Art

West London Free School is proud of its achievements in Art. Examples of our work in this department can be found via the links below.

Art Department Website

The Art and History of Art Department are pleased to announce their newly updated website: wlfsartdept.squarespace.com

Art Department Instagram

 Click the image above to visit our Instagram page.

Art Scholarships

Art Scholarship (16+) 

At WLFS, the Art Department is looking for committed young people who meet the normal academic requirements of the school but who also demonstrate a strong artistic sensibility through creativity, imagination and independence. Applicants should also be able to show an appreciation of visual culture in the world around them that goes beyond the daily school curriculum. Having enrolled for the Sixth Form, students can then apply for this exciting new Art Scholarship.  Please follow this link for further details.

Art Scholarship Places (Year 7) 

As an Art and Music specialist school, WLFS offers 2 places a year in Year 7 to pupils with an aptitude for Art. Art Scholars are expected to make a commitment to their Art education by engaging positively in the scholarship programme, going above and beyond in their approach to all creative tasks, going to exhibitions outside school on a regular basis, helping at any Art events within the school and generally flying the flag for the Arts at WLFS. The programme aims to develop the practical abilities of art scholars and deepen their understanding of how creative process work and also to broaden their understanding of visual culture. Our aim is to cultivate well-rounded artists who can also contribute to the Arts in the school. Please follow this link for further details.

The Mercers' Company - Changing the Picture

Mercer Hall, one of the Livery Companies in the City of London has an extensive art and object collection and has a history of philanthropic ventures, especially in education. They have teamed up with The National Portrait Gallery to showcase some of its work whilst the NPG is closed for refurbishment.

A selection of Year 8 were given a talk in the Autumn term by curators and educators from the NPG and Mercer Hall. This dynamic partnership between Mercer Hall and The NPG is an unusually creative one so a short film was made about it with our very own pupils from WLFS being filmed studying and discussing the famous artworks and objects enabling a fantastic blending of art and history. Each object we looked was connected to the paintings in the room from portraits of Winston Churchill to Sir Thomas Moore. Pupils were able to handle the original photos from Edward VII's coronation, a Book of Hours dating from the 15th Century and a Royal charter from James 1 with his own seal to name but a few. It was a very exciting day.

Please follow this link to view the film: The Mercers’ Company - Changing the Picture on Vimeo