In art at Forest hall Primary, we provide a skills based curriculum which allows the pupils to express themselves in a creative, imaginative manner through exploration. We believe that art is a great way to express your emotions without words; maximising every child’s ability, and to teach them about a variety of artists; from different cultures and backgrounds, both modern day and throughout history.
We have just applied to Artsmark. We have submitted our aims to the arts council and have lots of things in place as we work towards achieving Artsmark again for our school. In January we will be kicking things off with a whole school art week based around a given famous artist for each class. We have invited in Kerry Cook a local artist to come and support the classes in different workshops.
Art and Design Lead:
Mrs Ridley
Pupils develop their creativity and imagination by exploring the visual, tactile and sensory qualities of materials and processes.
They learn about the role of art, craft and design in their environment and begin to understand colour, shape and space, pattern and texture and use them to represent their ideas and feelings. They increase their critical awareness of the roles and purposes of art, craft and design in different times and cultures.
Throughout school we give children the opportunity to create using a range of media; clay, paint, pastels, water colours etc. Some examples of the art and design we have been doing in different year groups are pictured below.
As part of our Artsmark journey we are celebrating all the arts! We have had some outside artists in to help run clubs and are continuing to build partnerships with Artsmark organisations.