Tag: art
Celebrating Art in Lower School
“We all worked hard and transformed it into something you’d never really have imagined that we could do.” Hugo, Year 4 Magical things often happen in the Lower School Hall,…
Year 7 get creative with specialist workshops
Our Year 7 students enjoyed two days of creative workshops in the spring sunshine. While Art, Computing and Design Technology are all interwoven into students’ timetables as part of the…
Year 9’s wearable sculpture workshop
Year 9 were tasked with creating wearable sculptures earlier this term in Art. The students drew inspiration from modernist paintings, particularly abstract art, for their designs – resulting in some…
Head’s Blog: A Case For The Arts
Deputy Head, Al McConville looks at the value of artistic subjects within a curriculum. A group of KAS students recently attended a music workshop for migrants, asylum seekers and refugees…
Year 9 Make Art Wearable
Year 9 had a brilliant day creating abstract pieces of wearable art at the start of the term. Using wooden structures and different types of materials, the students worked in…
Artistic Exhibitions Inspire Students
Before the winter break, our Year 12 Art, DT and Photography students visited some fantastic exhibitions in Central London. The way the different pieces of artwork were displayed was thought-provoking…
Artists’ Exploration in Eindhoven
This November, our Design Technology and Art Departments took a group of Year 12s on a joint trip to Eindhoven where they had the opportunity to explore some fantastic design…
Year 3 Channel Their Inner Artist
Before half term, Year 3 held an art exhibition as part of their Exploration. Students could select their favourite artist and create artwork that was either a replication or an…
Abstract Fashion for Year 9
Year 9 students took a day off timetable in January to fully immerse themselves in a creative project with the Art Department. Teacher Nic explained to us how the project…
Year 11 Sketch Book Sneak Peeks
The Y11 Art students were challenged to put on a pop-up exhibition of the work in their sketchbooks. They were given the theme of ‘connections’. Art assistant Isabella explained the…
