The themes will be taken from some of the categories and explored with practical work in each academic year. Themes will vary according to class and teacher.
Themes include Ancient, Modern, Contemporary and
Multicultural
Art KS3 skills and Processes- taught in conjunction with themes
Testing process - Initial bench mark drawing at start of year.
Drawing based progress test at the end of the year.
Drawing – tone, composition, mark making, negative space.
Sculpture – experimentation with creating 3D form including ceramics
Painting – basic colour theory and colour mixing, qualities of different types of paint including ready mix, acrylic and watercolour and application of paint
Printmaking – exploring variety of techniques and processes
Graphics including Photoshop - Basic Image manipulation
Basic dry media -pencils, coloured pencils, felt pens, chalk pastels and wax crayons
Thinking - Speaking and listening including class discussions about the work of others (both artists and other students’ work)
Evaluation and reviewing including peer and self-assessment
Understanding art concepts and context of art, craft and design with their own and other work
Written evaluation of the work of Artists, Designers and Craftspeople
Understanding of Key words
Using specialist art vocabulary including research skills – Internet art search engines, books and magazines/journals
Developing work processes – Showing progression through practice to make: Improvement in use of media, observational skills and line and tonal work.
Experimentation in media and concepts
Developing own concepts
Woking with various elements (both 2D and 3D), to make a composition
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Showing an interest in the skills and themes covered.
Make a suitable space available for making art work, a table or drawing board.
Visit museums galleries sculpture parks and exhibitions
Encourage your child to record images with photographs, collect images in a scrap book.
Engage with your child by working alongside and produce artefacts with them.
Focus on engagement with exploring curiosity.
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Literature
There are too many to mention but a good start would be with The Art Book, Phaidon.
Main Galleries London /Oxford
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Tate Britain
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Tate Modern
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Saatchi
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National Portrait Gallery
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Modern Art Oxford
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Ashmolean
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White Cube
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White Chapel
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Serpentine Gallery
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The National Gallery
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The Photographers Gallery
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The British Museum
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Royal Academy of Arts
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Hayward Gallery
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County Hall
Local Galleries
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The Old Fire Station Gallery
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The Roald Dahl Gallery
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The Lemon Grove Gallery
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The Stanley Spencer Gallery
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Jelly Legg’d Chicken
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Modern Artists Gallery
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Bohun Gallery
Famous Gallery Streets
and Studios
Annual Events and Awards
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Turner Prize
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Jerwood Prize
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Artspace
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Art 200…
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RA Summer Exhibition
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University Degree shows
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Websites
Excellent art search engines
http://www.artchive.com/
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
www.tate.org
www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk
www.npg.org.uk
www.modernartoxford.org.uk
www.ashmolean.org
www.whitecube.com
www.whitechapelgallery.org
www.serpentinegallery.org
www.nationalgallery.org.uk
www.photographersgallery.comwww.britishmuseum.org
www.royalacademy.org.uk
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
www.londoncountyhall.com
www.thelemongrovegallery.co.uk
www.stanleyspencer.org.uk
www.thejelly.wordpress.com
www.modernartistsgallery.com
www.bohungallery.co.uk
Places of Inspiration
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Burlington Arcade
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Oxfordshire Arboretum
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Camden Market
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Reading museum
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Victorian and Albert Museum
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South Hill Park Arts Centre
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River and Rowing Museum
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Pitt Rivers Museum
Television and Radio
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Radio 4 Front Row
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South Bank Show
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Culture Show
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Arena
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