Tag: art

Head’s Blog: A Case For The Arts

21st November 2024

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

18th January 2024

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

16th January 2024

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

20th November 2023

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

19th October 2023

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

7th February 2023

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

8th November 2022

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…

Art Speaks To Year 3

20th October 2022

This term our Year 3 students have been looking at Art and Artists. They researched famous and favourite artists and produced some beautiful posters to showcase and explain each creative…

Creativity On Display In The Year 13 Final Show

24th May 2022

The combined forces of the visual arts were on display across both KAS sites in a recent exhibition of work by Y13 students. The staff and students were proud to…

It’s All Greek for Year 7

24th February 2022

Year 7 took a step back in time for their Greek-themed creativity week. They stepped away from their normal lessons to take part in a variety of different activities which…

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