Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.
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. National Curriculum for Art & Design, purpose of study
Here is a short film we made for ArtUK about the sculpture, Draped Seated Woman (Old Flo) by Henry Moore. The sculpture is particularly important to our community within Tower Hamlets.
Where in the World?
Year 3 have been learning all about Ancient Civilisations this half term, and have been exploring where those civilisations were around the world. In art today, we explored the world further, through using antique printing plates. Last week, year 3 created backgrounds...
A day of art in Hamilton Class.
This week we were visited by Bow Arts. The children had a great day getting creative.
Steam Day in Hadid Class
Art - Spring has sprung. Hadid class took to the great outdoors to create some wonderful water-colours of our gorgeous garden area. Engineering - What a sticky situation! Combining teamwork with spaghetti and marshmallows, Hadid class raced to see who could build the...
Greek Clay Pots
Kahlo Class had such a fun time working with clay yesterday morning. The children sculpted and moulded the clay in the shape of Ancient Greek pots and vases. Thank you Mrs Sellens for helping us! Everyone worked in pairs to create a pot We used water, sculpting tools...
Henry Moore Maquettes
Henry Moore was one of the most significant British artists of the twentieth century. He often made maquettes (small models) before he went on to make his large sculptural forms. Hokusai Class collaborated with a partner to make their own plaster maquettes inspired by...
Sew Amazing!
Over the past few weeks, year 6 have been focussing on developing their textile skills. They practised running stitch, back stitch, cross stitch and satin stitch. They also challenged themselves creatively, to think of a design incorporating embroidery and...
Picasso inspired birds by Art Club
Art Club has been working on sculptures inspired by Picasso's birds for the past few weeks. They made plaster maquette's before painting them using acrylic. The whole process has taken time and allowed reflection between each session. Today they named their sculptures...
The arts at Lansbury Lawrence
We were very pleased to have been asked to take part in a Researching Arts in Primary Schools research project led by the University of Nottingham. We were selected because we offer an exceptional arts education to our children. This is something we are very proud of....
Anyone need a seat? 🪑
Recently, year 3 have been using some of their wider curriculum lessons to hone their art and design skills. They've been getting stuck in - and their hands dirty - as they created a piece of furniture for the Festival of Britain. Our works in progress: "First we...
Which Way Now?
Reception are embarking on a creative fieldwork project to explore our local community. Small groups of children are going out with adults and are being asked, Which Way Now? We are going on journeys around school that are led by the children. We are stopping to look...