At Aldwickbury, art plays a key role in nurturing creativity, imagination and expression across all year groups. Our art curriculum immerses pupils in the world of visual arts, encouraging them to explore a wide range of techniques, styles and cultural influences.
From Reception to Year 8, pupils are introduced to great artists past and present, from Picasso to Banksy, as they build their practical skills and creative confidence. Lessons are enriched by gallery visits, workshops with practising artists, and opportunities to experiment with new materials and ideas.
Our art curriculum is not just about technique, it’s about problem-solving, independent thinking and understanding the world through a visual lens. All essential skills in today’s ever-changing world.
Pupils that have a passion for art are supported to build their own portfolios and showcase their work through exhibitions and competitions.
Art Curriculum Overview
The overview below provides a glimpse into our art curriculum at Aldwickbury, showing part of the rich and varied curriculum that pupils enjoy.
- Learn to recognise and use colour, line, pattern and texture
- Develop core motor and practical skills, including scissor control, drawing and painting
- Build accuracy in line, shape, texture and colour
- Explore complimentary colours and their imagination, inspired by Georges Rodrigue
- Study Klee, Matisse, Picasso and Van Gogh to expand understanding of materials and style
- Discover sculpture through the work of Henry Moore and Anthony Gormley
- Introduction to kinetic and optical art through hands-on workshops
- Learn about single point perspective, tone and detail of urban landscapes through the art of Stephen Wiltshire
- Explore upcycling and repurposing in creative food sculpting projects and studio photography
- Study tone and texture mark making through a birds of prey painting series
- Recreate and analyse famous portraits and create collaborative installations inspired by a great master
- Develop form and shading through still life work referencing Matisse and Cézanne
- Explore facial proportion and tone through self-portraits
- Study digital portraiture and self-expression using Photoshop, inspired by Maurizio Anzeri and Antonio Mora
- Create cubist still life paintings focusing on colour, composition and personal style
- Study symbolic and conceptual environmental art through the work of Banksy, Kilgast and Keyes, using AI to inspire a mixed media 3D outcome
- Develop surrealist concepts using generative film in underwater photography
Shaping Creative Thinkers
In today’s ever-changing world, art is critical to helping pupils understand visual language and navigate the new and evolving digital landscape. Our art curriculum also plays a key role in nurturing creativity and independent thinking, skills that are increasingly valuable as the ability to think creatively becomes essential in the world of work.
As pupils explore techniques and study influential artists, they develop focus, observation and problem-solving skills that support wider academic progress. The creative process encourages them to express ideas clearly, think critically, and approach challenges with originality, preparing them for future success both inside and beyond the classroom.
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