Arts

Visual Arts

The visual arts provide important balance to the curriculum and serve to develop the whole person.

At Immaculate Heart, our visual arts program nurtures creativity and confidence through a supportive environment that encourages self-expression and skill development. Students explore various media, engage with diverse influences, and gain appreciation for both their own work and that of others, while also enjoying access to the vibrant arts scene in Los Angeles.

  • In the Curriculum

    Classes introduce students to tools and techniques in drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, calligraphy, photography and graphic arts to create visual art. 

  • Annual Art Shows

    Middle & High School students both enjoy annual art show to showcase work for parents, families and friends.

  • Clubs & Activities

    Life outside the classroom is filled with events and activities that provide additional opportunities for students to create visual art, including the school's online newspapers, literary arts magazines, and clubs like the Art Appreciation Club.

  • Awards & Competitions

    Student artists have been recognized for their talents in various art competitions such as the annual Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and the annual Congressional Art Competition, and also show their works in exhibits around Los Angeles, such as the annual Robert Graham Memorial Student Art Exhibit at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
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Celebrating Our Artistic History

Immaculate Heart's Visual Arts department honors the legacy of Corita Kent, also known as Sister Mary Corita Kent, American artist, designer, educator and former religious sister who received her bachelor's degree at Immaculate Heart College and later went on to head the institution's art department, where she taught a wide variety of students and styles. Her artwork contained her spiritual expression and love for God.
 

Visual Arts Events

Immaculate Heart curates two annual art shows, our Winter Art Show, held in December, and the Spring Art Show, held each May. Both events are designed to share the work of our student artists with the larger community. 
Immaculate Heart presented its fifth-annual Winter Art Show on Monday, December 11th, curated by AP Research student Heather Y. ('26) featuring the work of our student artists in AP Art and Design, 2D, Drawing and 3D, Illustration Art and Design, Textile Design and Sewing, Introduction to Visual Art and Photography. 

Listen to Heather discuss her inspiration for putting together this exhibit, and check out photos of the live event.

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Immaculate Heart presented its annual Spring Arts Show on May 20th, featuring student work across multiple mediums, including textiles and photography.

Contact

5515 Franklin Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90028

hello@immaculateheart.org
Phone: 323-461-3651

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A Catholic, independent college preparatory school for girls in grades 6 through 12, Immaculate Heart has been located on a beautiful hillside property in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles since our founding by the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1906. We celebrate more than a century of nurturing the spiritual, intellectual, social and moral development of students as they distinguish themselves as women of great heart and right conscience.