Visual & Media Arts

Ursuline's art program is one of its unique strengths. The Visual & Media Arts Department firmly believes that all students are artists capable of making significant works of art.

Art is required in grades 6, 7, and 8. A wide range of elective art courses is available for students in grades 9 - 12. Electives in art include: Intro to Art & Design, Art & Design I, Art & Design II, Art History, 3-d Design and Mixed Media, Computer Graphic Design, Digital Media, Fashion Engineering, Photoshop and Digital Photography, Advanced Computer Graphic Design, Advanced Drawing & Painting, and AP Art & Design.

All art students interact with actual works of art in museums and galleries, and they enjoy virtual museum visits via the Internet.

 

Art History students visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan (above, left). Students in Advanced Drawing and Painting spent a morning at the Katonah Museum of Art (above, right). Ceramics and Sculpture students went to the Museum of Arts and Design, in Manhattan (below).

Every school year culminates with an art show in which all student work is displayed, and in which seniors are given special places to set up one-woman shows. Even amid the unfortunate circumstances presented by the global pandemic, Ursuline artists found a way to shine - virtually. Click here to view the 2020  and 2021 Virtual Art Shows.

Each year, the administration buys several works of art done by graduating seniors, and the school now has an extensive collection on display. The annual school calendar is also filled with student art.

Extracurricular activities such as Art Open Studio, Art of Sewing & Fabric Design Club, and Art Club afford other vehicles for creative expression.