The art department at Ludgrove is a thriving department in which a wide variety of disciplines is covered, including art, pottery and carpentry.
Art is taught throughout the school as a timetabled lesson, with pottery and carpentry being included for all boys in their first two years. The penultimate year also has the opportunity to develop their projects in all three areas, depending on the changing topic each term.
The department is open to all boys throughout the week (out of lesson times), including Sunday afternoons. During these periods boys are free to explore and develop their own work in any of the available disciplines. Staff are always present during these sessions to discuss, encourage and develop the boys' creative ideas.
As often as possible we enrich their art education with visits to current exhibitions, whether in galleries, museums or parks. This may involve year groups being taken out together as part of their terms project or for boys working towards art scholarships.
The department works hard to provide a happy, relaxed working environment where boys feel comfortable and visit any time to enjoy seeing their imaginative ideas develop.