Between 2014 – 2015, Oasis Silvertown School did not have a permanent premises and approached us to develop and deliver their art curriculum to students of Year 7 and in the second year to Year 7 and 8 students.
Project Manager: Trisha McCauley
Date: 2015 Year 7 students
Number of students: 80
Location: Rosetta Arts
Tutors: Monika Laskowska & Hajia Dahriu
Theme: Thinking Local Acting Global
This programme was designed for young people to explore how modern art developed through cultures influences from around the world. Western genres that were studied included American Pop Art, Pointillism, Impressionism and Modern Art. In parallel, Oceanic art, Middle Eastern artists and artworks from Africa were used as references for pottery workshops and photography classes.
Date: 2015 – 2016
Year 7 & 8 students
Number of students: 165
Locations: Britannia Primary School
Tutors: Kikis Leventis, Veronica Rowlands, Jenny Schrowder
Year 7 Theme: Sustainable and Recyclable Art
Students explored the concept of sustainable/recyclable art focussing on Art Povera and impact of these ideas and aesthetics on modern and contemporary artistic development.
Year 8 Theme: Exploring Modern Art through early 19th Century social and historical events Students explored more sophisticated visual languages in the context of world events in the early 19th Century. By focussing on the influential modernist art school movement – the Bauhaus – and the ways the movement bridged the gap between fine art, theatre, design and manufacturing, this element of the programme supported the design and technology aspect of the national curriculum.
