Made at S&A.

Painting, drawing and ideas with a point of view. A selection of real work from the studio archive.

Events & activities ↓Explore how we learn ↗

Expressive student portrait painting with warm ochre, brown and violet brushwork — Portrait, light and expression · student painting

Expressive student still-life painting with fruit, vessel, glass and knife — Still life, colour and light · student painting

Loose student marker and ink sketch of layered traditional architecture and trees — Architecture in line and colour · student sketch

Different ways of seeing.

Detailed student painting of a tiger looking directly towards the viewer — Tiger portrait · student painting

Layered mixed-media student artwork combining painted landscape, curled paper, tissue and card structures — Landscape in paint, paper and relief · student artwork

Student drawing of clasped hands with carefully modelled pink, red and yellow tones — Hands, form and colour · student drawing

Expressive student portrait painting in green, teal and warm skin tones — Colour and character · student painting

Student graphite drawing using sea animals and discarded objects to explore ocean pollution — Ocean impact · student graphite drawing

Complete student drawing of a horse's head, with closely observed form, hair and tonal detail — Looking closely at form · student horse study

Student drawing of cats exploring a red and white imagined interior, with a mirror and coat stand — An imagined room · student drawing

Student painting of marine life caught in a net beneath floating waste — Ocean impact · student painting

Explore nine more works from the archive

Coloured-pencil student study of a white tiger with carefully observed markings — White tiger · student coloured-pencil study

Portrait, colour and sporting identity · student drawing

Student painting of reflected light across a blue sea with white flowers in the foreground — Sea, light and colour · student painting

Student painting of two small figures on a path through a richly coloured forest — A path through colour · student painting

Mixed-media student artwork of deep blue waves, small boats and raised white material suggesting sea foam — The Silent Cry of the Sea · student artwork

Student artwork of a blue mechanical lobster with carefully drawn structural details — Mechanical sea creature · student artwork

Conceptual student drawing of a green hand and a mechanical hand meeting over a dark ground — Earth's New Breath · student artwork

Student tonal drawing of a reflective metal tap and a suspended water droplet — Metal, reflection and light · student drawing

Blue ocean-themed student painting with flowing forms, a ray and imagined marine skeletons — Ocean study · artwork by Howard Zihao Zhang

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Exhibitions & studio life.

Since 2019, S&A has brought art into everyday life: outdoor sketching, museum and gallery visits, annual student exhibitions, and community art sessions supporting schools and local groups.

Student exhibitions ↓

Angled view along a large wall of student artworks at an S&A display — A whole wall of individual ideas · S&A student exhibition overview

2019 · OUTDOOR DRAWING

Learn from the landscape.

A November drawing trip gave learners time to notice the sky, water and greens around them, then bring those observations into their paintings.

2019 · GLENFIELD LIBRARY

A place to share work.

Student drawings, paintings and handcraft were displayed at Glenfield Library in October. A community wall became a chance for young artists to share their ideas.

See art in new places.

Museums, galleries and exhibitions open up new ways of seeing. Students look closely, ask questions and bring fresh ideas back to their own work.

Giving back through art.

We offer community art sessions and voluntary art support for schools and local groups, sharing the enjoyment of making with more people.

Discuss a community art project ↗

Explore hands-on workshops ↗

Learners painting the lake and landscape together at an outdoor table — Painting outdoors · S&A drawing trip, November 2019

Three young visitors looking closely at a framed painting in an art gallery — Painting outdoors · S&A drawing trip, November 2019

These ten photographs show past activities. Ask us about future visits and workshops; dates and places are confirmed personally.

Student exhibitions.

Every year, S&A brings student work together in an exhibition. Drawings, paintings and mixed-media pieces make progress visible, giving learners a moment to feel proud and families a chance to celebrate their creativity.

Explore the learning behind the work ↗

Framed student paintings and drawings displayed together on a dark exhibition wall — Different ideas, shown together · S&A student exhibition

A family seen from behind looking at an S&A Happy Artists wall filled with student artworks — Families celebrating student work · S&A exhibition archive

What would you make?

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