Faculty of Creative Arts

St. Joseph's College
Gregory Terrace

The Faculty of Creative Arts and LOTE was designed by Chris Seet (Senior 1996) and was graphically realised by wonko. 1999 saw the departure of the French and Japanese Departments to join English in the Faculty of English Language Arts. The remaining four departments form the new Faculty of Creative Arts. The original Creative Arts and LOTE faculty logo was therefore modified to reflect the new faculty's composition.You can navigate this Faculty via the image above (click on an area of interest), or follow the links below:

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The creation of the Faculty of Creative Arts saw the bringing together of Art, Music, Drama and Film and Television under one banner. This faculty plays an active role in the life of the College. The faculty begins spiral programmes in Year 5 which continue through to Year 12 in Art, Music and Drama whilst Film and Television begins in Year 11.

The arts are a part of our life and culture. They allow us to explore our own feelings and ideas in ways that are not possible in other forms and express them in ways that are readily communicated to others. This area of the College's Curriculum has continually grown over the years. We now enjoy a large, enthusiastic clientele of students, many of whom study in their field from Year 5 to Year 12.

The current Creative Arts population is:

Mr Michael Dezuanni
Head of Faculty - Creative Arts

CREATIVE ARTS AT TERRACE

In October 1999 we launched the College Arts Festival. During this week we celebrated the Arts and their important role in the College with a series of demonstrations, workshops, concerts and exhibitions. This saw the first Terrace Student Film Festival premiere a number of the boys' films.

ART

The art department continues to enjoy providing integral experiences for our Year 5 to 12 students to express themselves.  The boys are offered a myriad of artistic opportunities and encouraged to develop as independent learners. 

We believe in the importance of the students having contact with practising artists throughout their studies.  Again this year the junior students worked with printmaker Francis Luke and Michael Red Shirt. Adele Outteridge returned to work with the Year 11 students who also enjoyed visits from Phillip Blythe and Nick Ikonomou whilst working on a Graphic Design unit.

The Year 11 and 12 students enjoyed a visit in March 2000 to the Queensland Art Gallery to view the Jeffrey Smart exhibition and The Minister's Awards for Art which showcases the work of Senior art students across the state in 1999.

The Year 12 students took part in a “Live Art and Artists Day” in August.  Visits were made to the Powerhouse Museum and The Institute of Modern Art.  Workshops were completed with renowned sculptor Chris Trotter, multi-media artist Di Ball and graphic designer Philippee Vipathken.

Daniel Pizzato (Yr 12) won a medal of Distinction for his drawing “More Than Just An Image” at the Excellence in Youth Art exhibition.  Jonathan Weber’s Untitled painting and Ross Balbuziente’s photographic work “Masks” were also Highly Commended. 

The College has acquired a number of works this year that will be hung in the new College Chapel upon its completion. These works join others in the College Student Art Collection. 

I would also like to thank the art teachers - Ms Alison Price, Mrs Sue Henry (Semester 1), Ms Athena Costopoulos (Semester 2), Mr Huby Vink and Mrs Mavis Rogers. The Art Department provides a positive learning environment for our students thanks to the commitment, enthusiasm and professional approach of these staff members and their ongoing efforts to try something new.

(Miss) V Sargent
Subject Co-ordinator - Art

MUSIC

Curriculum Music is growing year by year at Terrace beginning in Year 5 with our Strings and Band Program that gives all students the opportunity to learn a band or orchestral instrument of their choice.  These students have weekly band or orchestral lessons instead of classroom music lessons.  This is the first year we have trialed this program and we all feel that it has been very successful.  The Years 6 & 7 students then still have the more traditional music lessons weekly with the emphasis on music notation and singing.  Year 8 study music for one semester only, so we changed the course last year to allow a more ‘hands on’ approach to learning.  Students enjoy making their own instruments and really become involved in learning the history of Rock.  We have brought the Junior Elective Music course in line with the Senior course and are teaching both courses in three dimensions of Performing, Creating and Listening.  The Music Extension Subject was offered again to Year 12’s with two of our students initially and five girls from All Hallows.  

Students at Terrace are fortunate to be taught by a very hard working, talented and dedicated teaching team.  I would like to thank Mr Brad Esbensen, Mr Bevan Messenger, Ms Julie Rokic and Mrs Cath Esbensen for their continued efforts for our students.  Ms Anna Foley who is the assistant to the music staff deserves our thanks and praise.  Thank you too, to the parents who support their sons in the sometimes difficult but always rewarding business of learning music.  Music is most definitely ‘food of the Soul’.

(Mrs) Yvonne Carr
Subject Co-ordinator - Music

FILM AND TV

Terrace Film and Television had a very successful and exciting year 2000.  It began very well with our students receiving the award for the school which exhibits “Creativity, Initiative and Effort” at the Queensland New Filmmaker’s Awards.  The New Filmmaker’s Awards is a prestigious showcase of filmmaking talent across Queensland secondary, tertiary and independent sectors.  The award is given to a school whose work shows a high standard across several productions, and indicates the depth of film making talent we have at Terrace.  This builds on the success we have had at State and National film festivals in recent years.

During April I was privileged to present a workshop at an international media education conference, “Summit 2000:  Children, Youth and the Media Beyond the Millennium”, held in Toronto, Canada.  I would like to thank the College community whose generosity allowed me to take up the offer to present the workshop.  I was pleased to note that while I was able to learn a great deal about media education around the world, Queensland schools are at the cutting edge of media education innovation.  By extension, that means that Terrace offers some of the best media education experiences available.

Through the year our students have continued to produce an excellent standard of film and television analysis, creative planning and video production.  This has also included some of our students being involved in the production of the CD Rom “125 Years, A Living History”.  It is clear that multimedia production will become an increasingly central aspect of Film and Television and if our students’ contribution to the CD Rom is any indication, it will be a challenge well met.

Mr Michael Dezuanni
Subject Co-ordinator - Film and Television

DRAMA

Drama, like all the other creative arts, is very difficult to quantify.  Statistics do not explain the absolute love, joy and passion which the students get from their involvement in drama. 

The results speak for themselves.  The standard of drama in this College is exceptionally high.  One of the BSSSS panel members said at the last meeting that she had the pleasure of reviewing the work of our “wonderful boys”.

The Year 11 and 12 Drama students had the privilege of attending seven professional performances at various theatres in Brisbane this year.  One in particular had a huge influence on the subsequent work of the Year 12 class.  We went to the Optus Playhouse in March to see Philippe Genty and his amazing ensemble group perform in a very physical and surrealistic style.  When the Seniors had to select their “extended study” topic in Term 3, they decided to base their performance on the style of Philippe Genty and developed one of the most outstanding and very challenging pieces of theatre that I have ever seen from students.  It is such a shame that more people were not able to share this experience.

This enthusiasm is seen right through the school, from the Year 5 boys who adore their classes with Mr. Stephens, to the Senior students who often spend their lunch hour and time after school planning and polishing their performances.

Thanks must go to the Drama Committee of Year 11 and 12 students who organize the extra work that goes to make the Drama Department run smoothly.  They paint the drama blocks, operate lighting and sound for other year group performances, and maintain the props and costumes.

(Mrs) Sandra Hines
Subject Co-ordinator - Drama/Film and Television

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