The Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) Department has enjoyed a very productive year despite the restrictions of COVID-19 lockdown. In February, we welcomed a new visual art teacher, Ms. Holly Bray, to our team and she has inspired the students to create some remarkable art works this year. We also welcomed Ms. Stacey Kernaghan, who has been sharing her knowledge of media with the Year 9 and 10 students.
Students studying the Arts are always keen to share their passion and enthusiasm for their subjects at College events such as: ‘Be a Merici Girl’ days, the College Open Day, and many other community events throughout the year.
At the end of the first semester, the CAPA department held an Arts Showcase event to exhibit the work of our visual art students and to provide an opportunity for the performing arts students to engage with a live audience. This was a wonderful evening and enabled the Merici community to see the work of so many of our extremely talented students. We had visual art and photographic images displayed and there were performances by the music students, the vocal group and the Year 9/10 and Senior Dance classes. It was a real celebration of the talent and imagination of the creative and performing arts students.
Students from all the Arts classes were able to develop their technical and expressive skills in the College production of Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical Jr, and it was extremely rewarding to see how much the students benefitted from this collaborative experience.
Laura Pearce
CAPA Coordinator
