Burpham Primary School

Art

In Art and Design, we learn about famous artists, how to use different materials and to express ourselves creatively

Art at Burpham

At Burpham Primary School, we aim to encourage and enable 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 of our children to enjoy exciting and relevant activities and projects, which encourages extending the learning beyond the classroom. Art is for all and through our children's lessons and school projects, we aim to provide opportunities to support children's knowledge, skills and mental well being.

News and Events

Art @ the Station

Summer 2024, Year 2's project, "Blending", inspired by David Hockney, was on display at Guildford train station.

Trips and Visits

Year 1 went 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.

Key Stage 1 Drawing Assembly

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.

Key Stage 2 Drawing Assembly

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.

The Gallery

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Art at Burpham

Intent

To create confident, independent artists who can articulate and value their own and others’ creative journeys
To raise expectations of what pupils are capable of in the visual arts.
To provide a wide range of quality materials and media for pupils to build upon their understanding and skills
Experimentation, risk and innovation are encouraged and celebrated
Our focus is on the creative journey and not the outcome
Allow children to explore the work of a range of great artists, including contemporary artists, craft makers and designers ensuring a balance between genders
To present pupils with engaging opportunities to investigate and evaluate a wide range of creative outcomes from the past and present to develop a deeper understanding of many disciplines within art, craft and design and how they shape our history and future

Implementation

We follow the National Curriculum for Key Stage 1 & 2.
Children share skills of expertise with other classes and year groups to build knowledge and confidence
Teachers lead discussions and demonstrate skills. Our Teachers are not afraid to learn alongside the children demonstrating positive role models
Gallery visits are planned in both Key stage 1 and 2 in year 1 giving all our children art and craft opportunities promoting the foundations of a creative response to challenge
Children have access to a wide range of media and materials, resources are kept centrally and monitored for replenishment regularly
Children are taught to respect resources and manage risk when using tools
Children who wish to further their skills are encouraged to attend the schools ‘Drawing Drop in Club’ to meet with and work alongside children from across the school
Drawing assemblies are planned termly to give the children the opportunity to observe the work of contemporary artists and makers and to respond creatively in the moment
Whole school art projects are planned to celebrate the work of all our children

Impact

Children enjoy art and design at Burpham
Sketch books are used to record, generate, develop and practice skills and used to review and revisit ideas
Children are confident to work using a variety of techniques including drawing, painting, paper collage, printing, textiles and sculpture and are able to work with a range of materials
Children are able to work in both 2 and 3 dimensions, collaboratively and independently
Children can comment on visual images by looking, thinking, recognising, interpreting and understanding that images are a form of communication. Children can talk about their own work and suggest how they can improve on it

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?
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?
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

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