Visual Arts
Where creativity & innovation thrive
St. Sebastian’s Visual Arts program fosters enthusiasm, deepens appreciation, and encourages authentic artistic exploration.
Students develop the tools to express themselves through hands-on instruction in Ceramics, Drawing & Painting, and Dark Room & Digital Photography, while also using the Innovation Lab as a creative space.
Grades 7 & 8
In Grades 7 and 8, students explore a range of techniques—handbuilding with slabs and coils, using the pottery wheel, learning the fundamentals of design and color theory, and applying visual art principles to the technology in our Innovation Lab.
Grades 9-12
In Grades 9–12, students can deepen their artistic skills through individualized Fine Arts courses offered during free periods or after school. These classes range from intermediate courses in Ceramics, Film, and Guitar to studies in AP Studio Art, AP Photography, and AP Art History. These fulfill graduation requirements or support advanced study white encouraging creative growth and interdisciplinary thinking.
Visual Arts & Service
Inspired by the school’s mission to “take good care of one another,” students use their talents to serve others through initiatives like The Memory Project.
In this program, student artists—both novice and experienced—create portraits for orphans around the world, sending each child a personalized work of art. Together, Arrow artists have created hundreds of portraits, using art as a powerful tool for connection and compassion.
Art Club
Open to all students, Art Club meets after school in the art studios. It provides opportunities to collaborate on projects with dedicated teachers or pursue independent work in painting, sketching, sculpture, and more. Club members also contribute to set design for school plays and create artwork for various campus events. Student work is regularly entered into regional and national competitions and is exhibited on campus throughout the year.
Field Trips & Guests
Art Club frequently attends art lectures, local galleries and area museums including the Harvard Art Museums, Peabody Essex Museum, Institute of Contemporary Art, Isabella Stewart Gardner and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Guest artists visit campus to share their journey and provide on-site instruction. Students have participated annually in an off-campus raku workshop where they are able to apply ancient Japanese firing methods to their own handmade ceramic art.
Clay Club is a great club. It really takes the stress out of my life for me sometimes...I could go for 20 minutes after classes and just really find peace and quiet.
George K.
Student