This year our arts week won’t be as we had planned but that doesn’t mean that

whilst at home you can’t all try to be creative, try something new, learn about

artists or exhibit your work to an audience! We have seen from photos on the

different year group blogs that Bure Park children are full of creativity so we are

looking to see what you can do this week.

‘Home is where the art is’ is a chance for you (and your family) to experiment, ex-

plore and create with what you have to hand...in your home, outdoors when doing

your daily exercise. It’s about opening your eyes and opening your mind.

In this pack we will provide you with some ideas of activities that you could do/try,

artists that you could research and some useful links. We are not expecting you to

buy materials for this...use what you have at home, with permission!

When you have created your works please submit them to the class email address

by FRIDAY 22nd MAY. These will then be used to create a presentation that will

be shared via email. These images need to be of your artwork, with your first

name and class number visible. Try and make the photos of your artwork as clear

as possible. We won't be including any photos with you in as we would like your work

to be the focus. If you send photos in including yourself then we will use these on

the blog, if we have permission to do so, but we won't use them in the arts week

film.

We look forward to seeing your creations.

The Arts Committee

Useful tips/Guidance

The focus of this week is creativity and there are a wealth of re-

sources online to support/inspire all ages. You might look at some of

the ideas and think that they are too easy/hard, well they can all be

adapted...it’s about making it your own!

You could work with a grown-up and produce collaborative art-a

combined piece. You could record your process as a poster (like a

sketch book page-see end of this pack for more information on this);

as annotated photographs; it is entirely up to you.

The only ‘wish’ we have is for you to enjoy this! No pressure, just see

where your creativity takes you.

Some useful websites for ideas and information about artists:

www.pinterest.co.uk

www.twinkl.co.uk

www.tate.org.uk/kids

www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize

www.firstdiscoverers.co.uk/early-years-painting-activities-ideas/

https://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/

There are many museums/art galleries offering virtual tours

including:

www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/virtual-tours/google-virtual-tour

www.touristtube.com/Things-to-do-in-Paris/Musee-d-Orsay-360

www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern

www.warhol.org/warhol-at-home/

Colour Activities

What is your favourite colour? Why?

Create a picture just using your favourite colour

Collect objects of a given colour-take a photograph.

Do this again for a different colour. Put the photos

together to show the variety different shades and

tones.

Go on a colour scavenger hunt and create a poster

to show the different colours your have found. You

could use the sheet on the following page.

Colour in nature: Take photos of colours that cap-

ture you-that make you stop and look.

Artists that you could look at

Piet Mondrian

Mark Rothko

Paul Klee

Jackson Pollock

Wassily Kandinsky

Check out ‘Colour Chaos’ on Twinkl @ www.twinkl.co.uk

For the unit plan with lots of information and ideas.

Www.pinterest.co.uk is always worth a look for

creative ideas.

Have a go at working in the style of one of the

artists.

Think about what inspires you about that artist,

what you will do and what you will use.

The children in Year 2-Year 6 have been working on de-

veloping their own sketch books for projects, they could

do this and present it as a poster.

Paul Klee Mark Rothko

Images from www.pinterest.co.uk

Images from www.pinterest.co.uk

A walk on the wild side!

Let the natural world inspire you. This could be plants,

animals, minibeasts. It could be something you have

seen whilst out walking/in your garden, something

from books, a film or online.

You could research how famous artists have used your

theme to inspire them.

The Snail

Henri Matisse

Look at books and use these as an inspiration.

Use found materials

Images from www.pinterest.co.uk

Toilet roll challenge!

There are lots of ‘toilet roll’ art ideas online and this

challenge was set by the Pinkfoot art gallery, which

we thought we could add to.

Challenge: Create a piece of 3D art using a toilet roll.

This could be a painting/drawing on a toilet roll or us-

ing a toilet roll to create a sculpture...be as creative

as you can! Remember to take photos of your work.

Here are some examples from Pinterest:

Images from www.pinterest.co.uk

Doodle away!

Doodling is an important way for children and adults to

relax, stay focused, grasp new concepts, retain infor-

mation, think creative thoughts, improve memory, and

achieve better health-not the waste of time it was

once thought to be!

Challenge: Create and develop a doodle page/piece of

art

Think about how you could turn your doodles into a

piece of work that you would like to share with others.

Check out Joe’s website. He is 10 years old and known

as ‘The Doodle Boy’

https://www.thedoodleboy.co.uk/

Look at the Tate Gallery’s section for children to find

out more about doodling: https://www.tate.org.uk/

kids/explore/top-5/top-5-doodles

Explore the work of Jon Burgerman at https://

www.jonburgerman.com/

Food glorious food!

Use artists like Arcimboldo Giuseppe to inspire your

creations:

What could you use to create a portrait?

Who will the portrait be?

You could use tins of food, like Andy Warhol to inspire your

work or sweets, like Sarah Graham. Could you work in the

style of one of these artists?

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol Sarah Graham

What will you create?

Images taken from Pinterest.co.uk

Images from www.pinterest.co.uk

Amazing animation!

Look at examples of animated films/cartoons that you

enjoy. What is it that you like about them? How are

the characters created?

Look at illustrations in books-which illustrators do you

like? Why?

Have a go at drawing/tracing your characters that

interest you.

You could:

Create your own character

Create a storyboard for your character

Create a comic strip

Research an artist who works in this style.

Crystal Kung (artist)

Quentin Blake

Korky Paul

Anthony Browne

Inko Ai Takita

Images from www.pinterest.co.uk

Creative Camera!

With permission, use a camera (could be on a phone/

iPad) and create a piece of art. You could capture a

moment, a feeling and use editing tools on your device.

You could create an image like those created by Ger-

man artist Jan Von Hollenben:

Change an image.

You could use tools on your device to edit and image or

layer images to create a photo collage.

Try using photos from magazines to create your art.

Images from www.pinterest.co.uk Examples of sketch book pages

The following pages are taken from: https://www.tts-group.co.uk/blog/2017/

08/08/use-sketchbooks-gomersal-primary-school.html

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

A sketch book is a place where children can freely express, create, develop and

learn. It is a place for them to record their ideas and show their journey. At

home this could look like a poster. It would be great to see what has inspired

you and how you have developed that idea into a piece of art. This can include

photos, drawings/sketches, printouts, clips from magazines/comics, food

wrappers, labels etc.

Taken from Pinterest.co.uk

Artist Study

Name:

Artist:

Draw something that reminds you of

the art ist or st ick an image here.

3 interesting things you’ve

learned about this artist:

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3. .

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In which art period was

this artist most famous?

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Describe one artwork from this artist:

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How does this artwork make you feel? Why do you like it?

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The above information is taken from www.twinkl.co.uk. It offers guidance on

how you could research an artist. This is aimed at older children but their might

be elements that you could include on your ‘sketch book’ poster.

Be yourself, your own artist...you are the one that needs to be happy with the

outcome. You cannot fail...but you can succeed, if you try.

So, just some reminders about the week.

Keep up with daily reading

Keep up with daily times table/number bond work

If possible, get your grown-ups involved; we would love to see their work

too!

Share your journey (poster) as well as your creations. Some of you may well

have more than one creation. You can look at more than one artist.

Y2-Y6, we would like to see an artist research page. It is up to you how you

do this-there is an example in the pack.

Most importantly…be creative and ENJOY!

Work needs to be emailed to your class email address by FRIDAY 22nd May

Have fun!

The Arts Committee