Art
Welcome to the Art page.
Mrs Hickson leads Art throughout school.
‘Since a child, I have always been interested in Art.
My brother studied at Royal Art college and I loved watching him work.
At university, I majored in Art and did a four year degree, one of which was dedicated to Art study. I want to make the curriculum accessible to all and for children to develop a natural curiosity.
Art reflects the diversity of our nation and world allowing us to see the world through different lenses.’
Mrs Hickson
Our Art curriculum …
Engage, inspire and challenge children through a sequence of well-planned lessons.
Provide knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create own works of art.
To deepen knowledge from Early years to KS2 to achieve mastery of the subject.
Think critically and develop a rigorous understanding of techniques and a range of artists.
Know how art and design reflect and shape our history.
Know how art contributes to culture, creativity, our locality and the wealth of our nation.
Click the link below to access our Art Guarantee for all Sandylands children
Art Learning Pathway
Knowledge
Sequenced opportunity to revisit key art knowledge…
Substantive – facts about artists, movements and themes
Themes – for example … still life, landscape, cityscapes, nature (botanical drawings), people/ portraits, seascapes
Movements – for example – impressionisms, cubism, abstract expressionism
Procedural – development of techniques e.g impressionism
Procedural – for example – drawing, painting….
Click the link below to access our procedural knowledge overview document
https://e4j3pa4fqni.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Art-Procedural-knowledge-document.pdf
Disciplinary – How the children want to develop their ideas and thoughts into a composition.
For example – All children will work towards a composition to be displayed in a gallery.
Timetabling
Art is taught for a half hour to an hour each week.
Assessment
Children can…
- Talk about a range of artists, techniques and how they have influenced the work of the individuals
- Talk about the critical content of the individual unit.
- Talk about the themes
- Use artistic vocabulary
- Talk about how procedural knowledge has been effectively used to enhance the overall composition.
- Talk about their artistic thought process in terms of the choices they have made and why they have made them.
- Articulate what they wanted to portray to the viewer and talk about what they think is successful about their composition and what they would change/alter.
CPD for teachers
Our teachers are committed to continuing their own professional development too. Mrs Hickson has recently run a number of training sessions on leading sketching sessions in class as well as looking at teaching diversity through art – considering other cultures and styles from around the world.
Art Partnerships
Essential Entitlement
Jackson Pollock – Seasons
In Art, we have been studying the artist Jackson Pollock. We have been recreating the methods he used. splashing splattering dripping We also have looked careful at how to choose colours in abstract art. You can see below our final group pieces based on...
Pumpkins and Spiders!
This week we have counted insects, printed spider paintings, made cups of tea with spider juice and explored the inside of a pumpkin. We have been talking, sharing and having fun!
Autumn Fun
We have been very busy over the last few weeks! We have mixed colours using natural materials, made sunflower pictures, found natural materials and had a go at drawing maps. We have had great fun!
From quay to classroom…
Our Year 5 children spent some time of the quay at Lancaster today as part of their unit on sketching in Art. They looked at some of the buildings, refined their pencil and shading techniques and then returned to school to create their own quayside artwork. They even...
Art training… back to school!
The teachers were back in the classroom during our staff meeting last week. We were looking at developing our sketching techniques as well as looking at how different artists make us feel through their artwork.
Art training – yes teachers learn too!
All the staff took part in an Art masterclass with Mrs Hickson recently. We were looking at how we can make your art sessions in school even better!
The Lost Sounds – Trip Out!
Year 2 were joined by a whole host of experts from Lancaster University, Local Bird Watching group and RSPB and Wildlife Trust and local Eden Project. We wanted to learn about our local area and in particular the coastal habitat. We learnt a range of local bird calls...
Still life
Year 6 children have been inspired by their studies on cubism and Picasso to create some still life drawings of every day objects in Art. They independently selected and effectively used familiar techniques and materials when drawing. The children were then able to...