Visual Arts is an exploratory program designed for high school juniors and seniors who have an artistic interest, dedication and enthusiasm they wish to pursue in a structured course of study. The program is a carefully planned arts curriculum that promotes intellectual, aesthetic and emotional growth. Discipline is emphasized as an essential component of a personal work ethic.

Students take studio classes in drawing, graphics, color theory, two-dimensional design, sculpture, ceramics, and photography, as well as survey classes in art history, tracing visual arts from prehistory to contemporary philosophies. Studio assignments are designed to introduce the student to a variety of media and the nature of the creative process and art objects. The Visual Arts faculty also stresses the importance of the academic program as an integral part of each student's education.

The Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) inspired anti-smoking mural by Pam Griffin’s 2006 VA I class (installed near the entrance to the Student Health Center in the Hanes Student Commons) is featured as a part of the Youth Arts Gallery on Smoke-Free Forsyth’s web site: http://www.smokefreeforsyth.org/mural.aspx.