2011-2012 ART EVENTS
Arts Night:
Each year for Arts Night, drama, music, fashion, design, media, visual art and photography come together to showcase the students work. We have a wonderful Arts department at FMM with very talented young artists in all disciplines and it is an honour for us to teach them.Congratulations artists on a very successful year!
New York, New York - April 2012
New York Arts Trip: In late April the senior arts students gathered around the caf with their bags and pillows ready to embark on an amazing adventure, New York City. With a ten hour bus ride ahead of us, we loaded our bags and began the journey. Arriving in New York at 8am, we dropped our belongings off at the hotel and headed for the streets. Below are a few highlights from the trip.Time Square
Park Plaza
Trump Tower
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Rockefeller Centre
Ground Zero
South Seaport
Brooklyn Bridge
Mass at St. Partick's Cathedral
Central Park
Grade 12 Art Show
Grade 12 Art Show: The McKay House (a branch of Fred Varley Gallery) on Unionville Main Street. The opening night was packed! The students were surrounded not only by friends, family and faculty but several strangers wandering through the exhibition who were thrilled to talk art with our young artists. The show took place over four days, allowing the students to showcase their final body of work at the end of the semester. Congratulations to all!
2010-2011 ART EVENTS
ARTS NIGHT
ARTS BANQUET: A NIGHT IN PARIS
The Music Council did a wonderful job putting together this years Arts Banquet at Crystal Fountain. The students dressed to the nines and kept the dance floor moving all night! A wonderful evening had by all!
Special Congratulations to our graduating students. You survived 4 years of the McGivney intensive Art programs!
GRADE 12 ART SHOW: MARKVILLE MALL
GRADE 11 Drama Production: The Big Bad
This year McGivney’s improv team made it to the Provincials in Toronto
GRADE 12 DRAMA
Our grade 12 Drama Intensive students were asked by The Second City to help create a commercial to advertise their student programs. The video can be seen on youtube or by visiting the Second City website. http://www.secondcity.com/
Grade 11 Photo Trip
This year 60 grade 11 photo students took on down town Toronto. We started bright and early departing FMM at 8am with our first destination the Evergreen Brick Works.
“Evergreen Brick Works is a community environmental centre that inspires and equips visitors to live, work and play more sustainably. Evergreen, a national charity, has transformed the former Don Valley Brick Works from a collection of deteriorating heritage buildings into an international showcase for urban sustainability and green design that is open year-round.” http://ebw.evergreen.ca/
The students wasted no time and quickly moved on to their third destination Allan Gardens, a local green house in Toronto. http://torontobotanicalgarden.ca/tours/allangardens.htm In the green house students were able to create still life images of plant life as well as photograph environmental portraits in a tropical setting.
After stopping for lunch we walked over to the Art Gallery of Toronto where students were able to view original photographs from the early 1900’s when photography was first invented. http://www.ago.net/
We had a packed day and rounding on six o’clock the students were ready for a nap!
GRADE 12 PHOTO TRIP
This year the grade 12 students went to Caledon Ontario to photograph the red clay of the badlands. Students hiked through the natural landscape shooting as they went. They were quick to apply all photographic techniques they had learnt in both grade 11 and 12. http://www.divingmyway.com/badlands.html
Congratulations to the Music Students for an outstanding 2010!
Awards for 2010
Junior Band
OBA Musicfest: Bronze Plus
Music Alive: Gold
Intermediate Band
OBA Musicfest: Silver
Music Alive: Gold
Concert Winds
OBA Musicfest: Gold
Kiwanis: 1st & Best In Class
Music Alive: Platinum
Rhythms International: Excellent
Jazz Ensemble
OBA Musicfest: Gold
Kiwanis: Silver
Music Alive: Gold
Rhythms International: Excellent
2009-2010 ARTS TRIPS
Grade 9 Music Trip: Niagara Falls
Following the Arts Banquet the grade nine Music students traveled to Niagara Falls for a weekend of fun and relaxation.
We left the school at 10:30 am to arrive at Great Wolf Lodge for noon, where the students quickly headed to the water park to splash around.
At 4:30 we left for mass at St. Patrick’s church, where we were welcomed by the congregation. Several members even stayed after the mass to tell us what a wonderful group of students we have! We were able to take a group photograph just outside the doors to the church with father before moving on to dinner.
Saturday night we went to the dinner theatre where we enjoyed a wonderful buffet dinner and live magic show! We watched a helicopter appear out of thin air, a woman turn into a tiger, and scarves turn into tropical birds. (sorry, no pictures allowed)
Bright and early the next morning we met for breakfast at the lodge buffet, followed with a second visit to the water park or games and attractions at the arcade.
By 11:00 we were checked out of our rooms and on our way to the Maid of the Mist. We got some great shots and were up close and personal with the falls.
After the boat tour we went to Niagara gardens, the Hersey’s factory, had lunch at a local restaurant and for those of us willing to take the scare, to the Niagara haunted house…Nightmares…and was it ever scary!
The bus ride home found most of the students sound a sleep…
Rachel told us she can never sleep on the bus…all evidence to the contrary.
At the end of each year the art students come together to celebrate a year of hard work and dedication. Awards are handout to students and the executive teams for the arts councils are revealed. Students are presented with a final slide show put together by the Music Council, a delicious dinner, gag awards and a night filled with dancing.
Grade 12 Drama Production
The tech team is hard at work building our new stage for the Grade 12 drama production, Twelve Angry Jurors.
