Visual Arts
From the ever-changing student artwork displays to the diverse pieces in our permanent art collection, visual culture is celebrated throughout Friends' Central. Showcasing each student's expressive mark making is one of the ways in which we honor the individual. Nursery through grade 5 artists in the Lower School create a dazzling array of artwork as they acquire age-appropriate skills. The thematic learning that extends across all subjects in the Lower School is often interwoven into art projects. As students progress through the Middle and Upper Schools, the conceptual learning and skill development continue. Students explore a broad range of expression from drawing, painting, and photography to fiber arts, woodworking, and mixed media.
(Above) Starry Night re-imagined by first-grade students, and second-grade self-portraits inspired by the work of Faith Ringgold
by Sofia Seidel '13, Lower School assistant teacher
(Above) Inspired by the work of Georgia O'Keeffe, a study in the process of abstraction by third-grade artists
by Sofia Seidel '13, Lower School assistant teacher
Visual Arts Program
ANTHONY BOWERS
Chair, Arts Department
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HILARY TAKIFF-WEISS '96
Upper School Art Teacher
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CLAUDIA PARRA
Lower School Art Teacher
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AMY KIELY
Lower School Art Teacher
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CAROLINE MAW-DEIS
Middle School Art Teacher
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JERRY KAPRAL
Director of Technical Theater
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