Visual Arts

“To live a creative life we must lose our fear of being wrong.”
Joseph Chilton Pearce

Visual Arts is a powerful and therapeutic way for our students to express their individuality and learning. All of creation shouts that our God is a God who loves diversity, complexity and creativity. As image bearers of a creative God, we encourage our students to explore and develop their creative and artistic abilities no matter their skill level. Most importantly, our Visual Arts program explores and challenges students to discover ways in which to glorify God through artistic expression.

“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.” – Psalm 19:1. Creativity is an extension of God’s image in us. In the very beginning, God created the heavens and earth, and saw that it was good. God intended for us to be creative and to also enjoy our creative gifts. As Christian artists, we must challenge ourselves to be image bearers of everything that is “good, lovely and praiseworthy” (Phil. 4:8) and submit all that we create as an act of worship.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Besides our scheduled art classes and integration of visual arts into various other classes, our Elementary School has opportunities for students to show their artistic talents throughout the year in the weekly chapels, the school hallways and to the wider community.

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Middle School students receive an opportunity to dive into their artistic ability in Explorations. Some of the explorations that help to build the foundational skills and allow for creative expressions are Art, Visual Art, 3D Art, Video Editing, Photography, Textiles,

HIGH SCHOOL

Visual Arts classes have the opportunity to explore and develop their techniques in several art forms including pottery, glass fusing, graphic design, and much more! Visual Arts 10 focuses on challenging students to be able to find creative ways to play with images while furthering their skills in drawing, painting, sculpting and creating 2D and 3D spatial compositions. Visual Arts 11/12 focuses on challenging students in image development, art history, response to culture and personal history, and sketching. Assignments challenge students to convey their beliefs, spiritual journey, response to cultural issues, technology, etc.