The Visual Arts at Germantown Academy: January 2014

Program Description

The Visual Art Department at Germantown Academy is committed to providing a comprehensive education in the arts within the context of a liberal arts education. Our foundation and advanced curriculum is a well-rounded and versatile approach to the study and application of art. It is designed to provide a creatively stimulating education in an open environment of studio classes. Experimentation and innovation, collaboration and social responsibility are themes built into the curriculum. While these courses extend excellent opportunities for the general study of art and life-long arts advocacy, they are also designed to cultivate serious talents in the visual arts. Many of our students have gone on to prominent careers in commercial, fine, and applied arts.

Just prior to winter break, music producer David Ivory spent the day with GA's song writing class exploring key principles of the musiz biz. Teachers Dainis Roman and Jim Wade arranged for the meeting to help our emerging artists understand the landscape of the music world and what they need to be doing now to be the next artist at the top of the charts!