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Art is probably given more attention in the curriculum than the other fine arts diciplines. The bulk of the program is hands on work with various artistic mediums rather than academic art appreciation studies. Many schools in the 1980s integrated art into a larger Craft, Design, and Technology (CDT) curriculum which often are approached as more of an activity than a curriculum subject.
... In September the new C.D.T. syllabus began, divided into five areas of study of which Art and Design was one. This proved popular and most rewarding. For the first time the 6th Forms had the time and opportunity to study art in greater depth and appreciate the concepts of design. They kept files and records of their work to take to their next school as the first part of the G.C.S.E. Art and Design course. One of the favourite areas of study proved to be, 'Design a Clock for your Bedroon'. This produced many wierd and wondeful clocks -- a few were outstanding: Tim Cullingford's Tutankhamun Mask -- Nicholas Castle's Ceicket Bat and Detachable Ball -- Tim Young's Hand and Jo Salmon's Cocktail Glass. In February this year we entered the Inter Prep School art Competition held at Hurstpierpoint and shared First Prize and the cup. Well done those who were commended. Other popular items this year have been designing on scratch boads, lino printing, T-shirt printing using screen prints and paper print images. ....
RH, Great Walstead Magazine 1987.
Interest in art has continued to flouish during the past year, both in and out of the classroom. In the winter term, a group of boys have been involved in a wide range of art work, including pottery, during the Wednesday periods. In December, a party of forty boys went to the Royal Academy to see "The Gold of El-Dorado" Exhibition. It is hoped that this type of visit will become an annual occassion. The Junior Forms produced their usual Christmas and Easter cards and have also had the chance to model with clay. It would not be fair to mention anybody by name because a great effort has been made by all with varying degrees of success. Once again a small competition was held in the bottom two forms which was won by Jonathan Watkins and Vivian Hichens. The Senior Forms have concentrated on some "still life" drawing with the emphasis being put on the development and inclusion of the finer details and shading. They have also participated in the other usual art activities. Once again we held an Art Exhibition in the gym at the end of the Summer Term
MFF, The School Record (Beachborough School) September 1979.
I like art. It is good fun because you do all sorts of things like lino prints, ans scratch boards and even making your own clock. Sometimes if we're quiet we get horror stories read to us.
Eliaine Inru, Great Walstead Magazine 1987.
Of chief concern has been the success of te CDT (Craft, Design and Technology) Pottery Coursewhich has been culminated in the principles of throweing and turning. The response to this more intense and in-depth approach to the craft has been gratifying, with much individual work as a result, and hopefully, with te increased theoretical knowledge, a greater awareness of conception and design within the facilities available.
JRH, Great Walstead Magazine 1987.
Every boy does Art up to Form 2, after which it becones an optional record for Senior boys who are encouraged to prepare a folder if Art which can be offered for Common Entrance and Scholarship examinations.
Brigtlands Preparatory School Prospectus
Mrs Floyd gave everyone a paper cup, she said "Make a robot -- you may add anything to the cup you want. Use your imaginations ..." - Joseph Hanson, 10.8
Luckily all our thumb pots survived when they went into the kiln. They were glazed and on display for open day. I'll be glad to take nine home and put some flowers in it .... - Timothy Bland, 8.7
I found I was having a bit of a struggle with my piece of clay, it was going here and there; yhen Mrs Floyd told me what to do about it and now I have made quite a successful little pot. - Christian Rose, 9.4
After our form had dome clay work all the tables were brown and filthy so we got bowlsof water and scrubbed and scrubbed unti they were clean. It was fun .... - Geoffrey Tasker
Once, in art, our form made a giant flower -- it was about seven feet high. It was a tissue collage and was really three flowers joined together on one stalk. Also there were three bees, getting the pollen, plus a butterfly .... - James Middleton
I took a double lesson and I come in my free time to finish my painting -- but it was worth it, I got a good mark .... - Christopher Jackson, 10.1
One Friday was meant to be music, but Mr Cottrell wasn't here so we had Mrs Floyd instead. She saud, "Draw a musicl picture" -- I drew myself playing the trumpet --it was ever so hard! ... We drew some nails and had to put pattern on them with felt-tipped pens -- mine looked more like a bouncy ball thab a snail ... - Mark Wood, 10.5
I must admit, I'm no artist really, but when I tried still life, I found it much easier than expected. ... - Gordon Bennett, 11.7
We did cowboys and indians in very thick wax crayon, some even went up in the hll for everyone to see.... - Jereny Bennett, 11.7
One art lsson we all looked at the clay heads that one form had made. Everyone's was different... Naish's head had two very thin, long, pomyed ears; Alexander's ears are thick and pointed. Ir's easy to spot Borrill's, with its bushy eyebrows and short curling nose. Johnson's face is very unhappy and has a flat nose, and Strawson's has curly ears, though the nose is a little bent. ... - Lynden Astill, 10.5
When it was nice weather we went outside and lay on the lawns and the colts' pitch. We were listening to all the birds singing and drew an imaginary bird, whivh was relaxing. ... -Charles Kaye, 10.5
The Bramcote Magazine, Autumn 1978
In the hall and in Michael Polhill's room were works by older boys and here the individual imagination was being carefully led toward an understanding of composition, appreciation of texture, shape and colour. In boyish fashion the pictoral accounts were full of anecdote and incident. One could see the storythat inspired the arrangement of fighter aircradt in the sky, or the footprints in the snow that led to a lonely house in the woods. But there was apparent guidance in these paintings where experiment with colourful skies and unusual eye-levels brought dramatic effects which belied the age of the artists. Not only in the imaginative work was there remarkable skill, but also in graphic design, lettering and symbolic patterns there were ome very able pieces of work.
Andrew Brownridge, The Bramcote Magazine, Autumn 1978
Art in all its forms is given full status. We firmly believe that every child can produce something of artistic merit, and drawing, painting, collage, printing, weaving, dyeing, pottery and model making sare all embraced in this philosophy. Crdt work, mostly in the form of carpentry, is popular with both boys and girls, and the girls also learn needlework.
Dean Close Junior School Prospectus
