The Art Department at Queen’s Gate is an open, airy space that welcomes and encourages pupils to develop their creative talents at all levels. Inspirational images line the walls of the department from younger pupils alongside completed GCSE and A level work.
Reflecting the Art Department ethos, traditional approaches underpin teaching at all levels, with drawing, sculpture, printmaking and painting being taught throughout KS3 and in greater depth at GCSE and A level. Older pupils use their key artistic skills to enable them to express their own personal ideas as they progress through the school, allowing them to experiment widely with different art approaches and methods, culminating in confident, highly individual pieces.
All pupils are welcome to the Department outside of lesson time to pursue their own artistic interests and share creative time with their friends, allowing each pupil to feel that the Art Department is both a learning area and a relaxed, comfortable space where their instinctive creativity can flourish.
There are four members of staff, including the Head of Art and the technician who is responsible for the smooth running of the department.
Our students regularly visit galleries and art shows and our annual A level Art trips include Venice, Amsterdam and New York.
Students participate in various Art competitions and regularly win prizes and merits of achievements. Our annual Art exhibition of GCSE and A level art is held every year in June and welcomes parents, friends and other visitors who unanimously praise The Queen’s Gate Art talent.
Option 1
This week, Years 5 and 6 enjoyed a wonderful visit to the Royal College of Music, where they participated in an immersive concert performance of Peter and the Wolf. It was a fantastic opportunity to experience live orchestral music and storytelling in an inspiring setting, just around the corner from our school!
We loved welcoming everyone to celebrate the amazing GCSE and A-Level work on display at our Annual Art and DT Exhibition. While we can`t share the artwork online just yet, we can share a few moments from the evening itself. Thank you to everyone who came - we’re so excited to show you some of the work as soon as we can!
I’m giving the speech and prizes at queensgateschool today, where daughter Cecily is nearing the end of her ‘school era’. There is perhaps just a little extra pressure knowing she will be in the audience (no ‘cringe’ please mum, which is probably cringe just saying that)- my daughter Millie just wished me luck and I pointed out she will no doubt hear the reviews later! It is also 33 degrees in London today - so my ‘what to wear’ dilemma is tricky….this lelarose dress is Bea-approved and she has also listened to the speech and didn’t have any ‘notes’ so I am as prepped as possible - and looking forward to it. I may not quite manage the shoes - but again, Bea picked those out, even said they were ‘cool’ (?) ….Buddy’s yawn is perhaps not quite the thumbs up I was hoping for though! Happy Tuesday! Love Helena x #prizegiving #schoolsout #commencementspeech #summerdress #endofanera #lelarose
As part of their Biology field trip to Hyde Park, the LVI students analysed their data back at the Learning Centre. Using statistical tests, they investigated how environmental factors impact the plants and animals they had observed in the park. A perfect blend of outdoor science and critical thinking!
Last week, the Year 12 biologists spent a day in glorious sunshine exploring the ecology of Hyde Park. Using quadrats and transects, they practised fieldwork techniques and collected sample data from a range of habitats.
Last week Year 10 went on a Classics trip to Oxford and this is what they thought:
“The trip was the best I`d been! Arriving at the Ashmolean Museum and studying a range of artefacts, from ancient Greece and Rome, we`d only seen on paper was unreal. The group activity which involved interpreting what artefacts might have been used for really gave us an insight into how different lives were lived. We handled Classical Athenian coins, a strigil used to clean sweat off athletes` bodies, and a piece of a heating system from Roman Britain, to name a few.
Walking around Oxford past the colleges and seeing the city’s beautiful architecture reflecting its history motivated us to work harder for our future. Speaking to an esteemed professor about Euripides` tragedy, Medea, allowed us to know what life might be like at university and has only developed our passion for Classics even further. Thank you to the Classics Department for a great trip!" - Luella and Leena, Year 10
Great matches and solid sportsmanship at this year’s Senior School Inter-house Tennis Competition. All four houses competed in doubles tennis matches and serving challenges. Wyatt came out on top as champions of the remove interhouse tennis. Well played to everyone who took part. 🎾
QG Families and Alumnae - Don’t forget to book your tickets for this year’s Summer Garden Party, a staple in the Queen’s Gate calendar!
Join us in Queen’s Gate Gardens to celebrate the end of another vibrant and successful year. Booking instructions have been sent via email – be sure to secure your spot for you and your daughter. We can’t wait to welcome you!
Option 2
This week, Years 5 and 6 enjoyed a wonderful visit to the Royal College of Music, where they participated in an immersive concert performance of Peter and the Wolf. It was a fantastic opportunity to experience live orchestral music and storytelling in an inspiring setting, just around the corner from our school!
We loved welcoming everyone to celebrate the amazing GCSE and A-Level work on display at our Annual Art and DT Exhibition. While we can`t share the artwork online just yet, we can share a few moments from the evening itself. Thank you to everyone who came - we’re so excited to show you some of the work as soon as we can!
As part of their Biology field trip to Hyde Park, the LVI students analysed their data back at the Learning Centre. Using statistical tests, they investigated how environmental factors impact the plants and animals they had observed in the park. A perfect blend of outdoor science and critical thinking!
Last week, the Year 12 biologists spent a day in glorious sunshine exploring the ecology of Hyde Park. Using quadrats and transects, they practised fieldwork techniques and collected sample data from a range of habitats.
