It takes courage to be creative and Hayle Academy Art department promotes imaginative risk taking to provide solutions to our material, emotional, social and virtual worlds. We aim to engage, inspire and challenge students, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art and design.  This process will enable them to contribute as confident citizens and future professionals to the culture, creativity, economic success and emotional well- being of our society within both national and global contexts.

The repeat concepts for Art are:

At Hayle Academy, we provide a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities within the Art Department.  The opportunities include:

• After school clubs for KS3 and KS4 students.  
• Projects with both local art galleries and the Arts Council.  We are involved in competitions with local galleries in order to encourage and support student’s extracurricular opportunities.  An example of this is the Newlyn art gallery young Peoples art prize.  The St Ives school of painting Culture Camp project for PP students and also the Crafts council Make Your Future project which focuses on hands-on craft skills. 
• Half term workshops aimed at Pupil Premium students with a focus on visiting local galleries and working with local artists. 
• Trips to inspiring locations/events both within and outside the county. Locations have included Porthmeor studios, The Tate Gallery, The Exchange Gallery, The Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden, Newlyn Art Exchange, The Southbank Arts Centre, Falmouth University and Cornwall College. 

These extra opportunities enable students to develop their own skills and embrace new challenges within a supportive environment, that introduces them to Art in the wider community.