The College offers a wealth of learning opportunities across all streams of the Arts, including
music, media, art, drama, and dance.
Our dedicated Arts staff coordinate and manage both on-campus and external opportunities, allowing students to participate in competitions, displays, awards, projects, productions, and musicals.
Artwaves
The College participates in Artwaves, a joint venture with Logan Art Gallery, whereby chosen works are displayed at the Logan Art Gallery.
College Productions and Musicals
The College produces a musical biannually, and dramatic Junior or Senior productions on alternative years. These co-curricular opportunities for students to get involved in the Arts and extend and refine their skills in singing, dancing, and acting; as well as learning strategies to remember lyrics, dialogue, and choreography.
Students can also participate in set design, props, and stage crew roles, as well as sound and lighting. These performances allow students a wonderful opportunity to work collaboratively with their teachers and peers, in a safe and creative environment.
Co-curricular Dance
Co-curricular Dance at STMC has rapidly developed over the years. We are proud to have two fantastic performance teams that perform at eisteddfods as well as College and wider community events. Students audition for the teams at the beginning of each year and rehearse once a week in preparation for these performances. Dance is a wonderful wellbeing activity that keeps students physically and emotionally healthy, whilst also bringing students together from all year levels and giving them an opportunity to share their talents.
Cultural Awards EveningThe Cultural Awards evening is the highlight of the College's art students where their work is showcased across all the areas of the Arts. It is the night we celebrate students' achievements and reward dedication and effort and is extremely well-received by our community each year.
MMADD Week
A week of dedicated displays, celebrations, and up-skilling across all five strands of the Arts that includes and welcomes all students. Along with showcasing student works, various industry professionals also share their success pathways, host workshops to up-skill students, and lead live demonstrations on art techniques and creative elements.
More Art, More Ink, and More Photography
These extra-curricular initiatives encourage students to work together on competitions and projects within their chosen art strand.
Penny Awards
The Penny Awards, named after Brisbane artist, Penny Everingham, are held annually at the College. The night provides students the opportunity to perform a monologue or duologue before an audience and panel of adjudicators. The guest adjudicators are working professionals in the Arts and provide students with positive and constructive feedback. Students are critiqued on voice, movement, character, use of space, and interpretation of the script.
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