A challenging and evocative means of intellectual and emotional expression.
Exposure to varied media and the posing of broad problems stimulate visual thinking and encourage spontaneous exploration of imagination, perception and techniques, as well as different ways of problem solving and seeing. The program provides a foundation in the visual arts and includes drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, ceramics and printmaking.
As they work with a wide variety of media to produce two- and three-dimensional projects, students learn the basic techniques and fundamental concepts involved in creating both representational and abstract art, developing aesthetic discrimination and technical competence.
Projects are designed to be grade-level appropriate and to support each boy's individuality. The curriculum is flexible and enhanced by videos, discussions of art books, art history, and collaborative projects. Class size is small to afford each boy a high degree of one-on-one instruction.
The Spring Art Exhibition
One afternoon every spring, parents, teachers, and students gather together to admire the arts and crafts projects the boys have completed. The School is transformed into an art gallery, and proud visitors marvel at paintings and pottery, wooden ships and bowls, mosaics, sculptures, self-portraits, and 3D models. Displaying work made by every student, the Spring Art Exhibition is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our boys' artistic endeavors.
