The Arts Council at Blue Gate Fields Junior School
In Year 5, we have an Arts Council where pupils meet to discuss their own art, that of their class and school, and the work of practicing artists in the wider world. Through belonging to the Arts Council, pupils are developing their skills in evaluative talk, which is an improvement goal in the school's endeavours to become Artsmark accredited.
Pupils themselves will direct the Arts Council. They may be involved in:
The Arts Council may explore big questions...
Why do we study art? What is challenging about it? What skills are we learning? How can it express our feelings? How can we represent what we see? Do we make work that is beautiful, right, impressive? How can we compare and describe what we see?
At the end of each school year, the school holds an Art Exhibition, which the Arts Council, as a new project, will be involved in curating.
Please come and look at our Exhibition book - a stunning collection of photographs which showcase the art in school.
Pupils themselves will direct the Arts Council. They may be involved in:
- blogging
- interviewing
- belonging to discussion groups
- discussing the art curriculum
The Arts Council may explore big questions...
Why do we study art? What is challenging about it? What skills are we learning? How can it express our feelings? How can we represent what we see? Do we make work that is beautiful, right, impressive? How can we compare and describe what we see?
At the end of each school year, the school holds an Art Exhibition, which the Arts Council, as a new project, will be involved in curating.
Please come and look at our Exhibition book - a stunning collection of photographs which showcase the art in school.