In art this half term, we have been learning about the contemporary Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama and using her work as inspiration for our own artwork. We found out that her artwork often contains lots of bright, vivid colours, repeating dot patterns and angular...
Last week, we enjoyed taking part in the Riverside Routes project 2025. We worked with a local theatre company, artist, author and an actress to create our own original story inspired by the Staithes and the Gateshead quayside so that visitors and local residents...
Today year 5 visited the Baltic museum, they have participated in a pop art creative workshop and have learnt a variety of art techniques including ink transferring, printing and tracing. They have explored the artist Andy Warhol and explored his famous art prints of...
Year 4 had a great time at the Laing Art Gallery this afternoon. They explored a variety of artists’ work and articulated what they saw visually and verbally in the gallery. The children explored how to make 2D objects look like 3D objects by using light and...
Last half term in art, we enjoyed creating artwork for our whole school Diversity art exhibition which our parents attended on the last day of school before May half term. After discussing what the word diversity meant and identifying how we are all different to one...
This half term, Year 6 have been learning about the Golden Period of Gustav Klimt. We began by looking at a range of his artwork. When we placed them in chronological order, we noticed that over time, Klimt’s artwork became less realistic and more mythical in style....