“Every child is an artist “ – Pablo Picasso
“Art is not just a subject to learn, but an activity that you can practise with your hands, your eyes, your whole personality.” – Quentin Blake
Art Aims
- To produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences.
- To become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpting, and other art and design techniques.
- To evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design.
- To explore great artists, craft makers and designers and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.
Art at Howletch Lane Primary School
At Howletch Lane, we want our children to love art, craft and design!
We want them to have no limits to what their ambitions are and to grow up wanting to be illustrators, graphic designers, fashion designers, curators, architects or printmakers. Our Art curriculum is designed to engage, inspire and challenge pupils, whilst equipping them with the knowledge and skills to be able to experiment, invent and create their own works of art.
As pupils progress, they should gain a deeper understanding of how Art and Design reflects and shapes our history, and how it contributes to the culture, creativity and wealth of our world. We want to equip our children with not only the minimum statutory requirements of the Art and Design National Curriculum but to prepare them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life. We want our children to use the local area as inspiration, to learn from other cultures and to respect diversity. To that end, we have carefully selected a wide range of unique and diverse artists, craft makers and designers for children to study.
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Curriculum Examples
Artic Circle
We looked at the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights). We used a painter programme to explore colour and shape.
Cesar Manrique
We looked at how artists effect the community they live in. Cesar Manrique had an influence over the Lanzarote island community. He made lots of moving sculptures.
We made some moving 3D sculptures to put in our outdoor area.
Inukshuk Art
Inukshuk stone figures were traditionally used by the Inuit people as directional markers. An Inukshuk in the shape of a person signifies safety, hope and friendship.
We made Inukshuk models from tone and wood. We used a variety of materials and paint to make our own Inukshuk.
Sketching in the environment
We like to explore the school environment and sketch what we see over the seasons.
