2018 School Magazine

ART FEST

Year 10 and Year 12 Debating teams battled it out on Wednesday lunchtime to see if we should ‘ban the bachelor’, while Grammar Dance offered an open rehearsal. The Senior String Quartet graced Wednesday and Thursday morning tea with impressive performances and were joined by other members of the Instrumental Music program for their Thursday evening concert. Friday brought with it a performance by the Bartok Strings ensemble, and the technology department invited girls to try laser cutting in an earring-making Design Lab. Two limited edition Arts Fest badges were sold, with proceeds donated to the Access Arts Foundation for aspiring artists with disabilities. The big finale, ‘Slam and Jam’, was an arresting showcase of slam poetry and busking performances delivered to an exultant crowd sprawled across the dance floor alongside armchairs, blankets, and a rainbow neon sign. Finally, the Senior Drama Production cast stole the show with their haunting performance of Rhinoceros on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night, premiering to a sold-out audience and closing their final show to a standing ovation. We saw countless moments of sincere connection between artists and their audiences, from a group of girls stopping on their way to the School Caf´e to bust out power ABBA ballads alongside the String Quartet, to ‘Slam and Jam’ and being overwhelmed by how many people turned up to support their artsy Grammar sisters. With glowing feedback from staff and students alike, we can proudly say that the 2018 Arts Fest was everything we hoped it would be and more. Almost six months later, it remains an indelible highlight of our last year at the School. Girls, your passion for the Arts and warmth towards each other throughout the week perfectly encapsulated what we asked of you with our Arts motto this year. We cannot express how much your support for Arts Fest meant to us except by telling you one more time, thank you for treating us to this art to art. Clare Gordon (12E) and Alexandra Laherty (12M) ARTS CAPTAINS

Arts Fest, a celebration of all things creative in Brisbane Girls Grammar School Arts community, illuminated the Cherrell Hirst Creative Learning Centre with colour, sound and electric energy for one incredible week in Term 2. Our Arts motto, ‘art to art’, captured our hope that The Arts this year would be defined by heart to heart connections and conversations between girls with different understandings and experiences with The Arts.

Abiding by this motto, we set out to make 2018 Arts Fest a festival to which each and every girl could somehow connect. We hoped to compile a lineup that provided for the diversity of artists in the School, as well as their audiences’ interests. Thanks to the dedication of the incredible Arts students and teachers, especially Director of Creative Arts, Mr Pennay, we were able to see this vision come to life. The jam-packed schedule brought events from every facet of the School’s Arts Faculty. Led by Mr Cavanaugh, Percussion Ensemble 1 started the week off on the dance floor at lunchtime on Monday. Tuesday saw Ashleigh MacDonald (12H) and Isabella Lyons (11H) showcase their original songwriting, Year 11 Drama girls’ physical theatre pieces, an Art workshop, fresco carving with Mr Pincott and the Upper Intermediate Strings Festival concert after school.

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