Year 10 pupil Annabel recently won the GCSE Drawing prize of the Royal Academy YOUNG ART competition and she was delighted to see her piece in the exhibition at the Royal College of Art.

Congratulations to Year 13 Art Scholar, Lucy, who has had a selection of her A Level work shortlisted for the prestigious Cardiff School of Art and Design's CSADCeramics Excellence Award.

We have been informed by the Royal Academy YOUNG ART competition organisers that the judging is now completed, the Exhibition is mounted and being professionally photographed, the catalogue is finalised with student interviews and the curation of the Exhibition at the Royal College of Art is underway.

The London Atelier of Representational Art (LARA) London has awarded Cali (Year 12), first prize in their Easter Scholarship Competition.

The Year 9 girls spent their time in Art over Donaldson Week concentrating on Life Drawing.  In a session led by our Artist in Residence, Miss Litvack, the girls practised drawing portraits from life to begin the session.

The Year 7 girls had a great day on 11th February (the start of Donaldson Week) making homemade felt iPad cases. We started off in the morning with making the felt itself – pulling out wool fibres, laying them down and wetting and rolling to make colourful, textured felt fabric.

After a very early start, the two-hour flight from Luton to Barcelona was just enough time to catch up with some sleep and prepare ourselves for the busy three days that had been planned. As soon as we landed, we grabbed our luggage and took a shuttle bus to the centre of town where we got some lunch and headed for the hotel. We had a bit of time at the hotel to settle in before we began ticking things off the itinerary, which began with an augmented reality tour around the Casa Batlló, a house designed by Gaudi.

St Mary’s Calne hosted their third triennial London Art Exhibition at Mall Galleries from 6th-11th November 2018. ‘A Sense of Place’ included nearly 100 pieces of art produced by current pupils, alumnae, parents and staff and showed a breathtaking level of skill, creativity and flair.

On Wednesday 24th October, the A Level Art students drove up to Birmingham for a day full of exhibitions and an insight into the art world.

As part of Donaldson Week, on Tuesday 23rd October, the LIV and MIV Forms (Years 7 and 8) had the opportunity to work with a professional US artist, Thedra Cullar-Ledford. They made paper dresses and, at the end of the day, put on a small catwalk. It was an enjoyable experience for all of the girls.

On Saturday 13th October, our inaugural 'Showcase of Art and the Spoken Word' was an exciting display of the creative talent St Mary's has to offer. As part of the Calne Music & Arts Festival, it was open to everyone, including all residents of Calne and guests included parents, local artists and members of the local community.

On Thursday 4th October, the LVI (Year 12) went on a trip to Hardenhuish School in Chippenham for a lecture about Photography and Art, hosted by The Arts Society.

My name is Naomi Litvack and I am delighted to be working at St Mary’s Calne as the Artist in Residence for 2018/19.

'A Sense of Place’ is St Mary’s Calne's third London Art Exhibition and it will feature the work of over 50 artists, showcasing artwork by talented students, staff and alumnae.

Over the summer holidays, two of our LVI (Year 12) students attended art courses in different London colleges. Both colleges, Central Saint Martins and Chelsea College of Art, are part of the University of the Arts London.

Congratulations to UVI (Year 13) girls, Isabella Depla and Lucy Bradley, for having their work selected by The Arts Society to become Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) Scholars.

Many congratulations to Year 13 student, Alice Wade, who has won the Saatchi’s national LOVE ART Competition's Digital Art Prize, with her entry, The Pits. 

Pupils Clemency, Khalilah and Charlotte were very excited to attend the Royal Academy's Prize Giving Ceremony on Tuesday 24th April at the Royal College of Art.

Alice Wade's work, ‘The Pits’ is one of just 12 artworks to be shortlisted by the Saatchi LOVEART Young Artist Prize 2018 Competition.

Many congratulations to Khalilah (UIV), Charlotte (LV) and Clemency (LV Art Scholar), whose work has been selected for display as part of the Royal Academy's Young Art ‘Feelings’ Competition. From over 7000 works, their work has been chosen to be on display at the Royal College of Art from 24th-27th April, 2018.