Artistic Experiences
International Dot Day - 15th September
Inspired by Peter H Reynolds thought-provoking book, our children joined thousands of others up and down the country by celebrating Dot Day with our very own artistic projects.
Year 5
Chinese Paper Cutting
To celebrate Chinese New Year, we explored some 'double happiness' traditional Chinese paper cuttings for decorating.
Past Artistic Experiences
Art Day
10 children were selected from KS2 to take part in the Embark Federation Art Day at Smalley Richardson Endowed Primary School. Children took part in two workshops focusing on portraits and illustrations.
The portrait workshop was led by artist Sophie Edwards and the illustrations workshop was led by illustrator Lucy Truman.
Wow Day
All children in school took part in large sculpting activities with Steve Porter.
Art Week
All children across school celebrated different art and artists in our art week. Children were given the opportunity to research and learn about an artist and their style of art and then recreate it in their own way.
Artists celebrated were:
Nursery – Jackson Pollock
Reception – George Seurat
Year 1 – Andy Warhol
Year 2 – Carl Warner
Year 3 – Guiseppe Arcimboldo
Year 4 – Wassily Kandinsky
Year 5 – Keith Haring
Year 6 – David Hockney