Student Excellence in Art

Some of our Art students have been chosen, after a rigorous selection process, to have their work shortlisted and selected as part of the VCAA’s coveted Season of Excellence.  

This event is a series of exhibitions and performances that showcases outstanding work from VCE students across Victoria in Art, Media, Studio Arts, Visual Communication Design, Product Design and Technology and the Performing Arts .

It is always a mark of honour for any school to have its students acknowledged by being shortlisted from hundreds of applications. 

We congratulate the following students from the Class of 2018. 

Shortlisted for Top Design: Media  

• Lia Chiarilli

Shortlisted for Top Designs: Product Design & Technology  

• Nina Kotowskyj

Shortlisted for Top Arts: Studio Arts  

• Livana Raczynski 
• Natalie Cierpisz

Very special congratulations go to Natalie Cierpisz whose folio work will be on display at the TOP ARTS 2019 Exhibition at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV from 22 March – 14 July.  

Lia Chiarilli’s Media magazine layout will be exhibited as part of Top Designs at the Melbourne Museum from 30 March – 14 July. 

We also congratulate Isabella Ellul who was selected to perform her solo work from 2018 in this year’s Top Class Dance Program. 

Fireworks Exhibition 2019

Fireworks is Moonee Valley’s annual art and design exhibition and award for VCE students who live, work, or study in Moonee Valley.  On from Tuesday, 26 February to Sunday, 24 March at the Incinerator Gallery, this years shortlisted applicants from Ave Maria College are Tess Chiera, Natalie Cierpisz, Alannah Cutajar and Olivia Siracusa.