The Johnson Art Center and the Bamboo Brook Art Studio are central to the lives and learning of Purnell students. Students take a wide range of elective studio art and art history courses as well as a foundation course for 9th graders.
Classes range in media from pastels to metalsmithing, photography to oilpainting.
Students receive full academic credit for their art courses, and must spend time outside of class to complete their art assignments. The Purnell art faculty are dedicated, talented, and professional artists themselves. Between the well-equipped art centers, creative and supportive teachers, and the value that the school places on art in the curriculum, Purnell offers a real studio arts advantage.