‘Over a period of twenty five years, 800 students from Williamwood High School are now successfully working in the creative arts and design industries’   Mabel Halliday

There is an ever-widening opportunity for your child to pursue a rewarding career in the creative arts and design industries.   The department has forged important links with Art and Design Schools, Universities and Colleges across Scotland as well as creative industry courses, which are offered across the UK.  We have been hugely successful in finding positive career pathways for our learners in Scotland and further afield. We have strong professional relationships with our alumni, who work closely with us to develop the ethos of the department.   We are committed to examining the means by which art and design work is made – the rich array of styles, methods and materials that artists and designers have used as well as the subjects, ideas and issues that are successfully articulated by art and design.    We provide a dynamic and vibrant environment to allow for diversity in thinking, opinion and ideas and are placing creativity at the centre of our departmental policy. No matter what career you choose, those who can research, create, present and communicate in a way that is intellectually innovative will excel. Art and Design enhances fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, problem solving skills and develops lateral thinking, skills that are highly desirable in all careers.

Click HERE to view the options choices video for art and design.

For Art School applications, students will be required to present a portfolio of work, produced within the Advanced Higher course. All of the Honors Degree Courses listed below require an Advanced Higher portfolio.

Design: Architecture, Product Design Engineering, Product Design, Animation, Interior Design, Illustration, Communication Design, Textile Design, Fashion Design, Silversmithing and Jewellery.

Fine Art : Photography, Painting and Printmaking, Sculpture and Environmental Art.

Please use the ‘Art School Links’ tab at the top of this page to find out more about degree level courses..