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.

TES Awards #2

TES Awards #2

We were shortlisted for a TES Award for the second time in two years, for our commitment to the arts at Lansbury Lawrence. We didn't receive the trophy, but we were honoured to fly the flag for Tower Hamlets, the creative arts, and sit alongside our secondary and...

Art teacher training

Art teacher training

Last week we hosted the second art & design training day led by Lansbury Lawrence to London East Teacher Training Alliance (LETTA) trainee teachers. We have led our training in collaboration with the Whitechapel Gallery. The first session was held at the gallery,...

Kapoor Class Summer Fete!

Kapoor Class Summer Fete!

Today, Year 1 had so much fun at the Summer Fete! There was Bouncy Castles, Tattoo, Arts and Crafts and so much more! They played together and shared lots of laughter. Jethro and Caleb enjoyed playing with the bubbles. Very quickly, there was a que of children who...

Van Gogh class exploring tone

Van Gogh class exploring tone

Today in art, year 4 have been exploring tone - the lightness or darkness of an object, through observational drawing. They used pencil, pen, ink wash and charcoal to see how tone could be created. Tone helps to make an object look three-dimensional by highlighting...

Arts Council visit local exhibition

Arts Council visit local exhibition

The Arts Council visited an exhibition put on by Bow Arts at Poplar Union today. They took part in a fun workshop led by local artist, Sara Heywood, and collaborated on an installation with several local schools. The exhibition included lots of interesting projects...

Dream, Inspire, Imagine, Calm

Dream, Inspire, Imagine, Calm

These are the words the Arts Council used to describe how they wanted to feel when in our school library. They have started a new project to design some new sculptural elements for our library space. They researched the existing library space and brainstormed what the...

Rousseau’s animals

Rousseau’s animals

Year 4 have been looking very closely at the painting, Surprised by Henri Rousseau. They went to see it in the National Gallery, and were impressed by the colours and all of the detail you can see in the work if you look closely. Did you know Rousseau never actually...