2012 – 2013 has been another year of exciting and ambitious ventures for the Art Department at PGS. The year began with the highly anticipated unveiling of the impressive 'Olympic Globe' at our Hilsea playing fields and it has been followed by a number of exhibitions by pupils of all ages in a variety of venues across the city, including the Round Tower, the Kings Theatre and the Third Floor Library. A particular highlight was 'The Big Draw' in October 2012, when Year 10 pupils worked alongside Artist-in-Residence, Chris Wood, in St. Thomas' Cathedral to create a collaborative and interactive response to the architecture of Old Portsmouth. In January 2013, Year 12 AS pupils were inspired by Nikolai Gogol's farcical short story, Diary of a Madman (1835), to devise a chilling and compelling installation which portrayed a dark descent into insanity.

The Year 13 IB Visual Arts pupils impressed visitors in March 2013 with their display of wide-ranging studio work and the spring term culminated in a mixed media exhibition at the Dockyard Apprentice Museum by Artist-in-Residence, Julie Graves, and Year 9 pupils. Their work included handmade brushes, etchings and wire sculptures and challenged viewers to re-examine objects that they would normally take for granted and to appreciate the level of technical skill involved in making the original shipbuilding tools.

The Art Department is delighted to hold this year's Summer Art Show at the Portsmouth Guildhall. The exhibition showcases work from Years 7 to 13 and highlights the interdisciplinary nature of the Art Department at PGS. We are very proud of their creative achievements and hope you will enjoy celebrating them with us at this historic venue in the city.

Alison DyerHead of Art and Design

PGS Extend Printmaking 13Life DrawingObservation

Creative Dialogue

Collaboration Mixed Media

Digital Media

Exhibitions

PhotographySculpture

Set Design

Workshops

Installation

Harry Davis-Marks

Alex Hamer

Matthew Cottrell

Sam Harris

Isabel Herbert

Nicholas Cook

Codey Simmons

Eleanor Wilson

Greg LittlehalesEllie McDonald

Kitty Herlihy

Nadia Vloemans

Isobel Gumm

Max Gumm

Jude Hyatt

Charlotte Ross

During the summer term, pupils created line drawings of a variety of insects before translating their designs into wire. The structures were then

embellished with wool and beads to create the eye-catching sculptures seen here.

Abby Coghlan Charlie Dean

Christie Palmer

Codey Simmons Mugdha Godbole

Sam Elliott

Ella Garratt

Ella Palethorpe

Jamie Bradshaw Margie Welch

Sam Harris

Ted Drayson

Pupils studied the theme of time in response to 'The Lost Hour' programme which took place in a variety of venues across the city of Portsmouth in March

2013. Initially, the pupils studied a range of traditional and contemporary clocks before developing busy and bold compositions inspired by British artist Trevor Winkfield.

The paintings were originally on display in The Third Floor of the Central Library

over the Easter break.

During the autumn term,pupils worked in pairs to design,

construct and decorate complex three-dimensional masks from cardboard,

gumstrip and acrylic paint. The pupils made links between their own work and that of Pablo Picasso and Naum Gabo

during the project and the final outcomes seen here are the result of careful

planning, collaboration and execution.

Oliver Swales-GreenAmy StokelyAmy Clarke

Fin Taylor Emma Hill-PeralesEthan Hoddle

Charlotte Amenta-LynchTom Baker

Christopher EarleFenella Johnson

Henry MasseyElizabeth Jones

Isabella Barrington-ClarkMaria Buckeridge

Lydia BuckeridgeOscar Bird

Alexandre SautreauMia Austin

Matthew RobertsIzzy Sambles

Isobel Porter

Harry MinallKatey Cheung

Thomas MatthewsLauren Hughes

Hamilton Forbes-LaneSujata Dutta

Joshua Ellard

Louise Askew Gracie RaffertyPatrick Caldwell

Hazel Bennett Millie Cooper

Kirsten Goves Montaka Tanzam

Sebastian Ansell Ray Leach

Louisa Buckle

During the spring term,pupils studied a variety of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm,before generating their own illustrations for some of the classic

stories. Their designs were then translated into etchings and the outcomes seen here have been hand-tinted using watercolour pencils

to enhance the compositions.

