Art
Inspiring creativity and developing
self-expression.
Passion and collaboration
The creative life of our pupils at Berkhamsted is enriched by their experiences both within and outside the taught Art curriculum. We aim to open young minds to visual culture in all its forms, exposing young people to a huge range of media and processes whilst celebrating success through ‘Artwork of the Week’ slide shows in Chapel and the termly showreel in end-of-term assemblies.
Fostering a curious, observant and critical eye underpins the philosophy of the department. At its core, a passionate and collaborative team of teachers, whose specialisms cover the broadest possible range of creative disciplines, go above and beyond to serve the School community in all they do. Our ‘open door’ culture encourages students to attend after school Open Studios, lunch clubs, annual residential trips and submit work for competitions and work experience.
New Art Studio at Kings
We were delighted to unveil our newly refurbished Art Studio at Berkhamsted Girls School, Kings Campus, officially opened by Principal Richard Backhouse with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Led by our inspiring Head of Art, Caroline Ferguson, the Studio now boasts a bright, open space with improved storage, functionality and technology.
Everything has been custom-built, offering pupils the opportunity to explore a wider range of mediums, from sewing machines to traditional art techniques. This space is designed for limitless imagination.
Taking photographs, creating digital stencils, cutting paper and preparing painted surfaces, Year 9 prospective GCSE pupils had a wide range of skills to develop in our ECW workshop yesterday. We were lucky to welcome @sunslingshot to the department and learnt a lot from his expertise. Thank you to all involved, we had a fantastic day! ☀️🎨
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Today we welcomed local artist SUNIL PAWAR @sunslingshot to the art department to kick off Extra Curricular Week 🎨 Pupils in year 9 who have opted to take GCSE Art in September had the opportunity to take part in a portraiture workshop. With Sunil`s expert help, pupils explored new techniques digitally before taking these images into more traditional stencil techniques.
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🎨 Some of the beautiful artwork from our A Level Art students
Year 12 student volunteers from Art, Photography & DT delivering a fun filled workshop to primary school pupils this week at @swinggateschoolberko . A great opportunity for leadership to be practied. Thank you to pupils for your enthusiasm on the day and to Miss Robinson for arranging this collaboration 🌟
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Our GCSE Exhibition Private View 🌟 A fantastic night of celebration for our Year 11 artists. Thank you to all those who came to support!
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Izzy, Yr 8 ☀️
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Lovely single cut lino prints by our Year 9 Castle students 🐟
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Dexter, Yr 10.🌟
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