St Mary's Church of England School
Nurturing Creative Thinkers

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St Mary's CE Primary School,
Kendal Road,Kirkby Lonsdale,
Cumbria LA6 2DN

Art and Design

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Our entry for The Comic Art Festival in Kendal. We designed a window display for Charlie’s Cafe. We didn’t win the competition but we had a great time making our display and visiting the cafe to see the results. 
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We visited Manchester City Art Gallery as part of a trip. We focused on ‘Work’ by Ford Madox Brown. The painting is full of detail and story with so much to consider.
 
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HRH Countess of Wessex visits our art display at the Westmorland Show

The Queen’s Jubilee was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and make crowns.

As a school, we are deeply indepted to Bob, a very special artist, who often pops into school to inspire our children. In June, 2022, he worked with our Year 6 children to create work based on Sunflowers, which will be displayed at the Westmorland Show. The children used their sketchbooks to explore their subject and then used plaster and a variety of colour mediums to creat these vibrant works. Bob will return to school, in the new year to work with each year group.

Art Club, held on Monday and Friday lunchtimes, became another place to explore the theme of Sunflowers, ready for the Westmorland Show. With lots of time to explore, Year 5 spent weeks perfecting french knots and using a variety of wools and cottons to explore vibrant colours and textures.
Easter, 2023
Each class created their own crosses to help us celebrate Easter at St Mary’s Church.

In art we encourage children to develop their artistic and creative abilities within the whole of the creative curriculum and cross curricular areas. We ensure the children experience a wide range of opportunities to develop a breadth of art techniques and skills.  They are also encouraged to plan and to manipulate a range of materials so that they can develop skill and originality.  Children are encouraged to evaluate and appreciate their own work and the work of others in order to develop their appreciation of the arts. We are committed to the wider development of young people and encourage collaborations with professional artists and art organisations.

Purpose of study

Aims

The National Curriculum for art and design aims to ensure that all pupils:

Art, craft and design embody some of the highest forms of human creativity. A high-quality art and design education should engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design. As pupils progress, they should be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of art and design. They should also know how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.

  • produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences
  • become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques
  • evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design
  • know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.

Attainment targets

By the end of each key stage, pupils are expected to know, apply and understand the matters, skills and processes specified in the relevant programme of study.

Key stage 1
Pupils should be taught:

  • to use a range of materials creatively to design and make products
  • to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
  • to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
  • about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work.

Key stage 2
Pupils should be taught to develop their techniques, including their control and their use of materials, with creativity, experimentation and an increasing awareness of different kinds of art, craft and design.

Pupils should be taught:

  • to create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas
  • to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials (e.g. pencil, charcoal, paint, clay)
  • about great artists, architects and designers in history.

Our Curriculum

What do our Children think? (Pupil Voice)

Our Art and Design Curriculum

 Autumn 1Autumn 2Spring 1Spring 2Summer 1 Summer2
Year 1This is Me DrawingOnce Upon
a Time
Printing 
 Wild at Heart Textiles 
Year 2 Polar Regions
3D Modelling
 Our Local
Area
Collage
  Seaside
Painting
Year 3Natural Disasters DrawingStone Age to Iron Age Painting  Romans
Collage
 
Year 4Kensuke’s Kingdom Printing  USA Road Trip TextilesThe Greeks
3D Modelling  
 
Year 5India
Textiles  
  Egypt Collage Vikings Drawing 
Year 6The Victorians Printing Trade
Painting
 

3D Modelling

Printing

Year 6 have explored Printing by developing a scrapbook page with their ideas.

In Year 6 we tested clay as a medium for printing … with some positive results. We also created imprints on clay using natural materials to great effect. 

Year 6 used Gel plates to create these multi-layered prints. Each one is individual and unique.

Collage

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Staff Development in Collage

The staff at St Mary’s have also had a go at exploring the creative possibilities of Collage. With the help of Bob from Bob on Paintings we spent time exploring colour and shape, layering and arranging.

Painting

The children in Year 3 have been working with the professional artist, Bob from Bob-on-Paintings to explore paint and painting. They have explored shade and tone by adding water. Here they are exploring mixed media, layering paint, pens and weaving to create a calendar for the new year.

With the help of Bob, Year 3 explored the work of artist, Sophie Abbott and observed how she used paint to create a textural finish which allowed her to create vivid landscapes. Bob was so pleased with Year 3’s work that he got in touch with Sophie Abbott, who replied and offered the children an online tour of her workshop. WOW!

Painting Valentine’s hearts with Bob, in Reception.

Drawing

The wonderful Bob, from Bob on Paintings, has been working in Year 1, exploring their topic, ‘This is Me.’ As a local practising artist, Bob is a great inspiration for the children. To improve the children’s drawing skills, they have been looking really closely and carefully at eyes.

Textiles

Sewing Club in Year 5

Printing on textiles with Bob. The children used the work of Jasper Johns as an inspiration, helping to elevate their topic on the USA.

Year 4 worked with Bob to explore printing on fabric using Gelli

Mrs Day Recommends:

https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_do_schools_kill_creativity?language=en

This is one especially for parents and those interested in education. One of our core school values is to nurture creative thinkers. I try to watch this TED talk at regular intervals to inspire and remind me of the power of creativity in education. The great Sir Ken Robinson, reminds us of how creativity allows our children to flourish as they progress through our education system.

https://www.tate.org.uk/kids

This is an enormous resource, exploring art and artists. It allows you to play games, explore art in a massive variety of forms and also allows you to upload your own work.

https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/whatson/walker-art-gallery/exhibition/tudors-passion-power-and-politics#section–the-exhibition

This Summer (2022), I’ll be heading to The Walker Art Gallery for an exhibition of Tudor portraits.

http://www.grizedalesculpture.org/sculpture

Grizedal Forest offers a feast for the local sculpture lover… and an amazing adventure playground!

https://saltsmill.org.uk/

I recently visited Salts Mill in Bradford to view the diverse work of David Hockney. It was stunning…but so was the shopping, the cafes and the best book shop ever!

https://www.npg.org.uk/

This Summer (2023), I hope to be visiting the remodelled National Portrait Gallery

https://www.worldofwedgwood.com/

I recently visited Stoke-on-Trent for a tour around the potteries. A visit to The Wedgewood Museum was a highlight, especially the tea room!

Next on my list is an exhibition of the work of Albrecht Durer, in Manchester. I’m looking forward to seeing his woodcuts and etchings, produced over 500 years ago.

https://www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/upcomingexhibitions/albrechtdurersmaterialworld/