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ART AND DESIGN

Our intention in art is to stimulate children’s creativity and imagination. We want our children to be able to communicate what they see, feel and think through the use of line, colour, texture, form, space, shape, pattern and language. Our aim is for our children to develop knowledge and skills for life and be inspired to innovate, design and create their own art masterpieces.

During the year artwork is usually linked to the topics that each year group is studying. For example, Year 2 produce detailed paintings inspired by Henri Rousseau’s ‘Tiger in a Tropical Storm’ when they are learning about the Rainforest and Year 1 create sculptures of Australian animals and insects when studying hot places. We also ensure that key skills in art are taught including drawing, painting and sculpture. Each year group also studies at least one artist during the year. Nursery look at the work of Henri Matisse particularly ‘The Snail’ and Reception look at the work of Vincent Van Gogh particularly ‘Sunflowers.’ Year 1 focus on Giuseppe Arcimboldo and Year 2 study Heather Galler. Children respond to works by the artists as well as producing their own work in a similar style. See What Art & Design looks like in our school below.

What Art and Design looks like in our school

Cygnets 3D - Collaged junk modelling sculpture
Cygnets 3D - Sand sculpture
Cygnets Collage - Using natural materials like leaves and petals
Cygnets Painting - Exploring with paint and different tools
Cygnets Printing - Potato cutouts recognising primary colours
Nursery 3D - Clay Workshop (handprint animal tiles)
Nursery - PAN Exhibition 2023
Nursery 3D - Daisy sculptures join different materials and explore different textures
Nursery 3D - Join different materials and explore different textures
Nursery Drawing - Create closed shapes with continuous lines inspired by artist Mondrian
Nursery ELG Creating with materials - Rainbow fish when role playing characters
Nursery Focus artist - Matisse 'The Snail' collage
Nursery Painting - Explore mark making using brushes
Nursery Printing - Experiment printing with hands, fingers etc.
Reception Drawing - Create simple representations of objects
Reception 3D & Painting - Decorating mod roc mask of the Queen of Hearts
Reception 3D - Making sculptures using construction blocks.
Reception 3D - Sculpture walk in school grounds.
Reception Drawing - Van Gogh 'Sunflowers' create simple representations of flowers
Reception Painting - Explore mark making using brushes
Reception Painting - Explore what happens when they mix colours
Reception Focus artist - Van Gogh 'Sunflowers' explore what happens when colour mixing
Reception - PAN Exhibition 2023
Year 1 - PAN Exhibition 2023
Year 1 Drawing - Dunham Hall buildings draw something from direct experience
Year 1 Focus artist - Andy Warhol
Year 1 Painting - Experiment with colour mixing and make patterns - know primary colours
Year 1 Printing - Arcimboldo fruit faces incised printing by cutting into fruit and vegetables
Year 1 Printing - leaf prints
Year 1 Printing - press printing leaves.
Year 2 3D - Painting clay pendants
Year 2 3D - Clay pendants for African jewellery.
Year 2 3D - Clay workshop experiment with glaze colours and make patterns
Year 2 Collage - Recreate designs from other times and cultures
Year 2 Drawing - Great Fire of London explore marks and create images using chalks and pencils
Year 2 3D - African collar necklace using paper sculpture.
Year 2 Drawing - Heather Galler Display
Year 2 Mixed Media - Queen’s Jubilee using oil pastel resist, brusho and marker pen.
Year 2 Painting - Rousseau jungle
Year 2 Textiles - Develop simple textile techniques with fabric crayons to decorate material
Printing - 'The Wisp' display showing progression across the school

We hold The Warrington Arts Award which shows our commitment to the creative arts at our school. We are also founder members of the Primary Art Network (PAN) in Warrington and exhibit every year with the other schools in the network. The theme for each exhibition guides our planning across the school for half a term. Our display usually includes a range of artwork both 2D and 3D and is exhibited at the Parr Hall, Main Library or Pyramid Centre in Warrington. We invite artists into school to support learning in the arts and produce specialist artwork for displays. Volunteers also regularly help in school with art or textile projects.

See what our children think about Art and Design in Pupil Voice below.

We have introduced a ‘Picture of the Week’ where all the children have the opportunity to study a picture that is regularly changed and respond to questions like, 'What can you see?', 'What can you hear?', 'How does the picture make you feel?', 'Why do you like the picture?', 'Why don’t you like the picture?', 'What would you like to ask the artist?'. This gives us valuable written and verbal feedback from the children about their own views and opinions of a piece of art.

Throughout the year seasonal celebrations and events also provide opportunities for artwork. For example, Remembrance Day is explored through ‘Poppy Art’ in the Foundation Stage. Diwali, Christmas and Chinese New Year are taught throughout the school and usually include an art element such as designing cards or masks.

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