Art
Art at Burpham
At Burpham Primary School we aim to encourage and enable a high quality exploration of the visual arts. Our activities and projects help build skills, knowledge, experience and a sense of community, and nurture independent, creative learners right from the Early Years. We place great value on the journey, knowing that the outcome will follow. We also aim to create an atmosphere of aspiration which encourages all our children to enjoy exciting and relevant activities and projects which motivate and engage in extending the learning beyond the classroom. Trips and visits are planned to galleries and outdoor learning projects in both the Early Years and key stages 1 and 2 . Art is for all and through our children's lessons, drawing assemblies, whole school projects and clubs we aim to provide opportunities to support children's knowledge, skills and mental well being.
News and Events
My year in art galleries - I have been keeping a diary of all the art galleries and exhibitions that I have visited. Please take a look, as some of my visits might interest you! Please come and find me in the Robins if you’d like to find out more!
Trips and Visits
March 2024
Year 1 have been out and about visiting The Lightbox Gallery in Woking to complement their learning in art on sculpture and their learning in science on materials. The children had great fun making their own mini gallery spaces filled with plinths and sculptures. They also had a walk through the gallery exploring the sculptures and the materials that they are made from.
Drawing Drop In Club - The club will run every Thursday lunchtime. It is a chance to have a go at something new and develop your drawing skills! Come and find me in the Robins between 12.00-12.30pm. Everyone is welcome!
Key Stage 1 Drawing Assembly
February 2024
We explored the work of contemporary artist, sculptor and painter Romero Britto. Romero was born in Brazil and creates pop up style pieces that are colourful and bold. Romero Britto aims through his art to share happiness and joy to all. He has worked with popular brands such as Disney and Coco-Cola. We had a go at spreading some love and happiness through drawing hearts and patterns during the assembly.
July 2023
Today year 1 and 2 experienced their second drawing assembly. They bought with them their sketchbooks and explored how drawing can help share our emotions when finding the right words is tricky. We looked at the way artists express the way they are feeling through colour and shapes and then had a go at communicating the feelings happy and sad through drawing.
Key Stage 2 Drawing Assembly
February 2024
Romero Britto (born October 6, 1963) is a Brazilian artist, painter, screen printer, and sculptor. He combines elements of cubism, pop art, and graffiti painting in his work. Britto has created a visual language of hope and happiness that is relatable to all, inspiring millions. Self-taught at an early age, Britto painted on scraps of paper or cardboard or any medium. Romero's aim is to share his work with all not restrict it to just the rich. His work is easily identified by the use of bight colours and patterns. Years 3-6 spent time responding to his work as a large group.
Summer 2023
Years 3, 5 and 6 explored the work of artist Rachel Jones. She is a young artist from London who works using bold colours to represent her emotions. The children all had the opportunity to draw their own feelings in response.
Child's voice - "I felt relaxed while drawing and got into my own zone"
Spring 2023
Key stage 2 explored the work of contemporary artist Ruth Allen, they found out how to draw buildings in a continuous line. They used their sketchbooks to build their skills and then got to work designing their own buildings . The children were immersed in their drawings!
Trips and Visits - 2024
Year 1 are looking forward to their visit to the Lightbox Gallery in March to look at how sculptors use materials.
The Gallery
EYFS
Mark -making with found objects
Year 1
Printing
Year 2
Observational drawing
Year 3
Cave art
Year 4
Supersized jewellery
Year 5
Sketchbook exploration
Year 6
What does art mean to me?
Art at Burpham
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DfE Purpose of study
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.
DfE 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, architects and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work.
DfE 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 sketchbooks to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas
- to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing and painting and sculpture with a range of materials
- about great artists, architects and designers in history.
Supporting Your Child with Art
Tips to develop your child's love of art at home
- Create a workspace - select a spot in your home to make art; tables can be covered and protected to allow your child to have a workspace.
- Gather materials - save everything from recycling materials for junk modelling, wrapping paper, ribbons, newspaper and magazines to found natural materials from the garden or from a walk.
- Talk about artwork - share your thoughts and opinions on what you see around you and encourage your child to do the same. Discuss what you like about the illustrations in books that you read together. The more you look the more you see!
What do you see? Take a moment, look again. What do you see now? Has it changed? Why?
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Describe the: Textures you see in the art work. What colours you see in the artwork. Which area of the artwork stands out to you the most? Why? What does the artwork make you think of? What emotion / mood does it make you feel? Close your eyes and describe the artwork from memory. What do you remember? What adjectives would you use to describe this artwork? If this artwork had sound effects what would they be and why? How was this piece of art created? If this artwork was a piece of music or a song, what would it be? Why? What title would you give this artwork?
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Display your child's work - celebrate their creations
- Explore museums and galleries - below is a list of local galleries to visit:
- The Watts Gallery - Down Lane, Compton, Guildford GU3 1DQ https://www.wattsgallery.org.uk/home/
- Guildford House Gallery - 155 Highstreet, Guildford GU1 3AJ https://www.guildford.gov.uk/guildfordhouse The Lightbox - Chobham Road, Woking, GU21 4AA https://www.thelightbox.org.uk/pages/category/exhibitions
The Sunbury Gallery, The Walled Garden, Thames Street, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6AB https://www.sunburygallery.org/
- Book List -
The Noisy Paint Box – The Colours and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art – Barb Rosenstock
Katie and the Starry Night/Katie’s Water Lily Pond – James Mayhew
We are artists – Women who made their Mark on the World – Kari Herbert
Bansky Grafftied Walls and Wasn’t Sorry / Yayoi Kusama – Covered Everything in Dots and Wasn’t Sorry – Fausto Gilberti
The Dot – Peter H Reynolds
Little People Big Dreams Frida Kahlo/Coco Channel/Pablo Picasso – Maria Isabel Sanchez
Websites
https://artsandculture.google.com/ - an amazing resource to look at artists work
www.tate.org.uk/art - Tate Kids, play, make, explore and share art
www.toytheater.com - Fun animation stations
https://artuk.org/ – Art UK
https://www.nga.gov/education/kids.html – National Gallery of Art – kids zone!
https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/families The Victoria and Albert Museum
