Category: Art
Art Report, Spring Term 2023
Art Department Report – Spring Term 2023 We are very excited to have one of our A Level students going on to study architecture next year, and with multiple offers, she has her work cut out deciding where to go! We are so proud of the ambitious, thought provoking and brave pieces from our students,…
Big Draw Competition
The 2022 Big Draw Festival Every year the Big Draw Festival returns with a new theme. This years’ theme is ‘Come Back to Colour’, and is described as “a love letter to each other and the world around us”. The theme encapsulates what we all hope will be a rediscovery of the vitality, health, care…
Finding Mat Finderling
On Sunday 22nd May, families, pupils, and staff joined us for an immersive, theatrical experience exploring the history of King Edward’s. The initial idea was imagined in 2020 by Mrs Caroline Shouksmith, Head of Art. Working closely with Mrs Lynsey Cleaves, Director of Drama, the duo breathed life into the concept and it was truly…
Spring Art Competition
The King Edward’s annual Spring Art Competition and Exhibition took place on Wednesday 16th March. Children from local Prep and Primary Schools were invited to create and submit up to five pieces of art in two categories: Year groups 5 & 6 and 7 & 8. In total, a mix of 34 2D artworks were…
20th Century Art Masterclass
Today our pupils from all year groups attended a fantastic interactive virtual workshop from the V&A in London, the world’s leading museum of art, design and performance. The workshop focused on 20th Century Art such as Art Deco, Modernism and Postmodernism and was led as part of the V&A’s Virtual Classroom programme. The workshop was…
Exam Art Exhibition 2021
The doors of the Bunker Gallery were recently opened to our latest art exhibition showcasing the work of GCSE, IB and A-level pupils. The exhibition celebrates the diverse talents of our pupils and provides an opportunity for friends and teachers to enjoy the work. This vibrant and accomplished exhibition includes work in the mediums of…
Lower Sixth Bunker Gallery Exhibition
Our Lower Sixth Form art pupils have been working hard to prepare for their final exams next year, and as part of their development as artists were given the opportunity to display their work in the Bunker Gallery. A mix of six IB and A-level pupils contributed nearly 60 pieces of artwork in a variety…
Lower School Art Exhibition
From the beginning of the Summer Term the QMH art club run by Artist in Residence, Miss Emma Trussler, has taken place every Tuesday in the activity slot after School. On 27th April 2021, the new QMH exhibition opened in the Bunker Gallery displaying their work. The Lower School pupils had worked on different topics…
QMH Self Expression
In November last year, QMH pupils were challenged to express their emotions from 2020 and how they wanted to welcome 2021 in any form of application through mixed media. Our Artist in Residence, Emma Trussler, held and judged the competition. “I have been absolutely blown away by the amount of talent that the First and…
New Bunker Gallery Exhibition
On the Wednesday 9th December 2020, a new exhibition ‘Receptive Nature’ by one of our resident artists Jess Emsley opened in the Bunker Gallery. Q: What is your current role at King Edward’s Witley and how long are you working at the School? I’m here as an artist in residence for the term. I have…
