FINE ARTS

SURREAL SELF-PORTRAITS AP Photography students were tasked with taking a self-portrait and then using Photoshop to blend the portrait with at least one other photograph they’d taken. The resulting compositions were creative and unique!

“Wrestling with Time”

“Wrestling with Time,” by Derron St. Marie ’24, is both a critique and product of commitment. From the artist: "This piece intends to portray the challenge students wrestle when trying to juggle school, sports, the arts and passion projects. Students often find themselves being pulled in many directions by their various commitments. As such, students find themselves racing the clock..." Derron worked over many months during free study hall periods. Practice, planning, revising and editing is a vital part of learning. When we celebrate a finished piece, it is important to celebrate the journey as well!

Peace & Beauty

AP Photography student Alex Maalouf ’23 and AP Art History students Alex Roth ’23 and Will Hansen ’23 took an inspirational field trip to the Drikung Meditation Center for a visit with the Venerable Lama Konchok Sonam. The center houses the only replica in the US of the sacred Jowo Rinpoche Buddha in Lhasa, Tibet. During the visit, the students learned about the statue, Tibetan Buddhism, meditation practices, and Ven. Lama Sonam's personal journey.

LET IT GLOW! Members of the Clay Club had fun making Christmas tree votives which were glazed before bringing home to add to their holiday decor.

The Slings & Arrows Players, St. Sebastian's drama club, delivered an incredible performance of The Explorers Club on November 4 and 5, 2022. Written by Nell Benjamin, The Explorers Club is a spoof of an English gentlemen's adventure club set in 1889. A woman scientist, not particularly welcome by all the members, gives a lecture about a lost city she has discovered. Things go downhill fairly rapidly after that. The actors and the crew excelled under the guidance of faculty member Mark Rogers. Special thanks to Brigid Ryan, daughter of faculty member John Ryan and a senior at Ursuline Academy, for joining the cast to take on a lead role as Phyllida Spotte-Hume.