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 former 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.
COPENHAGEN 2026 🇩🇰❤️
Thank you to all of our young artists who made the most of every opportunity on this trip. It was a pleasure to guide you through the city of Copenhagen for 4 days and watch you be inspired by the art, architecture and culture around you. We can`t wait to see how the photos and drawings you collected inspire your work in the classroom next year!
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Miss Holmes, Mr Godman, Miss Robinson & Miss Jarvis
PS. Have you signed up for our Rome trip in February yet? 📩
Our students made the most of the surprise extras at the hotel here in Copenhagen! The bracelet making station was particularly popular ❤️
Take a look at how our young artists have been inspired to pick up their pens and pencils in Copenhagen over the last 4 days 🎨✏️❤️
Hello Denmark! 🇩🇰 Our GCSE and A Level Art/ Photography students are making the most of the sunshine here in Copenhagen having explored the city on foot, boat and train over the last 2 days. More to come in the coming days!
Year 9 photo collage created as part of ECW today during their Art Workshop investigating the work of David Hockney 📸
A pleasure to welcome our newest Art GCSE pupils for day one of ECW today! Our year 9 pupils had a chance to develop their observational drawing skills, working in the style of David Hockey to inspire bold colour choices in their drawings. Pupils also experimented with digital photo manipulation to create some intriguing photo collages of the area behind the art department here at Castle Campus 📸
Thank you to all pupils and staff involved today – we hope you enjoyed your first taste of GCSE Art, we definitely had a great time in the sunshine with you all 🌞
Great to see Year 7 making the most of the spring sunshine to photograph their mod-roc sculptures in the school grounds ☀️ These are the result of their first project `Abstract Sculpture`, completed over Michaelmas term and Lent 1 during their art lessons.
Lottie & Megan, Yr 7 ✏️ Exploring the work of Henry Moore through drawing 🌟
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