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Art and Design

Architectural and textile forms, S6

Based in a modern and recently refurbished suite of rooms, the impressive record of success that the department can boast of is based upon a determination to provide at all times a rewarding, stimulating and enjoyable experience for all pupils, equipping each pupil with a range of skills that permits lively awareness and understanding of the visual world and its links to fine art, sculpture, design and photography.

While the very high quality of the Annual Art Show in June reflects the impressive standard of work that has led many to study for degrees in Fine Art, jewellery, textiles, art journalism, printmaking, visual communication, landscape architecture and architecture, the department offers courses that also appeal to those who love Art and Design even if it is not to be at the heart of their career.

S1 and S2

Pupils study Art and Design for 1 hr per week in S1 and S2

In S1 and S2 the priorities for the Art department are to develop pupils' capacity to invent, create, design and interpret. For Art and Design the key is to educate young people, not just to train them in skills for work, to encourage an awareness of the world and provide the tools to respond to that awareness, fostering a rigour in how ideas are communicated and experiences shared.

Staff and Senior Pupil In-Service Day

Dorothy Hogg 3The department was very fortunate to secure the presence of Dorothy Hogg in January 2011 to host a full day's departmental In-Service workshop attended by the Art and Design staff from both Beaton Road and Kingarth Street as well as pupils presently undertaking Advanced Higher and Portfolio.  is an extremely well established contemporary studio jeweller who has gained an international reputation and who has been at the forefront of the New Jewellery Movement, Dorothy Hogg was awarded an MBE for her services within the field of Jewellery and Silversmithing in 2001 and was winner of the 2005 Brilliantly Birmingham Jewellery Award, given to the jeweller who has made the  greatest contribution to the world of designer-maker jewellery.  Dorothy Hogg 2Following her retirement in 2007 from her position as head of Jewellery and Silversmithing at Edinburgh College of Art after 22 years of service, she was the first maker to undertake a six-month residency at the V&A in London and  has subsequentlyhosted educational workshops as well as continuing to produce her own work.

Dorothy HoggDorothy came equipped with a vast range of samples, visual material, and tools to demonstrate a wide range of techniques adaptable to various levels of skill and transferable to all year groups. It was an invaluable opportunity to experiment through this 'hands on' workshop with new techniques such as piercing, press forming and chain making. Furthermore, there was an opportunity to access new materials and to gain information on sourcing various resources.