The visual arts at GFA invite students to explore, experiment, and develop their creative voices.

As students progress in the visual arts program, they learn to engage in creative discourse, with an active vocabulary and understanding of how to make art, critique it, and write about it.

In Lower School, hands-on experiences in drawing, painting, and sculpture encourage joy in the creative process. Through an introduction to art history, global artistic traditions, and a wide range of materials, students learn to see the world—and each other—with curiosity and openness.

In Middle School, students refine their technical skills, working with 2D and 3D media including drawing, painting, sculpture, and printmaking, while also exploring digital tools. As they progress, they deepen their understanding of perspective, composition, and personal expression—learning to develop their own artistic style. Exposure to contemporary and historical artists, as well as local exhibitions, provides further inspiration.

Upper School students engage with an expansive range of studio and media arts, from photography and video production to ceramics, architecture, and graphic design. Advanced courses allow students to explore a single medium in depth, whether in painting, sculpture, animation, fashion design, or digital art.