Years 7 & 8 Curriculum - Art

‘Art, craft and design embodies 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’. (KS3 National Curriculum)

Across Key Stage 3 students are introduced to a wide range of art, craft and design media and processes through a variety of themes.  All students build upon these skills throughout Year 7 and into Year 8 in line with the Art, Craft and Design KS3 National Curriculum.

 

Year 7

In Year 7, students produce three projects which explore a variety of themes/sources and media.  Students are introduced to artists/sources who produce work around the same theme, developing an understanding of why/how the artist creates their work. They then use this to inform their own ideas and develop these to an outcome.

Term

Project

Medium

Artist/Sources

Autumn

Personal Possessions

Drawing, Painting techniques, Colour Theory

Fauvists/Matisse

Morandi

Van Gogh

Spring

Mini Exploratory Projects

Under The Sea, Fish, Art Inspired by Islam, Bugs

Ceramics, Painting, Mixed Media, Oil Pastel

Amy Daniels

Dianne Lublinski

Kelly Stanford

Mosques and Islam

Summer

Identity

Painting, Drawing, Typography, Mixed Media

Peter Blake

Pop Art

 

Year 8

In Year 8, students build upon the skills they have learned/developed across Year 7.  They continue to explore different themes and analyse the work of artists, designers, and craftspeople to inform their ideas and develop further to produce personalised outcomes.

Term

Project

Medium

Artist/Sources

Autumn

Buildings and Architecture

Drawing, Printing

Paul Catherall

Spring

Mini Exploratory Projects

Typography, Mexican Day of the Dead, Birds

Ceramics, Mixed Media

Mexican Day of the Dead

Good Wives and Warriors

Abby Diamond

Artist of Students Choice

Summer

Portraits

Drawing, Painting & Mixed Media

Louis Jover

Andrea Costantini

Liam Barr

 

Enquiries to:

Mrs Self – Subject Leader: Art & Design (k.self@brookfield.hants.sch.uk)