The Art Department is committed to offering a rich and stimulating environment in which a versatile range of Fine Art practices are taught. There is a combined emphasis on visual tradition and contemporary innovation, supporting you to create both quality practical and written work and establishing your own unique creative practice. Practical skills, critical understanding and aesthetic judgments are developed in the belief that creativity is part of a full and well-rounded education, fuelling independent learning and research skills transferable to higher education. The pursuit of artistic enjoyment, achievement and excellence are the cornerstones of the Art Department’s philosophy. Central to our values, the Art Studios remain open well beyond the timetabled day, enabling you to further pursue your work and ideas outside of class time. The designated 6th Form studio space offers a rich and stimulating environment in which a versatile range of Art practices flourish. You will enjoy the freedom of experimenting with materials ranging from oil paint to mixed media installations whilst developing your intellectual, imaginative and creative visual language. This is further enhanced by the international trip that we run for 6th-form Art and Photography students, numbers permitting. This trip allows students to discover inspiring works of Art up close and in person and sketch, photograph and explore some of the cultural centres of the world.