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Art Vision Statement

“Art and design is not just a subject to learn, but an activity that you can practise: with your hands, your eyes, your whole personality.”  (Quentin Blake, Illustrator and Children’s Laureate).

At St. John’s, we aim to nurture and inspire all children’s creativity by exploring their ideas, recording their experiences and allowing them to use art as an outlet for their emotional wellbeing. Through our teaching, we aspire for all children to become proficient in five key skills;

  • Drawing
  • Painting
  • Sculpture
  • Collage
  • Printing

These skills are revisited throughout the children’s time with us, with diverse artists/craftspeople, periods of history and cultures being explored. We aim to provide specific and inclusive lessons to allow all children to see themselves as artists, whilst also promoting the HUMANS Framework for children to understand the world around them and the impact they can have.

We evaluate and analyse creative works using the 7 elements of art vocabulary; line, colour, value, shape, form, space and texture. The children are given time to practise these elements and apply different skills in their portfolios before creating final pieces, taking influence from the different artworks we have examined.

Once children complete a final piece, we provide the children with the opportunity to share and reflect on their artwork; by completing evaluations or hosting class galleries, so that they can share feedback and successes with each other. We also invite the school community into these school galleries, so that children can share their art journey with others.

It is important for children to recognise the real-life opportunities that art can provide; we make links between art and the industries that it can lead to in the future, by exposing children to real-life artists or experts in the field. Through our Artists’ Week, we look closely at some of the most influential artists in history, and exhibit our own artwork to the public at the annual West Bristol Arts Trail. We also offer competitions throughout the academic year, to engage children with art, beyond the classroom.

Finally, we are excited to announce that St John’s has achieved ‘Gold’ in the Artsmark Award which celebrates how we embed arts, culture and creativity across our whole curriculum, whilst proving our commitment to cultural education.

 

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