How would you view “The Environment” through an A-level lens? Head of Art, Ms Gillings gave our three A-level Photography students the assignment and students then chose their own subject matter within that theme. As you might expect, Charlie, Joseph and Brogan all took a different approach. When asked about his images, Brogan commented, These photos I feel show how time and humanity have an effect on abandoned buildings. I focused on taking photos of […]

What is your “Vision of Whitby”? Have you seen it captured in a photograph? Could you capture it in a photograph? Everyone has the opportunity to enter this amazing competition which will showcase your photos. This is an excellent opportunity which could result in your work being exhibited at the Pannett Art Gallery during the month of April. The competition is linked to the Tindale exhibition at the Whitby Museum.  The Theme is “Vision of […]

Recently I was invited to take part in the Wild Eye trail project; I was invited by the environmental art charity: Invisible Dust. Last evening I took part in a video call with Lucia Scazzocchio, who is the artist working alongside Ryan Gander OBE. Lucia is creating a podcast to accompany Ryans sculptures. We talked about how we could change the environment in our locality, what we thought about living on this part of the […]

The FHS Art Studio students continue to show great resilience and flair. We have seen some amazing work by our creative students over this last term! The time working from home has allowed students to experiment with using different drawing apps and programs to create some fabulous pieces of work. These are just some of the apps and programs for Art & Photography: ProcreateAutodesk SketchbookSketchbookPhotoPeaLightroomSnapseed Whether it’s been recreating work by the artist Michael Craig-Martin, […]

We are delighted to share a photoshoot opportunity for one of our very talented Y12 Photography students. Best that Steph tells you how it happened . . . I was looking for opportunities which are related with fashion photography.  I went on Facebook and joined a few groups, and left my Instagram and email address down in a few post which are in England and looking for student photographers. And then ‘Mulmi’ (a lingerie company) […]

Back by popular demand . . . Fyling Hall’s Film Club returns! It is movie time! An overwhelming majority of you voted to reinstate Film Club. Run via Fyling Hall’s Art Studio, the club’s reviews of have proven popular with members and non members alike. Indeed, their Best Christmas Movies review of 2019 was one of our most popular blogs of Christmas 202! Great to have you back by popular demand, and we cannot wait […]

In Art, it’s personal. As part of the A-level Art, Photography or Textiles courses available at Fyling Hall School each student is expected to complete a Personal Study project and essay for their coursework. Our Year 13 students are well and truly into their project and are facing their crucial essay writing during our online lessons. The Year 12 students have chosen their project topics and are getting to grips with what this means to […]

After the success of our Sixth Form Art Leaders team over lockdown, we have appointed a new tier of Art representatives from KS3. Our handpicked Art Ambassadors are Ebony, Marley and Sarah. This week they are spending their lunchtimes producing Demo Christmas cards for the school Christmas card competition. They will use lino printing and mono printing, so it will be exciting to see their creative outcomes. All students taking part will be able to […]

Will Fyling Hall’s Art students rise to the challenge? Their challenge starts with researching a textiles technique and sharing their findings with the group. Once all techniques have been demonstrated by the students themselves, the Y10 girls are expected to design and make a wreath using one or more textiles technique learnt. The end result will be the sharing of amazing wreath designs with you and Dalewood Trust in the near future…watch this space! Amber […]

There is some of the amazing photography work on show in the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Virtual Tour to celebrate Black History Month. The exhibition is Staying Power: Photographs of Black British Experience. ‘Working in partnership with Black Cultural Archives, the V&A identified and acquired photographs taken by black photographers, or which document the lives of black people in Britain, taken between the 1950s – 90s. The aim of the seven-year collaboration was to raise […]

New Art Leaders, Connie and Josh are already shaping our future in the Art Studio, and have taken on their first challenge with a real determination. Having applied for Art Leaders’ programme over the summer, Josh and Connie were keen to start their Y12 and be a part of the art team’s development. On his application, Josh commented, “Being an Art Leader, means I can focus on bettering our Art Studio environment. Due to our […]

Fyling Hall’s Art Studio is looking for Art Ambassadors! Opening up the Art team to Fyling Hall’s Years 7, 8 and 9 successful candidates will work with the current Art Leaders from September. Applying pupils were asked to describe what they like about Art, why they would like to be an Ambassador and how they could contribute to the art team. Take a look at this application by Marley. Why I love Art “It doesn’t feel like […]

In honour of World Photography Day, we take a look at Fyling Hall’s photography students past, present and future. Photography student of the past – Maria Marchke To sum up my time at Fyling Hall art studio I can confidently say that if it wasn’t for them supporting and helping me to put my ideas into action, I would not be studying Photography at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp now. Maria left us […]

Looking for a bit of summer inspiration? Our Art Department highly recommends a bit of Creativity Bingo to help keep your creative juices flowing. Thanks to the Art of Education University, you can download the Creativity Bingo sheet below. The best part about this sheet is you can challenge yourself for as long as you want. It’s a great way to keep yourself accountable. Create a BINGO one way, then go for another! Want a little less? […]

