An Invitation to the St Mary's Junior School Art Exhibition 2026
Throughout the year, our Junior School pupils have been creating incredible pieces of artwork, some purely for the joy of artistic expression and others inspired by specific areas of learning.
You can see these collected artworks for yourself at our Junior School Art Exhibition on 11 June. Please let us know you are coming by scanning the QR code, or clicking this link.
Inspiration for the art comes from many different sources - books, artists, nature, science and the pupils' own imaginations.
In our Early Years Drawing Club, girls are introduced to a new picture book and its new vocabulary, before creating their own artwork and stories, using imagination along with ideas they have gained from the picture book.
At other times, spontaneous creativity flourishes in the purpose-built atelier in their classroom. With all its resources and materials conveniently to hand, the girls are free to explore their ideas independently. What may appear to be simple fun is actually a honing of fine motor skills, encouraging story telling through writing, and developing independent thinking. It's an approach that allows them learn in ways that feel natural and engaging.
Recently, Reception tried their hand at weaving, inspired by the work of renowned textile artist, Anni Albers. Using both their fine motor skills and their imagination, they created intricate spiders webs complete with beads to represent trapped insects.
In Year 4, pupils explored how art has changed over time, using van Gogh's The Starry Night as their inspiration when thinking about colour, texture and the use of bold, expressive marks. With each girl recreating one piece of the original picture, the final combined artwork is bright and full of movement.
Year 5 learned the slab-building technique to shape and join clay to make portrait pots in the style of Fotini Tikkou. They used bold colours, patterns and expressive details to reflect their own personalities, while thinking about how colour can be used to represent feelings.
As a part of Science Week, pupils considered the significant role mountains play in providing fresh water, supporting food production, sustaining biodiversity and creating opportunities for activity and adventure. This knowledge was then incorporated into an artistic study of the repeating lines, textures and layering found in landscapes, using natural patterns to create detailed, expressive and technically skilful prints.
We hope you enjoy the opportunity to see the wealth of artistic expression on show. Both the Junior and Senior School will be exhibiting on the same evening - you can sign up for both on the form.
June 2026