Art

The Art Department embodies the same fundamental ideals that have been expressed by human beings for millennia: the need to observe and document the world around us; the need to express thoughts and feelings within us; the need to question; the need to solve problems in order to communicate coherently.

We instil confidence in our learners by developing skills students need to question their world. By experimenting with materials, processes and techniques we inspire students to explore their curiosities and answer the question ‘what happens if…?’.

The BGS Art Department inspires ambition in our students. Desiring to create something that has never been seen before requires investigation, analysis and an interpretation of sources, before enacting creative solutions to realise intentions. Resilience to overcome obstacles is essential during the creative process and one which the Art Department actively promotes.

Art is powerful in developing empathy as we seek to understand how and why works of art are created. Visual art pre-dates written languages by tens of thousands of years. At BGS we look at a broad range of Art from the earliest created to the most contemporary, exploring how civilisations have represented their realities and how this links to us today.