Art history

Look at art, create your own work

What: Children discover artists, styles and movements and use them as inspiration.
Where: At the participating school or lesson location.
When: The groups, lesson days and times are listed with your school's activities.
Who: A specialist teacher from Skills for Kids.

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Programme

Looking at a painting becomes more interesting when you know who made it and how. After looking, reading and listening, children get creative themselves.

Discover artists

Famous masters and lesser-known artists are featured.
Compare styles

The group discusses different ways of depicting things.
Creating your own work

Children create work in a style they have discussed or give it their own interpretation.

The teacher tailors the examples and tasks to the group.

Skills children practise here

Looking carefully
Recognising styles
Creative interpretation

For parents

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For schools

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