ESCape into the Arts Festival!!!
Last week saw our first ‘ESCape into the Arts Festival’, which was a huge success!!! Throughout the week there were a huge array of activities covering a wide range of artistic endeavours involving students from across the school and the whole Arts faculty. We had some rousing karaoke in the courtyard, painting to music and mindfulness colouring happening at lunchtimes, as well as an open gallery showcasing student work.
Wednesday saw the whole school a hive of activity as things ramped up. There were Year 10s bringing life and colour into the grounds by painting murals, a pop-up photo booth, live artworks being created throughout the day using acrylics and oils, band rehearsals, the creation of a ‘Humans of ESC’ photo gallery, production rehearsals, and a short film being scripted, shot, and cut together.
Wednesday evening saw the opening of our gallery, showcasing the fantastic skills and talents of the visual artists in our cohort, from Senior Art and Visual Communication, to Year 7 self portraits, Middle School pop art, some incredibly detailed surrealism, abstracts, magazine covers, photographs, design drawings, sculpture, architectural models, timber products, and more. It truly was amazing how high the standard of work was.
In conjunction with the gallery opening was a performance of three small plays as part of the junior production, performed by Year 7 and 8 students, and directed by 9s. The stage was graced by a rendition of The Three Little Pigs, Henny Penny, and Cinderella, and the students really shone whilst on the stage. Their performances were simply incredible.
To close the night, the EPAC stage took on a life of its own as the music talents of our cohort performed their hearts out. From the rousing Taiko, to classical piano, Aussie rock, folk and blues, a Radiohead cover like no other, to some incredible vocal/piano duets, there was so much going on, and such diversity, it was truly inspiring.
Thank you to all those people who supported this festival and helped make it happen, and congratulations to all those students involved.
We’ve already begun planning for next year…
Peter McKenzie & Dale Fyfe – Arts Domain Leaders