Could you be an Art Ambassador? Do you have the skills we need in Fyling Hall’s Art Studio? Are you able to: Collaborate and CooperateCommunicateBe CreativeOrganiseProblem SolveSelf DirectBe Socially ResponsibleBe fluent with TechnologyWould you like to help us promote the Arts and Culture and develop your leadership skills? Arts Ambassador Roles / Responsibilities: Help plan and prepare for Focus days in the ArtsCollect student voice and ideas about the ArtsCreate advertisements about upcoming eventsCreate slide […]

Stretching able students is always a challenge. How do teachers encourage pupils to develop themselves further, especially in lockdown? And from a student perspective, how do you not only stretch yourself, but also decide which subjects to choose for your GCSEs or A-levels? Working with our Year 9 students, Fyling Hall’s Art Department is raising the bar for those students who have shown extraordinary attitude and effort in lockdown. The challenge is also open to […]

Fyling Hall Art Studio wants you to enjoy our virtual gallery tour. Our first online art exhibition is thanks to the hard work students have continued to deliver during lockdown. It is thanks to their continued creativity that the Art Department decided to put together this gallery tour. Ms Mansfield, Head of Art, praised her art students, thanking them “for working really hard. She also thanks “parents for encouraging their children to be creative. Thank […]

What a week it has been in the virtual Art Studio! We’ve had virtual meetings with students in Y12 including long distance chat.  We’ve set competitions through our new online art magazine! We’ve had art challenges from art leaders and English as well as Geography, and we’ve watched films together, apart. Students have completed some lovely Art work and received postcards for their efforts and finally we have submitted students artwork for the Royal Academy’s […]

Are you looking to unlock your creative block? Maybe you are looking for ways to stay motivated with your art? During this time it can be difficult to be motivated or hard to find the materials that are required to complete tasks set for home learning.  In Art we have set work that hopefully, is easy to access and something different from computer based work. However, if you are finding that you are (or your […]

Fyling Hall Art Studio is working with its art student to create an online art exhibition. During this unprecedented time never seen before in your lifetime we aim to utilise this situation to explore what we take for granted around us. We would like you to create a portfolio of work based around this subject. As part of the A-level syllabus we are expected to provide a portfolio of observation studies based on what and […]

How to secure a a creative approach to producing textile designs? Just ask the PTA! The Fyling Hall Art Department applied for extra funding from the PTA to be able to buy new equipment to encourage a creative approach to producing textile designs. Securing funds to buy an electric wax melting pot with tools, the results have been very creative indeed. Year 5 took inspiration from Matisse cut paper designs to come up with their […]

Art, Photography and Textiles Exams are about to start at Fyling Hall. The exam paper will be distributed to students at the end of this week, with a view to starting the ten-week project next week. As a reference click here to find a copy of the timeline for the course deadlines, etc. Please encourage your son/daughter in the following weeks and help them stay focused on up and coming deadlines. Thank you in advance […]

Congratulations to Ebony Brown for her fantastic achievement in the Rotary Club of Whitby & Districts‘ Young Photographer Competition. Ebony achieved 2nd place for her set of 3 photos and her firework photo got overall winner in her age category. A very impressive result! On Ebony’s set of 3 photos judges’ commented: Ebony’s set was an extremely close runner up, and it was a tough decision in the end. Each picture is technically excellent, pin […]

Fyling Hall students from Y6 to Y8 have taken part in designing Christmas cards for the local ‘Churches Together’ group. We sent the best designs to Rev. Dr. Patricia Took for consideration. The intention was to select six or eight designs for print. The quality of the students’ art work was so good that Rev. Took said, “we have decided to use them all . . .. we couldn’t choose between them!” Once printed the cards will be distributed round Robin Hood’s Bay the […]

Fyling Hall’s Art Studio is delighted to once again take part in The Rotary Club of Whitby & District‘s The Young Photographer Competition. The well-established and successful competition is organised and promoted by Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland (RotaryGBI). Last year’s competition saw Fyling Hall’s Joseph Salt receiving high praise from the judges. This competition aims to encourage young people to: · Experiment with photography · Use digital or traditional methods of photography […]

Fyling Hall’s Art Studio implores students and parents to collect their single use plastics over the summer. Why? In an effort to create one or more ecobricks for September. This exciting project has been developed explore the pressing issues of Global warming and recycling. This is your chance to do your bit and be a part of an art piece!Find out how to create your brick by watching . . . Please make sure that […]

Fyling Hall’s lower school ( years 5, 6 and 7s) have all been exploring 3D materials this term in their Art lessons. The sculptures have been inspired by Jon Burgerman’s art for Y5 and Antony Gormley’s ‘Angel of the North‘ for Y7 (interesting fact – Mr Todd and Ms Mansfield met working on the actual Angel of the North)The finished outcomes, made from wicker, will hopefully be displayed in the school grounds.