Art scholarships are available at all standard entry points. Applications should be supported by references from an Art teacher and applicants should bring to the scholarship day a portfolio showing work completed both inside and outside of a school environment. A sketchbook showing off a candidate’s own particular interests would also be advantage.
As there is equal emphasis on 2D and 3D work, scholarship candidates who have completed interesting 3D work should also bring this along to be assessed. If this is not possible, applicants should bring photographs of their work endorsed by their current Headteacher.
The Art department at Shiplake College encourages work in all possible media and is primarily concerned with the development of each individual’s artistic sensibility. Pupils’ own interests and their own independently produced work are considered equally valuable to prescribed coursework.
It is expected that Year 12 scholarship candidates would have the artistic and creative talent to achieve an 8 or 9 at GCSE and the expectation is that they would achieve an A grade at A Level. Selection will be dependent upon an outstanding portfolio of work which displays candidates’ strengths and representations of various media.
As well as discussing their work with our Head of Art, candidates will be expected to complete a creative task on the day of the assessment.