Art & Design

At Drake, we are building a culture where art is for everyone.
We will ensure that art is a joyful, engaging and inclusive experience that provides every child with the knowledge, skills and experiences needed to develop their artistic potential and find their own identity as an artist. Children will become disciplined about their own work – striving for quality, being proud of what they do and developing the persistence to keep improving.
We will inspire children to have a curiosity for the subject and a respect for the role that art, design and craft may play in any person’s life, our community, our economy and the wider world: past, present and future.
We will support our children to develop an understanding of art and design, and the language of an artist to be able to talk knowledgeably and critically about their work and the work of others.
We will enable our children to see themselves reflected in the artists, designs and craft- makers we study, and encounter inspirational and aspirational creative works and role models that reflect the world in all its diversity.
We intend to inspire artists, designers and crafter makers of the future.

Autumn term art projects

Reception

So far this year, reception have been discovering how to mix together different colours and explored painting pictures with string. They have also used water colours to create backgrounds. 

Reception have also focused on the artist 'Giuseppe Arcimboldo'. They looked at the different foods which he used for creating portraits, talked about how these portraits made them feel and then created their own portraits in the style Arcimboldo. 

Year 2

So far this term, Year 2 have introduced the idea that artists can be collectors and explorers as they develop drawing and composition skills. They have been outside collecting sticks, leaves, flowers and more, paying close attention to how these are drawn. 

Year 3 

In year 3, children have discovered how to make drawings using charcoal that capture a sense of drama or performance. Linking to their topic, Year 3 looked at the Stone Age paintings from the Chauvet Cave in France. They then created their own charcoal cave art- handprints, wild animals, tools and settlements.

Year 4 

In year 4 they explored how artists create sequenced drawings to share and tell stories. After looking at two illustrators and exploring their work, they created comic strips to retell through drawing to retell their English hot task.
 

Year 6

Year 6 have explored how 2D drawings can be transformed to 3D objects. 

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