World Studies 9 visited the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) to study the exhibit Making Change: The Art and Craft of Activism.
Girls take center stage at AGS. They fearlessly express their individual creativity through the visual and performing arts in a safe, supportive, and fun environment.
Artistic Expression
AGS immerses students in the scholarly inquiry of the history, theory, techniques, and styles of artistic expression.
The performing and visual arts courses offer a variety of experiences in which students engage in creative problem solving, critical thinking, and developing technical, observational, and analytical skills.
Our courses are designed to mold intelligent, motivated, and passionate artists. By graduation, each girl will have built and refined the skills necessary to be accomplished in her craft.
See below for a listing of all fine arts courses offered at AGS.
The Fine Arts Department operates using four core understandings:
- Everyone has a voice that is valid, and it deserves to be heard.
- All artistic disciplines are inter-related, with each informing, enriching, and involving the others.
- The Fine Arts provide a variety of tools, languages, and experiences with which the individual can better understand the self, others, the world, and the importance of artistic expression within the continuity of the human experience.
- The study of the Fine Arts enriches all other areas of study.
Middle School
In Middle School, students are exposed to a wide selection of artistic media and methods of expression, fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation for the world of fine art and providing a strong foundation of technical skill.
Upper School
The Upper School Fine Arts courses build upon the foundational experiences and knowledge gained in Middle School. Students more deeply explore particular mediums and methods of expression as they encounter more conceptually challenging coursework.
Founders' Day 2017
Fine Arts Course Offerings
- Fine Arts 6 (Visual Art & Performing Arts)
- Middle School Chorus
- Middle School Theatrical Arts
- 2D Foundations
- 3D Foundations
- Intermediate Theatrical Arts
- 2D Composition and Media
- Ceramics: Hand Building
- Production Design
- Advanced Theatrical Arts
- Directing
- Resume and Audition Prep
- Hurricane Choir
- Drawing
- Painting
- Photography
- Graphic Design
- Ceramics: Wheel Throwing
- Literary Arts: Creative Writing
Arts News
This summer, Heurer Publishing published the full and one-act versions of Somewhere In France Is a Lily, the fall 2017 play written by playwright Kate Guyton specifically for Atlanta Girls’ School.
In May, visual arts students from Middle and Upper School culminated a year of hard work by showcasing their artistic talents at the Westside Cultural Arts Center.
Enjoy the photo gallery of the AGS spring musical production of Monty Python’s SPAMALOT!
AGS is excited to announce the students honored by the Scholastic Writing Awards. Click “READ MORE” to see the winners.
The AGS Hurricane Choir stepped back a few decades in their biannual concert. Titled Make a Change, the choir sang ’80s hits from Bonnie Tyler, Michael Jackson, Journey and more. Click “READ MORE” for photos and a video.
Congratulations to our thespians who traveled to the State One Act competition and brought home the first place trophy! Click “READ MORE” to see an online gallery of their homecoming photos.
The fall play was a huge hit! Photos from the fall play are here. Click ‘READ MORE’ to view photos.
Wow! Congratulations to the cast and crew of the fall play! They brought home 2nd place at the Regional One Act Competition! Click “READ MORE” for more information, photos, and to purchase tickets to the play.
Upper School art students kicked off the year with an inspirational field trip to the High Museum of Art and the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA). Freshman Edie Butler brought along her camera and captured some of the fun. Click “READ MORE” to view photos.