Charlotte Amenta-Lynch

Lauren HughesKatrina Trim Sienna BentleyCatherine Leung

Matt Emery

Lillie Simons

Jemima Haydon

Emma Dorricott

Henry PercivalCharlotte Buchan-Hepburn

Ilana Berney

Claudia Macari

Pupils responded to the theme of 'Fish' in the

summer term by producing bold acrylic paintings and ceramic plates. Form, colour and texture have been

key considerations in the development of their outcomes.

Kezia Quarrie-Jones

Zita Edwards

Hope HopkinsonToby Horner

Louisa Palmer

Joe McAuley

Katy Courtnell

Saskia GoacherGeorge Andrews

Cicely Podmore

Carys LewisBeth Macfarlane

Lily Cannon

Ashleigh Dekker

Charlotte Buchan-Hepburn

Dominique Warren

Holly Baker

Meg Dennis

Matt Emery

Jemima Haydon

Zita Edwards

Helen Jackson

Alice Cheshire

Jim DerbyRebecca Pascoe

Honor Appleby-MellClaudia Macari

Maddy Butcher

Gemma LiuChloe Wheeler

Alice BennettBethany Bridgen

Brandon ChoiEllie Jewell

Agnes Price

Phoebe Shepherd

Lottie Kent

Katherine Tobin

Katy Brett

Emily Cheshire

Milly Dexter Phillipa Milburn Paul Walker

Phoebe Warren

During their GCSE course, pupils have responded in a personal and imaginative manner to a variety of themes, including 'Movement', 'Possessions' and 'Journeys'.

Freya Derby

Charlie Holloway

Tina Souhani

Lucy Murphy

Hannah Wynne

Tom Horner Felicity Pearce

Holly Govey

Rosie Bell

Isabel Stark

Charlotte Pascoe

Isabella De Guisa

George Taylor-Daws

Aimee Rockett

Zoe Dukoff-Gordon

Ben Hazeldine

Molly CranstonCharlotte Marchant

Richenda Gordon-Pullar

Megan Wynne

During Year 12, pupils are given the opportunity to develop their technical skills and contextual understanding. The pieces seen here have been produced for the examination unit in response

to the theme of 'Crowds' or 'Animals'.

Charlotte Marchant

Molly Cranston

Megan Wynne

Richenda Gordon-Pullar

Kate Murphy

Micha Oates

Louisa Stark

Huan Xie

Emma O’Leary

If you tell a big enough lie and tell it Frequentlyenough, it will be believed

the victor will never be asked to

tell the truth

how fortunate for governments

that the people they administer

don’t think

i do not see why man should not

be just as cruel as nature

It is not the truth that matters, but victory

Alex Love

Phil Rouse

Sophie Tobin

Olivia Howard

In Year 13, pupils pursue independent lines of enquiry. The personal outcomes seen here are the result of detailed

investigation and experimentation and their work is supported by 3000 word critical investigations into relevant

cultural and art historical sources.

Jess Miller

Phil Rouse

Sophie Tobin

Emma O’LearyMicha Oates

Alex Love

Jess Miller

Louisa Stark

Kate Murphy

Huan Xie

Olivia Howard

Oliver Velasco

Georgie Boxall

Courtney Spalding

Georgie Boxall

Courtney Spalding

Oliver Velasco

IB Visual Arts allows pupils to determine their own subject matter and a key element of the

course is the identification with and understanding of, appropriate contextual and cultural sources. The course culminates in a

recorded viva where pupils are given the opportunity to discuss the concepts and

processes which underpin their work in detail.