Boys pursue these hobbies with passion and spend much of their free time in the Art and Music Schools that are housed separately. Our art exhibitions and music concerts elicit an excellent response, which is a reward in itself, for talented boys and dedicated teachers.
Painting, wood and stone sculpting, pottery, batik, screen-printing and hand-block printing are some of the arts the boys learn. The various sculptures that adorn the beautiful campus of Chandbagh are a testimony to their creativity.
In its continual efforts to upgrade existing facilities and provide new ones, The Doon School undertook the task of building a new Art School in July 2008.
When the new Art School was conceptualized, it was decided that the structure should look into the future and provide spaces that would become more relevant educationally in the years to come, that it should be inspirational in its looks, and that it should be informed by the tenets of 'green' architecture. The architect, Sandeep Khosla, an Old Boy of the School, and a 'regular' at the Art School in his days at Doon, has created a building and surrounding garden area that we believe gives expression to these concerns.
Facilities:
The new Art School will include all segments associated with the previous facility. Studios for painting, sculpture, ceramics, and textiles (including tie-and-dye and batik). In addition it will house the following resources:
- Private studios for boys who pursue Art as an academic subject or specialize in Art.
- More gallery / display spaces to showcase current works of boys and masters or even local or visiting artists. One gallery to have a permanent collection of heritage artifacts of the School.
- An auditorium which will act as a lecture theater, an audio-visual facility and demonstration hall as art theory and study of the history of art comes to occupy a larger role in the education of art students.
- A library housing several hundred volumes and various electronic resources dedicated exclusively to the study of Art.
- A photography and video-art studio to encourage two other recognized art forms which are lively activities at School.
- A film studio where lights, camera sound and editing equipment will allow young enthusiasts to explore new avenues of creativity.
- A publications' room that will facilitate the 100-150 boys who are involved in the dozen or so publications that the School produces on a regular basis Meditative spaces where boys can contemplate and interact with others for inspiration.
- Storage areas with temperature and humidity control to preserve old artifacts.
To be inaugurated in the latter half of 2009, the new Art School has been envisioned as a facility that will stand the test of time and be the home of art on the estate for at least the next fifty years.
The following Art forms will also be taught in the new Art School:
| Photography | Animation |
| Video art | Installation Art |
| Conceptual Art | Fashion |
| Comics | Film making |
| Computer Art | Experimental art |
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