Art
You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
Maya Angelou
Our Art Curriculum
Intent
It is our intent at Our Lady and St Edward’s to enable children to take on the world with passion and creativity. We want children’s experiences of primary school to be enriched by art and design. We aim to deliver lessons that inspire and motivate children, so they become proficient in a variety of techniques. We aim to nurture talent and feed the imagination of those less confident. We aim to build confidence and raise self-esteem by enabling children to believe that there is no right or wrong way to make art. We aim to teach children that art can be made by all sorts of people and open their minds to different cultures and art from around the world.
Implementation
At Our Lady and St Edward’s, we deliver Art and Design lessons in 3 half-termly blocks and make cross curricular links where possible. Skills in each area have been organised to establish continuity and progression, so children are able to use what they have learnt and build on them each year. Drawing skills are taught throughout the year, along with developing skills in Digital Media, Painting, Printing, Textiles, 3D and Collage. Every other year, we hold an Art Exhibition. The school hall is transformed into an art gallery to showcase all the children’s work. Parents, governors, other schools and the local community are all invited to come along and celebrate the children’s achievements.
Impact
The impact of good Art and Design teaching is that it is a subject loved and enjoyed by teachers and pupils across the school. Children think creatively and innovatively and show competence and confidence by continually evaluating their own work. They are able to combine previously learned techniques to create new pieces of work and build upon the skills they have been taught.
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Art Exhibition
Welcome to our Art Exhibition - Incredible Islands! We have been working hard this half term to put together our vey own art exhibition. Each class chose a different island from across the globe and took inspiration from the history, architecture, wildlife and culture...
Art Exhibition – Great Britain
In Year 1, we were inspired by the countries of England, Scotland and Whales which make up the island of Great Britain. We spent some time learning about the difference between Great Britain and the UK and created collages of the 3 flags that make up the Union Jack. ...
Art Exhibition – Australia
In Reception, we were inspired by the island of Australia. We were inspired by Aboriginal patterns to create our boomerangs and didgeridoos. We created sculptures based on the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge and used various crafts and textiles to create models of the...
Art Exhibition – Madagascar
In Year 4, we were inspired by the island of Madagascar. We painted silhouette pictures of Madagascar’s iconic tree, Grandidier's baobab, against the night sky. We used shading techniques to colour our drawings of the Panther Chameleon, one of the reptile inhabitants...
Art Exhibition – Ireland
In Year 3, we were inspired by the island of Ireland. We learnt about the islands history and some of the patterns and symbolism that they embrace as part of their culture. We designed Celtic Knots, creating a collage by weaving and folding paper shapes, and Celtic...
Art Exhibition – Japan
In Year 2, we were inspired by the island of Japan. We learnt about pagodas (three tiered towers with many eaves), and sketched our own designs. We used watercolours to paint landscape pictures of Mount Fuji in the style of Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai. In...
Art Exhibition – Bali
In Year 6, we were inspired by the island of Bali. We designed our own surfboards for our Surf Shack, painting them in bright block colours. We learnt about the sacred history of the Balinese masks, intended to house the spirits of divine beings and transcendental...
Art Exhibition – New Zealand
In Year 5, we were inspired by the island of New Zealand. The Koru (Māori for coil) is a spiral shape based on the new unfurling silver fern frond. The integral symbol in Māori art, carving and tattooing symbolises new life, growth and strength and is a common theme...
Journey
In our recent whole-school writing project, we were inspired by the book, Journey, by Aaron Becker. We immersed ourselves into this captivating picture book, exploring far away lands and creating worlds of our own. Each class looked at a different aspect of the story...
