2015 School Magazine

ARTS FEST MADELEINE GANDHI (12O) AND SOPHIE MCKENDRY (12H)

That’s a wrap. In Week 2 of Term II the CLC was brought to life by Arts Fest — a three day extravaganza of arts events and the culmination of weeks of planning from the Arts Crew. With the School’s 140th anniversary this year, there has been a large focus on looking to the past and the future with the aim of leaving a legacy. What will you leave behind? As the Arts Captains of 2015, we wanted buzz. Through our Arts Fest initiative, we hoped to cultivate, showcase and celebrate the passion and skill we see in all our artsy Grammar sisters. We started out with a small idea: involving yourself in the arts is a truly special experience. With the goal of communicating this message to the entire student body, this idea manifested into a three-day festival where we invited all girls to get their inner ‘art’ beats pumping. With the help of our Arts Crew, the details of these three days were meticulously pitched, planned, vetoed, organised and problem-solved with a fine tooth comb to achieve our ultimate goal; generating interest for, and thereby raising the profile of, arts within the School. Looking back, we can proudly say that these goals were achieved. Arts Fest was certainly a holistic success, yet each individual event proved to be a success in its own way. Visual art had a strong presence throughout the week, with our Visual Art Captain Nyssa Johnston (12W) creating an installation piece inspired by Yoko Ono, where girls wrote and attached their wishes to streamers which were thrown off the CLC to form a colourful waterfall. Additionally, our caricatures initiative was a huge hit, with girls lining up and down the walkway to

have a creative portrait drawn by Year 12 Art students every lunch. Furthermore, to mark the 140th year of Arts at Girls Grammar, Year 12 art students designed and painted a mural for the School throughout the week. With a modern graphic design, these girls not only showcased their creativity and talent but demonstrated the progression of contemporary art over the years. From a drama perspective, our Year 11s exhibited their Term I assessment work with physical theatre performances in the mornings and at morning tea around the School. Carrying on a legacy from last year’s Arts Captains, our Choir Captain Jo Wilson (12L) and Juliette Seiple (12L) ‘busked’ outside Main Building one morning, providing a pleasant soundtrack as everyone filed into school. The Contemporary Ensemble and Gypsy Band performed during lunch times to large and appreciative crowds. Even dance was exhibited during Arts Fest, with a flash mob surprising the student body on Tuesday lunchtime. Having rehearsed for weeks, Grammar Dance showcased their abilities with incognito Year 12 students joining in at the end. With colourful streamers draped across the dance floor, the result was joyous and truly a sight to behold. Of course, there are still things to learn from for next year’s captains to take on board. We wish them good luck should they decide to continue such an event and we hope all the girls look back on this week fondly and with excitement! With glowing feedback from staff and students alike, we can proudly report the Girls Grammar inaugural Arts Fest was everything we wanted it to be.

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