Art at Marlborough

Art at Marlborough has been respected nationally and internationally across the last half century for the delivery of visual excellence. Our success lies in the fact that Art staff believe in every pupil’s individuality and potential to fully realise their artistic ambitions. Art is encouraged through an investigative outlook and fortified by the opportunity to explore contemporary and traditional art making techniques, via the teaching expertise and resources within the Art School.

Our aim is to foster the pursuit of artistic enjoyment and discovery; to observe carefully, describe precisely and keep an open mind to all possibilities, these are the skills of adventurers!

In term time, the Art studios remain open well beyond the timetabled day and at weekends, enabling pupils to seek 1:1 support and further pursue their work and ideas outside of class time. Furthermore, Upper Sixth art pupils benefit from their own individual studio work-station

Our Art Department has an excellent track record in preparing pupils for first choice destinations in higher education. Over the past two years, we have placed 28 pupils on a range of leading foundation and degree courses all over the world.