Fine Art
Art, Design and Technology at Sheffield Girls’ is a successful and lively department which currently comprises three full-time teachers and two part-time technicians.
Our specialisms cover Drawing and Painting, Printmaking, Textiles, Ceramics, Sculpture and Digital Photography.
We deliver a rich and varied curriculum which encourages enjoyment and understanding of Art and Design no matter what interests each of our students have.
Learning the language of art enables students to respond visually to the world around them. While drawing is one of the skills students can pursue, the limits of art are endless. Art opens up new ways for students to express themselves and their part in the world and our students focus on drawing, painting, printmaking, mixed media and photography.
At each Key Stage, students have the opportunity, through curricular and extra-curricular activities, to explore the work of artists and designers, as well as trying their hand at different mediums and subjects.
GCSE Art
GCSE Art is a popular subject choice at the Senior School and many of our students enjoy it to the extent that they go on to study A Level Art at our Sixth Form.
GCSE Art allows students to begin to choose their own artistic direction more independently, researching artists they’re interested in and selecting mediums with which they enjoy working. It gives space for creative expression and independent working while teachers are on hand to challenge, inspire and develop skills in different areas.
Co-curricular Activities
Lunchtime art clubs and clinics are popular and attended by all age groups across a range of abilities. Students can work in the studios at lunchtimes. In Year 10 and Year 11 gallery visits enable our pupils to develop a personal and critical appreciation of the work of artists and designers and an ability to relate this, where appropriate, to their own practice.
We regularly enter our students’ work into exhibitions and competitions outside of school, including Sheffield Young Artists exhibitions and Sheffield Hallam’s annual Future Now Exhibition.
