Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.

Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973

Artist

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.

Young London Print Prize Winners

Young London Print Prize Winners

During the half term, we had the absolute pleasure of attending the announcement of the Young London Print Prize winners at the famous Piccadilly lights, in central London. Out of over 2000 entries, Afsana in year 6 was the 1st prize winner! Her beautiful artwork,...

Articulation

Articulation

Being articulate is one of our Learning Dispositions at Lansbury Lawrence. Today in art, year 6 developed skills in describing what they could see clearly, and then confidently sharing why they arranged certain artworks together. Working with a partner, one person had...

Mark-making

Mark-making

Year 1 had their very first trip to the art studio this week. They enjoyed working in their new sketchbooks. They explored the different marks they can make with paint, using tools other than a paintbrush. They used a cotton bud - it made 'dots and lines'. They used a...

Collagraphy

Collagraphy

Collagraphy is a versatile printing process in which a textured plate is inked up and put through a press. Hadid class made their own collagraph printing plates today, based on the architecture of their class artist - Zaha Hadid. They looked at Hadid's architecture,...

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Arts Council have been working with Heather Libson, an artist from Bow Arts, over the past few weeks to transform our library space. They thought about their favourite books from childhood, and The Very Hungry Caterpillar was a book that everyone had very fond...