Art demands the learner to be visually creative, enthusiastic and dedicated.  Learners will have to spend extra time on practical work if they are to achieve work of a satisfactory standard.

Visual Culture Studies (Theory) has an important role to play in the learner’s education and development as an artist.  25% of the year’s assessment is theory based.  Research projects make up a compulsory part of the theory process.  A learner is expected to maintain a Visual Journal throughout his school career; this forms an integral part of their assessment on a continual basis. The boys are expected to work on this in their own time, as well as during class time.  They are required to produce an Exam exhibition of their Grade 11 and 12 practical projects at the end of Grade 12.  Learners are able to use multimedia (Photoshop, Paint.net. photography) as part of their practical component provided that they have the means to work on these programmes in their own time and print the final work of a high quality.

Pupils doing Art will be required to purchase some of their equipment during the year (e.g. brushes, acrylic paints and pencils, Visual Journal book).

Cubist Project

Download the Cubist Project Journal Document

Romanticism Project

“Your experience of your world”

Download the Romanticism Project Document

• Matric Art Exhibition 2011
• Prefects 2012
• Term 3 Newsletter – September 2011
• Wynberg 170 Founders’ Week Kicks off in Style
• Founders’ Day Address by WBHS Headboy 2011

The art Department is privileged to have International artist Hasan Essop (of the Essop twins) with us for two weeks doing the observation block for his PGCE. Mrs Colman taught him and his brother when teaching at Alexander Sinton – ‘the student now becomes the teacher’. He has proved to be invaluable in the art room imparting his extensive practical skills to the young men of Wynberg.  Suzelle Stander has been sponsored by Vega brand and communication school, to assist primarily in preparing the Grade 9’s in Visual Arts, as well as assisting in enriching the Art Society with exciting workshops and lectures by visiting artists, gallery visits and outings.