Art Curriculum

Art at Five Spires Academy

Statement of Intent

Art Skills Vocabulary Significant Artists Media & Materials

Purpose of Study

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. Pupils should be able to think critically and develop a rigorous understanding of art and design. They should know how art and design reflect and shape our history and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.

Who is the Five Spires Artist?

The Five Spires Artist can evaluate and analyse other artists’ work (including those that have shaped and influenced Britain and the wider world) and can use this to develop their own personal style. They can confidently critique art and design works using appropriate artistic language and understand the cultural and historical development of different art forms. The Five Spires Artist is proficient in using a wide range of media and materials to create their own artwork and can master a range of skills and techniques from process to product.

Art Curriculum Rationale

Purposeful, engaging learning opportunities encourage artistic development;
Objectives across all strands revisited and embedded within and across year groups and key stages to ensure cumulative fluency;
Repeated exposure to a wide range of media and materials to allow for mastery of techniques over time;
Deliberate focus on influential artists, craft makers and designers to ensure exposure to the highest-quality arts and crafts.

Documents

Whole School Curriculum Map - Art

Subject Sequence - Art

National Curriculum Requirements of Art:

Key stage 1

Pupils should be taught:

to use a range of materials creatively to design and make products
to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
to develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form and space
about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work

Key Stage 2

Pupils should be taught to develop their techniques, including their control and their use of materials, with creativity, experimentation and an increasing awareness of different kinds of art, craft and design.

Pupils should be taught:

to create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas
to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay.
about great artists, architects and designers in history.

Art Mini-Missions & Artists Studied at Five Spires Academy - A Snapshot of Culturally Diverse British Artists

Year 1

Lost and Found - Sarah Kwan

The Snowman

Once Upon a Poem

Great Britain, Great Britons - Yinka Ilori

Year 2

Rainbow Fish - Frank Bowling

The Polar Express

Once Upon a Poem

Great Britain, Great Britons - Sonia Boyce

Year 3

Charlie Small

The Snow Queen - Brianna McCarthy

Once Upon a Poem

Great Britain, Great Britons - Lubaina Himid

Year 4

Augustus and his Smile - Hokusai

The Nutcracker

Once Upon a Poem

Great Britain, Great Britons - Chila Kumari Burman

Year 5

Tuesday

The Ice Bear

Once Upon a Poem - Yayoi Kusama

Great Britain, Great Britons - The Singh Twins

Year 6

Leon and the Place Between

Narnia

Once Upon a Poem - Dean Atta and Ben Conners

Great Britain, Great Britons - Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid DBE RA