead Hickey explored the use of typography and how the presentation of different words can have an impact on the actual meaning of the word. In particular, her focus was on the juxtaposition between the masculine and feminine and the interpretations of these. Sinead’s artworks depicted gendered statements: the first being 'Girls Build the Future', an artwork that used Lego to create the words which added a layer of complexity to the artwork's meaning. Her second artwork, 'Caution, Women at Work', was presented in the format of a road sign but completed using the technique of crochet. Her artworks were innovative in their approach and showed her strong engagement with the conceptual approaches to art making.
Jessica Sexton focused her folio on her trip to Nepal where she aimed to capture the unique landscape of the Himalayan region and the essence of Nepalese culture. Her final artworks consisted of a painted Tibetan prayer flag on which she depicted the five elements (earth, air, wind, fire, water), and a large acrylic painting that encapsulated the awe-inspiring Himalayan ranges. A series of painted layered images presented within a light box allowed the viewer to engage with the Nepalese landscape in a more intimate manner. Her finely detailed and delicate brushwork allowed Jessica to create a series of very moving and aesthetically beautiful artworks.
Natalie Borgese was selected to exhibit her final garment and folio in the prestigious Top Designs Exhibition. She is part of a group of only seventeen Product Design and Technology students in the state to be invited to exhibit their work. ‘Luminosus’ is a highly decorative, complex and aesthetic garment that is designed to convey the boldness and beauty of the phoenix bird as a symbol for 'The Free Woman' campaign. This event is intended to celebrate and empower feminine hearts to lead lives of beauty, goodness and justice. This hand dyed, silk satin garment with its gradation of colours and flowing skirt, features delicate feathered sleeves and a copper shim decorative motif attached to the neckline.
The Catholic Education Office is also hosting an exhibition opening on 13 March. Five students were selected to exhibit:
This exhibition runs until Sunday, 18 March and showcases work from Catholic Schools from around Victoria.
The College Musical is underway as students completed their auditions for A Chorus Line and are now in the early stages of rehearsal in combination with Whitefriars College. 
Please remember to place your Prospect Wines fundraising order form to the dropbox at Student Reception by Wednesday, 28 March. Alternatively you can return the order form and payment via email to community@siena.vic.edu.au. Wine orders can be collected at 2 Compton Street (off Riversdale Road, East of the gymnasium) on Wednesday 18 April between 8.00am–12.00pm and 3.00pm-5.00pm. Download order form below:
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秘色传媒 College will host the annual Night of Jazz on Thursday, 22 March with special guest, Bob Sedergreen. Three bands and a number of soloists will perform. The students will play a number of swing pieces and ballads. All money raised will go towards the trip to Mt Gambier later in the year to attend the 2018 Generations in Jazz festival, which provides invaluable exposure and performance experience.
Each term, Zart Art selects works by students in primary and secondary schools to exhibit in their Student Gallery. A number of 秘色传媒 students who studied Art in Semester 2, 2017 have been selected for the Term 2 exhibition. The students studied the Pop Art movement and were then required to generate imagery that utilised the conventions of Pop Art, but embraced the contemporary context in which they live. 秘色传媒 had to work on stretched canvas as their material and use the art form of painting to produce their imagery.
Congratulations to the following students:
Exhibition details
Zart Art Student Gallery
Friday, 16 March to Tuesday, 12 June 2018
4/41 Lexton St, Box Hill North 3129
Phone: 03 9890 1867
Opening Night: Thursday, 22 March 2018
Time: 4.00pm to 5.00pm, with Offical Opening at 4.30pm
