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“Creativity is God’s gift to us. Using our creativity is our gift back to God.” – Julia Cameron
Through their experience of art and design at St Joseph and St Bede, our children will be able to live out our Gospel Values and be provided with opportunities to Dream, Believe and Achieve in their learning.
Art allows us to communicate universally and so we provide our children with opportunities to be eloquent through their artwork. Visually, children will use their creative and artistic talents to express their identity and say things in a way that is truthful and memorable. Verbally, their growing artistic vocabulary will help them question and reflect on their thoughts, feelings and values, enabling them to develop a greater respect for the views and values of others.
By exploring the history of different artists and artwork, our children will become attentive and appreciative of artists’ symbolism in telling a narrative of their time. They will become wise and learned as they explore and experience using different media, practising and applying techniques. Through a wide range of artistic experiences, our children will continue to develop their curiosity about God’s world and actively develop their techniques and skills to become creative thinkers and problem solvers. They will use these skills and techniques intentionally and prophetically to explore their own ideas and values within their artwork.
Our children will be faith-filled in themselves and gain self-confidence as they explore different forms of expression, appreciate our diverse cultural heritage and gain a sense of personal identity. They will discern their decisions of how to use their artistic gifts and talents in a positive way they will be hopeful by having the courage to try new things and step into the unknown. Our children will be grateful for their artistic gifts and talents and show generosity in their practice by sharing their gifts with others. They will be able to show love and compassion not only through their work but also through their appreciation of each other’s work.
Our Art Subject Leader is Miss Chadwick.
See below for Art Latest News:
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In our art lessons, we have been carving soap sculptures in the style of Barbara Hepworth 🧼🫧 #sjsbart @kapowprimary
After working hard as sculptors this week #sjsbclass7 took their work outside to create their very own SJSB Sculpture Park using nature as the background to show off their abstract designs in the style of Barbara Hepworth @StJosephStBede #sjsbart @kapowprimary
This term #sjsbclass7 have been studying the sculptures of Barbara Hepworth and created their own double page spreads full of facts and our opinions on which of her sculptures are our favourites! We loved sharing them with @_misschadwick #sjsbart @StJosephStBede @kapowprimary
We linked the theme of Art Club @StJosephStBede tonight by thinking how St Francis expressed his love for animals. #sjsbArt
