The Visual Arts at Germantown Academy

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.

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Clay Kippen Residency with Senior Art Students

For the second year in a row GA senior honors art students have had the opportunity to work with NYC designer and GA alum Clay Kippen in a special art residency designed to encourage collaborative thinking across studio disciplines. Together they made an online archive of their creative ideas and artworks. To view student art work click here.

Sunday, May 1, 2016

The Visual Art Dept and CSO Host Students from Silver Springs for an Art Buddy Day

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Senior Spotlight: S Tran

The Ten

1. Wacom Bamboo Tablet

2. My partners in crime (friends)

3. The blank feeling that follows after you wake up

4. Barbie

5. Scooby-Doo

6. Quiet atmospheres

7. Bottled water

8. NYFW

9. Big cities

10. Late nights

Friday, April 22, 2016

GA Wins Big at PA 10 Day Film Challenge

GA upper school students had a great day at the PA 10 Day Film Fest which was held at the United Artists Riverview Plaza 17 & RPX in Philly yesterday where our student film makers won a number of awards and were nominated in the following categories:

Everything We Dreamed Of - written and produced by Gabe Alter & Niki Roman

Awards

Audience Choice Award

Best Sound

Best Overall Film 7th Place

Nominated for

Artistic Merit Award

Best Editing

Killing Time - written and produced by Sam Korman, Dylan Bass, and Bailey Whitman

Nominated for Best Opening Titles

"I couldn't be more proud of our young filmmakers." Reports Dainis Roman, Media Teacher. GA will be able to see this work on April 29th at the Best of GA video assembly next week.