Lower School Arts Week 2019
This year, Arts Week took our youngest students on a four-day residential to Cornwall. Our theme this year was ‘Landscape and The Environment’ and activities and workshops centred on this theme. There were trips to the Tate St Ives and the Eden Project as well as practical artist-led workshops at the Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Museum and Leach Pottery – and of course, surfing!! You can … Continue reading Lower School Arts Week 2019
A Level Photography 2019
The arts staff at RIC agree that this was an epic year across all the art subjects taken this year. I was particularly impressed by the level of work produced by the A Level Photography students who showed not only creativity and a superb work ethic, but also a maturity in their vision and artist research. Continue reading A Level Photography 2019
GCSE Photography London Trip
On November 14th The RIC GCSE Photography students went on a trip to London to visit the Cecil Beaton exhibition and 1930s fashion exhibit at the Fashion and Textiles Museum in London as part of their coursework project. They were also encouraged to take photographs of the urban environment for their Art & Design project. First we visited Rochester Castle for a quick run through … Continue reading GCSE Photography London Trip
GCSE Photography 2018
A selection of the very impressive work produced by this year’s GCSE photography students. Continue reading GCSE Photography 2018
Homage to David Bailey
As part of a GCSE portrait project I asked students to research the life and work of David Bailey and recreate an image in his photographic style. Here are some of the results. Continue reading Homage to David Bailey
A Level Photography 2018
Some of the exceptional work produced by this year’s A Level students at RIC. Allanah Whitehead, Charlotte Bendkowski, Ella Barton, Gabriel Tiller, George Marlow, Harrison Fornasier, Harrison Wilson, Ruiqi Wang & Tyra Hartman. Continue reading A Level Photography 2018
RIC Summer Festival 2018
On June 28th RIC had their annual summer festival with captivating performances by the lower school drama students interpreting ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and a hilarious 6th form version of John Buchan’s ‘The 39 Steps’. There were various musical performances by students and well known musician Henry Dagg playing some very curious instruments. Another highlight was the incredible talent on view in the Underhill theatre … Continue reading RIC Summer Festival 2018
New murals at Rochester Train Station
Students at RIC year 7 up to 6th form have created 2 new murals at Rochester Train Station. Here they are along with station supervisor Helen Parker & RIC arts teacher Carmel Park. Continue reading New murals at Rochester Train Station
Arts Week 2018
For this year’s Lower School Arts week students explored the artistic potential of the nearby coastal areas of Kent. We visited the castle and beach front at Whitstable, the Turner Contemporary Museum and harbour area of Margate, as well as a visit to Upnor Castle and the tidal beach along the adjoining River Medway. Students used various arts mediums including painting and drawing, photography and … Continue reading Arts Week 2018
Pinhole Camera images GCSE 2017/18
After building their own Pinhole cameras, students had fun photographing in Rochester at the Cathedral and Castle and also used them for portraiture. Here are some of the results. We scanned the images and added colour using Photoshop. Continue reading Pinhole Camera images GCSE 2017/18
