Art Scholarships

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Loretto offers a broad Fine Art curriculum and pupils have the opportunity to explore drawing and painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics and textiles to a high level. The department has six studios including specialist facilities for ceramics and printmaking.

Scholars' programme

We run a weekly activities programme in the Art department with extra-curricular sessions taking place during the school day and evening. Life Drawing is held on a weekly basis for senior artists and visits are made to galleries in Edinburgh and Glasgow.We host a number of Artists' workshops and pupils have the opportunity to engage with our artist-in-residence each year. The departmental exhibitions take place in the autumn and summer terms and allow us to celebrate pupils' achievements.

Expectations

Art scholars are expected to be ambassadors for their subject.They should attend extra-curricular sessions on a regular basis and must endeavour to produce work of the highest quality. It is expected that scholars will work to their full potential at all times.

Assessments

Art scholars should present a portfolio of work which they have completed over the last two years. It should contain some excellent drawings from first hand sources and display their range of experience with different media and processes. Evidence of gallery visits is desirable.

Katie Yarrow, Sixth Form Art Scholar

"I was awarded an art scholarship when I joined the Third Form. I enjoy working in the art department and have my own space in the Sixth Form studio which makes the experience of studying art in the Upper Sixth more like being at an art college.

"The facilities are excellent and there is specialist teaching in drawing, painting, printmaking, textiles and ceramics. There are opportunities to try different techniques and ways of working. I have attended an evening life drawing class for the last two years and this has allowed me to develop my drawing skills. I have also had the opportunity to work with artists-in-residence.

"At AS level I engaged with a variety of processes and for my examination I embarked on a large mixed media landscape with a combination of techniques. I rose to the challenge and found that it gave me the confidence to approach my A2 year. I have recently completed my A2 Personal Study which examined how light influenced Claude Monet's work. To consolidate what I had learnt I did a painting looking over the sea in Devon with dramatic light coming through the clouds.

"I hope to undertake a foundation course next year and I am currently putting my portfolio together. I have found the structure of the A-Level course in Fine Art really good as it is portfolio based and has allowed me to grow as an artist and to reach my full potential."