“Art & Design at Marymount encourages students to think creatively, communicate meaningfully and engage deeply with the world around them. Students learn to observe, question, analyse and create. Developing not only technical skills, but confidence, empathy and independent ways of thinking.  At Marymount, creativity is deeply personal and highly individual. Small class sizes, specialist facilities and personalised guidance allow students to develop their own creative voice while exploring both traditional and emerging forms of artistic and design practice. Students are encouraged to think ambitiously, take creative risks and discover the limitless potential of making. ”

Jim Robertson – Head of Art & Design

Creativity without limits

Art & Design at Marymount develops creativity, critical thinking and confidence through highly personalised teaching, practical making and conceptual exploration. Students are encouraged to experiment, create and discover their own artistic identity while developing specialist skills and responding to real-world creative challenges.

Marymount’s small class sizes and personalised approach allow each student to pursue individual interests, receive meaningful one-to-one mentoring and work with both traditional and high-tech creative methods.

Two distinct disciplines, one creative vision

Art and Design are taught as two distinctive but complementary disciplines:

Visual Art 

Visual art explores how imagery, materials and creative processes can communicate ideas and conceptual meaning. Students learn to understand how they see the world and how others experience it. 

Design 

Design focuses on problem-solving through creative thinking. Students learn to identify challenges, analyse needs and develop practical, human-centred solutions. 

Signature differentiators

  • Students can pursue bespoke interest
  • Access to high-level facilities
  • Students are encouraged to think big and take risks
  • Creative confidence grows through personalised teacher relationships

Further Information

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