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.
Arts Council visit Poplar Union exhibition
The Arts Council went to visit a very special exhibition at Poplar Union, featuring some of our work. The Learning Dispositions project, with artist Tom Berry, is nearly complete! We got to look at our final designs and the work of other local schools, who have also...
Lichtenstein at the Courtauld Gallery
The Courtauld Gallery is home to one of the world's great art collections, located in the historic setting of Somerset House in central London. The collection includes paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, and decorative arts ranging from the medieval...
Full Steam Ahead!
Today, everyone at Lansbury Lawrence participated in STEAM day to celebrate British Science Week. Every class hosted a workshop to inspire and get the pupils involved in Science. There was a range of workshops such as volcano making, lava lamp making, salt painting,...
Celebrating STEAM Day
Welcome, curious minds, to a celebration of wonder, discovery, and the boundless realm of science! As we embark on this journey of exploration, we're diving headfirst into the excitement of Science Week. It's a time when classrooms buzz with the thrill of experiments....
Learning the grid method
Hadid Class learnt a new drawing method today, normally reserved for secondary school pupils. At Lansbury Lawrence, we like to challenge ourselves! We learnt about the grid method technique, where you can copy an image using a framework of squares to guide you. We...
Arts Council exploring our Learning Dispositions
The Arts Council have begun visually exploring our school learning dispositions with artist, Tom Berry. They explored what reflective, resilient, curious, articulate and imaginative mean, and how an image could interpret those definitions. This work will inspire new...
Draped Seated Woman by Henry Moore
Hokusai Class braved the cold today to go and explore the public art at Canary Wharf. We wanted to see one very special sculpture - Draped Seated Woman by Henry Moore. The sculpture is big and looks different depending on where you are standing to look at it. We...
Hamilton Class love learning and Christmas
The children are using their fine motor skills to mark make. Marking making starts with drawings, scribbles and then using the letters of the alphabet and finally using their phonics to write words and their names. Gross Motor skills support fine motor skills The...
William Morris
Did you know William Morris was born in Walthamstow, East London? Year 4 have been learning about the artist and designer this half term. He had a love of nature, and this was reflected in his beautiful pattern work. He became very famous for his wallpaper patterns...
Islamic Art
Year 6 have been learning about Early Islamic Civilisation. In art, we have been looking at the work of contemporary artist, Zarah Hussain. Hussain is an artist who lives and works in London, and who has been inspired by her heritage and the geometric patterns of...