The Spirit of the Arts program highlights the exceptional gifts and talents of the students as well as celebrating the importance and joy the arts bring to our students and school communities.
Performing Arts Festival was established to help the students of Catholic schools and colleges in Western Australia experience the spirit and tradition of the performing arts.
The Festival seeks to provide students with specific ‘performance platforms’ where they have the unique opportunity to give of their very best and perform to a public audience. Open to both primary and secondary school students, the performance categories encompass choral, drama, musical, instrumental, vocal and dance aspects of the performing arts. Approximately 18,000 students enter the festival each year. The Festival commences with an Opening Mass Celebration and concludes with a Finale showcasing Shield and Outstanding Award recipients.
Angelico Art Exhibition is a prestigious annual event on the Catholic schools art calendar. The Angelico Art Exhibition was named after Blessed Fra Angelico, Patron before God of Artists. The combined Primary and Secondary Angelico Art Exhibition runs for 3 weeks and is open to students from pre-primary to year 12. The Exhibition provides a broad public forum through which Catholic students throughout Western Australia are able to exhibit their dynamic artistic talent.
The Exhibition is open to all Catholic school students and features an array of creative, colourful, inspirational and spiritual works ranging from aboriginal and contemporary paintings, ceramics, sculpture, furniture pieces and textiles. Diversity has always been one of the show’s main features from bold social statements to scenes of serenity, and works coming from as far as Kununurra, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Albany and Broome. The Exhibition has been held at the Forrest Centre in the City of Perth.
Carnevale Street Festival is a day-long colourful and dynamic event held in the city each September. Primary and secondary school students showcase the vast depth of talent that exists across the Catholic education sector. Musicians, choristers and dancers perform on stage while interactive displays – including computers, live art, science, craft, environmental and agricultural – are exhibited on a rotational basis around this city centre location.
Spirit of the Arts Opening Mass – Thursday 24 July
Performing Arts Festival – Friday 25 July to Fri 5 September
Angelico Art Exhibition – 11 to 29 August
Performing Arts Finale – Tuesday 16 September
For general enquiries and information email the Catholic Arts team.
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