Visual Arts
Young London Artist 2023
Young London Artist 2023
Young London Artist 2022
Young London Artists Award 2022
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Black History Month
Savanna McGilvery
Kike Musa
James Viela Slater
Jaden Henry
Final Art GCSE Exhibition Film
Celebrating Diversity
Our Curriculum
We believe that every person can get better at Art. With the right type of practice and focus, every single student can improve their art skills. Teaching with a strong approach to meta-cognition, whole class direct instruction and the use of deliberate practise our students master drawing, painting and printing.
Studying Art and design will equip students with the knowledge and skills to developing creative thinking and making skills. Students will record ideas through photography, drawing, painting, construction and printing. Students develop a detailed understanding of materials, tools, and techniques needed to represent accurate observations of the people and world around them.
We have a strong curriculum framework that builds on students prior knowledge from year to year, for example in drawing with a grid, using main shapes and understanding perspective. We use clear success criteria to help students plan and use self-evaluation to work confidently.
We connect practical classwork with that of a wide range of global artists. Student’s knowledge is deepened through learning about artists, art history and the political, social and technological context in which it was made; to create their own artwork with meaning and impact to challenge the world around them.
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Royal Academy Young Artists' Summer Show
Examples of A-Level and GCSE coursework
Year 10 and 11 GCSE coursework from 2019/20 that is on display in the Sainburys' window at Forest Hill
Young London Artist's Exhibition 2020
Our Young London Artist's award
The annual A Level art exhibition was a showcase of the highest standards. Students submitted work from dazzling light sculpture, beautifully designed environmental protest banners, film, hand drawn animation, photography and fine art painting and drawing and a cup of Chinese tea!
Students presented creative responses to wide ranging themes exploring historical, political and personal ideas. Talking to judges Phil Ball, award winning Science writer and BBC broadcaster and Kate Wilson, Royal Academy graduate, published author and Head of the Foundation course at Morley College. Winning Student Catalina Rivera produced an amazing installation to celebrate her Grandmother, centre stage was a beautiful oil painted portrait. Mia Budd won runner-up with her hard hitting film and installation about childhood. Pia Houghton-Budd was highly commended for her installation and film. The peoples choice voted by visitors on the night went to Khamin Calliste Black for large scale expressive self-portraits.
We were pleased to have the support of ex-students, current students, parents, governors and teachers. Great thanks to all the staff and teachers who's hard work and committed support with our students made for such a challenging and enriching evening of celebration.
Ms C. Henderson
Curriculum Leader Visual Arts