On Thursday, May 29th, the 2014 CAPPA (Creative And Practical Performing Arts) Awards were held in the cafe. The CAPPA Awards recognize student achievement in the arts. This year’s theme was “Broadway” and students were encouraged to dress up as their … Continue reading
To culminate their typography unit, the grade 11 Media Arts classes created posters featuring their favourite inspirational quotes. The students used a combination of Photoshop and Illustrator skills to create these pieces.
Victoria Dorego
The Grade 9 “Aboriginal Arts & Culture” classes of 2013-2014 have set up a gallery display at the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board Office in Napanee (141 Dairy Ave, Napanee). Students and parents are encouraged to drop in and view the great display of artwork!
This past week, RND’s grade 12 Food and Nutrition Classes participated in an annual course event, Cake Week. The students teamed up into groups and created a cake to enter in a class competition. The winners were chosen on May 8th, by a secret voting conducted by students from the rest of the school.
Beadwork inspired by First Nations weaving and beadwork. Students express personal style and individuality through one of a kind designs and unique, individual colour choices. Weaving looms are used as students become proficient with the same weaving process applied to rug, blanket and belt weavings.
The Grade 11 Media Arts classes created self portraits that connected to the principle of hybridization. The students had to use a photograph of themselves, and then combine traditional art (sketches, watercolour paintings…) with their photographs. Each portrait is a representation of who the artist is as a person. Here is the result:
Alice Longtin
Vincenzo Matus-Diaz
Ellen Fitzhugh
The students in the grade 11 visual art class have created some new pieces for their sculpture unit. These sea-themed sculptures are made from paper and clay.
Elize Orr
Nicole Michel
Here are some recent pieces by Oliver Parkins, a senior art student at RND. 
Check out these recent paintings done in the grade 11 visual arts class!
Liam Hamilton
Oliver Parkins
Victoria Dorego
RND Artists 