CREATIVE ARTS
Art & Photography By Mr Iain Young, Head of Art In Art and Photography the Michaelmas Term was as busy as ever, although inevitably some COVID-related changes were necessary. Not all were unwelcome; the coursework
Although foreign travel has not been possible this
deadline for both A Level and GCSE students was
year, not all trips were cancelled. As restrictions
pushed back to the end of the Lent Term, avoiding
relaxed during the Autumn, it was with great
the pressure of a Christmas rush for another year.
relish that the Sixth Form took their first Art trip
Many Year 11 and Upper Sixth students took the
to London for some time. Visiting the Natural
opportunity to work on longer, more extended
History Museum, the Saatchi Gallery and enjoying
themes to make use of the extra time available.
some street photography, pupils enjoyed a fine
In the Lower Sixth, Art students undertook
and pleasantly sunny day in the capital.
commissions for work for the Health Centre
We plan to take GCSE pupils to the Tate Modern
and Sports departments, producing very large
in the Lent Term and hopefully they too will enjoy
scale canvases which we hope to be installed
a positive experience. Looking ahead, if travel to
soon after the beginning of the Lent Term. These
other countries becomes a little easier, we would
large and ambitious works will be on permanent
very much like to offer a trip to New York again
display for anyone who would like to see them.
in 2023.
Photographers will be undertaking a similar
With Scholarship exams almost upon us, it is
exhibition project this term.
good to see a number of Dunbar pupils putting
