Visual Arts
Students are granted wide latitude to develop their own ideas and styles while simultaneously honing the skills necessary to bring those ideas to fruition. Visual arts classes are both rigorous and fun, and they offer an engaging respite from the school day. Teamwork and positive social support are highly valued in all of our studio classrooms. To help contextualize student work, projects are often supplemented with art history presentations and trips to local museums and galleries. In 2018, the School opened the Cohen Center for the Creative Arts, a state-of-the-art facility that houses our Middle School and Upper School visual arts programs, in addition to the RCDS Makerspace and the School’s drama program.
Exhibitions
Our teachers believe that exhibiting one’s artwork is as important as making it, and regular student exhibitions are central to our department’s pedagogy. Student artworks are displayed regularly during the year, often coinciding with the end of a marking period and providing the school community with a comprehensive view of students' visual arts accomplishments. Also throughout the year, smaller exhibitions highlight specific aspects of student work and our visual arts program. In addition to these exhibitions, the School comes together to celebrate the creative spirit at our annual Arts Festival & International Fair.
Admissions Applicants: Complete a Visual Arts Special Interest Form
After first completing the admissions application, prospective Grades 7-12 applicants may choose to submit a Visual Arts special interest form. This form is optional but may be completed by prospective applicants who would like to demonstrate a particular skill and passion for visual arts to the Admissions Committee.
step 1: bEGIN YOUR ADMISSIONS APPLICATION
step 2: complete the optional VISUAL ARTS special interest form