Our sixth graders stepped deep into prehistory, back to the flickering firelight of ancient caves, where the first artists told stories through pigment and motion. Using wrinkled paper as “stone,” they worked with earthy ochres, umbers, and reds to evoke the primal atmosphere of sites like Lascaux and Altamira. But this was not mere imitation,…

Our Grade 12 IB Visual Arts students stepped out of the studio and into the living anatomy of contemporary art during visits to Galleria Uno Su Nove and Galleria Lorcan O’Neill. These encounters moved beyond passive observation, asking students to deconstruct how exhibitions think, how meaning is not merely displayed but generated through sequencing, adjacency,…

In this Grade 9 History of Art project, students channelled the spirit of James Castle, the self-taught artist from rural Idaho who made wonder from waste. Castle worked with soot, spit, and scraps; our students followed suit, creating artworks entirely from found materials: torn card, toothpaste, Amazon packaging, crushed flowers, lemon peel, coffee, dust, saliva,…

The International Baccalaureate Visual Arts program stands as a rigorous framework that nurtures both technical skill and conceptual depth in emerging artists. Our annual Vernissage represents the culmination of students’ two-year creative journey—a testament to their growth, resilience, and artistic vision. The diverse works featured in our exhibition reflect the program’s emphasis on experimentation, risk-taking,…

In the fluid boundaries of these black and white compositions, our 2-D Design 20204-2025 cohort produced a Zentangle collection that charts a course between discipline and discovery. Like water finding its path, each piece carves its own territory, where structured geometries dissolve into organic flows, then crystallize again into precise formations. The works speak in…