Make sure you don’t miss the show…tickets are on sale in the cafeteria during lunches A and C.
Grade 12 Photography
On Thursday May 20th the grade 12 photography class went on their field trip to Caledon and Toronto. We first travelled to Caledon to photograph the Badlands and lush green space. Blue skies with temperatures of almost 30 degrees created a perfect setting for our photographers. Following our visit at the Badlands we moved in to Toronto with a stop at Cheery Beach to photograph the beaches and sail boats. We then moved in to the core of the city for lunch in Dundas Square. Followed with a beautiful walk over to the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario) to view the photography and contemporary art collects.
We had a fantastic day!
Grade 11 Photography Trip
On May 10th students participated in an educational trip to Toronto visiting different exhibitions of the Toronto Photography Festival: Japan Foundation, Consulate of Portugal, University of Toronto-New College and Cobalt Gallery. In the afternoon students went to the Distillery District where they had the opportunity to shoot (with film and digital cameras) a variety of pictures exploring architectural, single and group portrait themes. Students not only had the opportunity to apply compositional techniques learnt in class, but were able to experiment with images of their own design and interest.
Grade 11 Applied Design: Toronto Trip
On April 27 the Applied Design class participated in an educational trip to Toronto. Students enjoyed a guided tour on the new structure of the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), where they were able to observe and learn about the well known architect Frank Gehry. Student then went on a guided tour at the Design Exchange where they viewed the industrial design work from the exhibition “From Mediterranean Traditional to Israeli Contemporary Design. Later the students explored the permanent collection and resources at the Design Exchange. Their final visit was to the Durham College exhibit of Graphic Design at the Urbanspace Gallery in Toronto.
Guided Tour at the Design Exchange
Guided Tour at the AGO
FMM Alumni presentations
During the month of May the following alumni presentations took place:
1. Heather Tam, graduate from Fashion Communication Program, Ryerson University
2. Jonathan Chan, second year Interior Design, Ryerson University
3. Alexandra Baluyot, graduate from Complections International Academy, Special Effects master program (Larissa Wood and Enoch Wong also shared their experiences as Interior Design and Special Effects’ students)
4. Nicco Miranda, St Robert Catholic School graduate, (currently attending the York Sheridan program) presented on Illustration Design
Spring Concert
On Monday April 26th, FMM Music Council celebrated the 18th Annual Spring Concert at Markham Theatre. Performances included: The Concert Winds, Intermediate Band, Jazz Ensemble, Steel Pan band, Junior Band and special performances by staff and family members.
The McGivney students put on a stellar performance!
Arts Night
On Thursday April 15, 2010 the students at Father Michael McGivney put on their annual Arts night. The evening featured a live DJ from Majur Productions, Visual Art displays from fashion, photography and Art, drama monologues, musical performances and a fashion show!
The even was a huge success and we look forward to seeing everyone again next year.
Here are some ‘visual’ highlights from the show…
The set up begins...
The Evening Begins...
Special Congratulations to the following “Art-Enthusiast”Award Recipients for the evening:
Drama
Grade 9: Vinurshan Selvaratnam
Grade 10: Ramona Chand
Grade 11: Prasham Dave
Grade 12: Alicia Persuad
Music
Grade 9 Beginner: Kenneth Li
Grade 9 Advanced: Edmond Lee
Grade 10: Brandon Weinberg
Grade11: Katherine Galang
Grade 12: Julian Tsang
Visual Art
Grade 9: Michelle Ku
Grade 10: Amanda Hui
Grade 11: Franz Peralta
Grade 12: Susan Antoseh
Applied Design
Grade 11: Stephanie Lam
Fashion Design
Grade 11: Betty Liao
Grade 12: Zohra Nasseri
Photography Studies
Grade 11: Affiba Lydie Gyambi
Grade 12: Samantha Sciarra
GRADE 9 ART TRIP
On April 13, the Grade 9 students went on their first trip to the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO). The students were invited to explore the Ancient Egyptian artefacts in the King Tut exhibition, as well as participate in group activities in the Canadian, Native and Contemporary Art exhibitions. Through out the gallery students were able to examine works that they have been studying in class allowing them to experience first hand the colour, form and texture of the works created by some of the worlds most famous artists.
Grade 11/12: Fashion Desing Field Trip
On April 7, 2010 the Fashion Design Grade 11 and 12 students had a guided tour at the George Brown College School of Fashion visiting the classrooms, fashion facilities and boutiques managed by students. Student took part in an informative session on the various Fashion studies offered by the college, application process, prerequisites, and other information of interest for those wishing to pursue fashion design. The group then went on to visit Casa Loma: historical site and later attended to the Ryerson University’s Mass Exodus Fashion Show presented by the 4th Year School of Fashion and Fashion Communication students.
Casa Loma
George Brown: School of Fashion
News from the Art Department
This past January the Grade 12 Fashion, Photography and Visual Art students put on an outstanding art exhibition. The entire lobby of Father McGivney was creatively decorated with over 100 pieces of student art work. A live DJ (Majur Productions) welcomed the McGivney community, while artists and faculty wove their way through the crowds. The entire evening was a huge success and we are excited to see the turn out next year, as the Grade 12 show will become an annual event at McGivney.
This April we look forward to our Arts Week and especially to our Arts evening on Thursday
April 15. The doors will open at 7:00 to the Visual Arts exhibition, followed by the music and drama performances and ending with our yearly fashion show.
PICTURES FROM THE GRADE 12 ART SHOW: "THIS IS NOT ART"