Last week Year 10 went on a Classics trip to Oxford and this is what they thought:
“The trip was the best I`d been! Arriving at the Ashmolean Museum and studying a range of artefacts, from ancient Greece and Rome, we`d only seen on paper was unreal. The group activity which involved interpreting what artefacts might have been used for really gave us an insight into how different lives were lived. We handled Classical Athenian coins, a strigil used to clean sweat off athletes` bodies, and a piece of a heating system from Roman Britain, to name a few.
Walking around Oxford past the colleges and seeing the city’s beautiful architecture reflecting its history motivated us to work harder for our future. Speaking to an esteemed professor about Euripides` tragedy, Medea, allowed us to know what life might be like at university and has only developed our passion for Classics even further. Thank you to the Classics Department for a great trip!" - Luella and Leena, Year 10
Option 3
This week, Years 5 and 6 enjoyed a wonderful visit to the Royal College of Music, where they participated in an immersive concert performance of Peter and the Wolf. It was a fantastic opportunity to experience live orchestral music and storytelling in an inspiring setting, just around the corner from our school!
We loved welcoming everyone to celebrate the amazing GCSE and A-Level work on display at our Annual Art and DT Exhibition. While we can`t share the artwork online just yet, we can share a few moments from the evening itself. Thank you to everyone who came - we’re so excited to show you some of the work as soon as we can!
As part of their Biology field trip to Hyde Park, the LVI students analysed their data back at the Learning Centre. Using statistical tests, they investigated how environmental factors impact the plants and animals they had observed in the park. A perfect blend of outdoor science and critical thinking!
Last week, the Year 12 biologists spent a day in glorious sunshine exploring the ecology of Hyde Park. Using quadrats and transects, they practised fieldwork techniques and collected sample data from a range of habitats.
Last week Year 10 went on a Classics trip to Oxford and this is what they thought:
“The trip was the best I`d been! Arriving at the Ashmolean Museum and studying a range of artefacts, from ancient Greece and Rome, we`d only seen on paper was unreal. The group activity which involved interpreting what artefacts might have been used for really gave us an insight into how different lives were lived. We handled Classical Athenian coins, a strigil used to clean sweat off athletes` bodies, and a piece of a heating system from Roman Britain, to name a few.
Walking around Oxford past the colleges and seeing the city’s beautiful architecture reflecting its history motivated us to work harder for our future. Speaking to an esteemed professor about Euripides` tragedy, Medea, allowed us to know what life might be like at university and has only developed our passion for Classics even further. Thank you to the Classics Department for a great trip!" - Luella and Leena, Year 10
option 4
This week, Years 5 and 6 enjoyed a wonderful visit to the Royal College of Music, where they participated in an immersive concert performance of Peter and the Wolf. It was a fantastic opportunity to experience live orchestral music and storytelling in an inspiring setting, just around the corner from our school!
We loved welcoming everyone to celebrate the amazing GCSE and A-Level work on display at our Annual Art and DT Exhibition. While we can`t share the artwork online just yet, we can share a few moments from the evening itself. Thank you to everyone who came - we’re so excited to show you some of the work as soon as we can!
As part of their Biology field trip to Hyde Park, the LVI students analysed their data back at the Learning Centre. Using statistical tests, they investigated how environmental factors impact the plants and animals they had observed in the park. A perfect blend of outdoor science and critical thinking!
Last week, the Year 12 biologists spent a day in glorious sunshine exploring the ecology of Hyde Park. Using quadrats and transects, they practised fieldwork techniques and collected sample data from a range of habitats.
Last week Year 10 went on a Classics trip to Oxford and this is what they thought:
“The trip was the best I`d been! Arriving at the Ashmolean Museum and studying a range of artefacts, from ancient Greece and Rome, we`d only seen on paper was unreal. The group activity which involved interpreting what artefacts might have been used for really gave us an insight into how different lives were lived. We handled Classical Athenian coins, a strigil used to clean sweat off athletes` bodies, and a piece of a heating system from Roman Britain, to name a few.
Walking around Oxford past the colleges and seeing the city’s beautiful architecture reflecting its history motivated us to work harder for our future. Speaking to an esteemed professor about Euripides` tragedy, Medea, allowed us to know what life might be like at university and has only developed our passion for Classics even further. Thank you to the Classics Department for a great trip!" - Luella and Leena, Year 10
Great matches and solid sportsmanship at this year’s Senior School Inter-house Tennis Competition. All four houses competed in doubles tennis matches and serving challenges. Wyatt came out on top as champions of the remove interhouse tennis. Well played to everyone who took part. 🎾
QG Families and Alumnae - Don’t forget to book your tickets for this year’s Summer Garden Party, a staple in the Queen’s Gate calendar!
Join us in Queen’s Gate Gardens to celebrate the end of another vibrant and successful year. Booking instructions have been sent via email – be sure to secure your spot for you and your daughter. We can’t wait to welcome you!
As part of our Year 12 Summer Enrichment programme, Miss Cornwall-Jones led a drawing workshop at Tate Britain.
The girls experimented with 5-minute timed sketches of Gaudier-Brzeska’s Dancer (1913), Henry Moore’s powerful sculptures sparked some bold interpretations. And finally, the haunting energy of Francis Bacon’s Three Figures at the Base of the Crucifixion inspired the last set of expressive pieces.
An enriching day of art, observation, and imagination, and a great way to build and develop the portfolios of those girls intending to go on to study Arts related subjects in the future!
#LVIEnrichment #TateBritain #StudentArtists #ArtInspiration #DrawingWorkshop #HenriGaudierBrzeska #HenryMoore #FrancisBacon
