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Prep Art Program Safari though Africa This term students will develop a range of skills while manipulating two and three dimensional materials to create series of artworks inspired by the art, crafts

1 Prep Art Program Safari though Africa This term students will develop a range of skills while manipulating two and three dimensional materials to create series of artworks inspired by the art, crafts and cultures of Africa. A main focus for this term is developing their fine motor skills when exploring textiles. In the first project, students will make a beaded doll based on the traditional dolls from South Africa. They will use basic beading skills to make the face, hair and embellish their doll. Looking at traditional African huts, students use dry pastels to make their African grassland. They will learn how to make a horizon line that divides the sky and land. They will use a range of interesting collage papers to make their hut and draw an umbrella tree with charcoal. An important focus of this unit is exploring traditional arts and crafts of African cultures. Students will look at the incredible bead crafts of the Masaii and Samburu tribes in Kenya. Each grade will make a beaded tree, to be displayed at our end of year celebration. They will investigate the colour and patternmaking strategies to arrange their beads.

YEAR 1 Art Program Looking at Modern Art This Term students will learn to make use of a range of skills while they create artworks inspired by famous Modern Artworks.

2 YEAR 1 Art Program Looking at Modern Art This Term students will learn to make use of a range of skills while they create artworks inspired by famous Modern Artworks. They will make connections between the styles, techniques and processes. Modern art refers to a time in history when artists started thinking about creating works of art in ways that were new, fresh, and different from the way art had been done before. In the first project, they will look at Picasso s series of cubist artworks based on a violin. They will observe how he changed what he saw using line and shape to show movement. They will collage A3 page with newspaper strips, then make an observational drawing of a guitar. They will trace over this image with black permanent marker and then use watercolour paints to add elements of colour to the guitar and background. Forming basic understanding of the principles of cubism. They will explore shape and experiment with bold watercolour and pastel to create a work using rich colours and shapes basing their design on Franz Marc s iconic painting called The Blue horse. Looking at different strategies to draw a horse, students trace over their design with black permanent marker and then use watercolour pastels to fill in bold colours for the horse and the background. They will explore the qualities of watercolour pastels and how to use different size brushes to apply the paint. Finally, students will explore 3 key artworks by Kandinsky. They will use this exploration to create a class tree to be displayed at our end of year celebration. They will investigate circular shapes and colour relationships.

3 YEAR 2 Art Program Starry Starry Night This term, students will develop further skills in making both two and three-dimensional artworks. They will learn that Art exists in process as much as in finished artistic products. Paintings by Vincent Van Gogh will be the starting point to explore techniques in painting, drawing and sculpture. Painting processes will be investigated in the first project inspired by Van Gogh s Starry Night. They will learn basic principles of colour mixing by making shades and hues of blue and purple. They will collage the background using squares and rectangles to create a swirly night sky. They will draw a small town and a tree and add paint by experimenting with directional brushstrokes. Students will be introduced to perspective as a design element, when making a drawing of a chair in a room. They look at Van Gogh s painting of his art studio and discuss how he made space and distance in the room. Using basic two-point perspective, students draw a room with a large chair in the foreground. They add colour elements with bright and vibrant food dyes. Looking at Van Gogh s famous painting of sunflowers, students will create a class tree to be displayed at our end of year celebration. They will investigate shapes and colour relationships. They will experiment with the application of paint and make collage sunflowers to decorate their tree.

Year 3 Art Program Iconic Australian Art This Term students will be focusing on developing their ability to plan, design and construct two dimensional and three-dimensional art works inspired by

They will improve their drawing skills, when they make a drawing of Ned Kelly based on these paintings.

4 Year 3 Art Program Iconic Australian Art This Term students will be focusing on developing their ability to plan, design and construct two dimensional and three-dimensional art works inspired by significant Australian artists. The first project is inspired by Sidney Nolan s paintings of Ned Kelly. The will read a short narrative text about the bushranger in class. They will improve their drawing skills, when they make a drawing of Ned Kelly based on these paintings. They will explore colour relationships when they make a drawing in pencil texta and charcoal and another composition using oil pastel and ink wash for the background. Charles Blackman is an influential Australian artist who completed a series of paintings inspired by Alice through the looking glass. These works recapture the fantasy of the story with colour and symbolism. They will draw their own mad hatters tea party, the will be introduced to basic principles of perspective and how to create space and distance in a picture plane. They will explore how Charles Blackman distorts space and distance and the size relationships of his characters to convey the dreamlike experience of Alice in Wonderland. In the early 1970 s, one of the greatest Australian art movements began in a small western desert community called Papunya. Students will look at these significant dot paintings by indigenous artists. They will look at the symbolism for community, gatherings and stories of country. They will incorporate some of this symbolism into their class tree to be displayed at our end of year celebration. They will explore colour, symbolism and patternmaking strategies.

Year 4 Art Program The Art of China This Term will develop a range of skills while manipulating two and three- dimensional materials to create series of artworks inspired by the art and culture of

5 Year 4 Art Program The Art of China This Term will develop a range of skills while manipulating two and three- dimensional materials to create series of artworks inspired by the art and culture of China. In the first project, students will draw a panda, they will use black ink to make bamboo and make a red print in the right bottom hand side following brush-painting traditions to complete their design. The Terracotta Army is a part of a massive burial tomb built for Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. Students will look at photos of over 8,000 life size statues of soldiers. Students will study these sculptures and make clay figures based on their observations using basic hand building techniques. Developing their skills in calligraphy, students will make a Chinese lantern tree to be displayed at our end of year celebration using a range of collage and calligraphy techniques.

Year 5/6 Art Program Who am I? This term, Year 6 students will begin photographic journey in Art as they experience their last term in primary school.

They will explore the meaning and purpose of photos and discuss who is the audience. Selfportraits are extremely popular, even among the world s most renowned photographers and artists.

6 Year 5/6 Art Program Who am I? This term, Year 6 students will begin photographic journey in Art as they experience their last term in primary school. This project will develop their skills to plan, refine, create and present artworks both independently and collaboratively. They will take photographic self-portraits. They will explore the meaning and purpose of photos and discuss who is the audience. Selfportraits are extremely popular, even among the world s most renowned photographers and artists. These photos will be the basis of two art works. Students will be introduced to a range of portraits from artists at this years Archibald prize. The Archibald Prize, first awarded in 1921, is Australia s favourite art award, and one of its most prestigious. Awarded to the best portrait painting, it s a who s who of Australian culture from politicians to celebrities, sporting heroes to artists. Students will look at a selection of portraits and vote for their favourite artwork. Students will attempt to interpret the message/meaning of viewed artwork and how the artist has captured the personality of their subject in their portrait. These artworks will become inspiration for the students own designs in Year 6. Using permanent markers, collage and mixed media, students will create two portraits based on the photos. They will select their favourite composition, this self-portrait be exhibited in class displays for their graduation ceremony. Our Year 6 art leaders will become curators for this exhibition: mounting, selecting and organizing the work. Year 5 will create a self-portrait; using an IPad app they will edit, enhance and look at the expressive qualities of their image. They will evaluate these apps and explore their design focusing on colour and value. Class trees will be developed for the end of year celebration. Each grade will be given a series of design exploration possibilities; they will collaborate and develop their own tree. They will develop style, techniques and roles of each member of their class. A design team will be created; this group will be in charge of the design, execution and display of their class creation.

Expressive Arts Curriculum Map

Expressive Arts Curriculum Map Art Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5 Term 6 Year 7 Baseline Lettering and perspective Portraiture and mark-making Continuous line portraits. Matisse Keith Haring Formal