Curriculum Enhancement
Funky Art House can develop projects relating to particular school topics or curriculum areas. We are also available for arts week and enrichment week. Please contact funky Art House for more in depth information on the above suggestions or to discuss your own ideas further. Call Jo on 07954363467 or email art@funkyarthouse.co.uk. See below for past Curriculum Enharncement workshop and suggested ideas.
Case study
Swainswick Primary School - Bath. May 2010
Curriculum Enhancement Project . As part of Larkhall festival in Bath Funky Art House worked with years 3 and 4 children to design and create a fantastic funky eco bag to take home. Children explored sea life imagery to create and decorate a canvas bag to use again and again as a their school bag, to hold their football kit or for shopping. Children were encouraged to make connections between environmental issues with using plastic bags and the impact on sea life. The workshop was a great success with a lively discussion on environmental issues and each pupil produced a brilliant piece of useful art.
Ideas for curriculum enharnsment workshops:-
Environmental Art
Paint a plant pot and plant a seed, Bug sculptures, Nature trails- treasure hunts, Felt flower broach, Art attack scrap challenge, Andy Goldsworthy inspired art, Willow, Eco bags.
Health and Art
Arcimboldo – exploring food in art, hunts around the school grounds related to chosen workshop. Gets the children running around and exercising without even realising it!
Cross-curricular Art
English – fantasy costumes – based on fairytale characters, action heroes, animals and myths from around the world.
Maths & Science – Kaleidoscopes and patterns in nature
History(Heritage) – Medieval clay name tiles, Celtic metalwork, roman mosaics.
I.T – Movie maker through claymation.
Cultural Art
Japanese origami, Aboriginal Art, Indian Henna design, Moroccan lanterns, African clay masks, Thai headpieces, mandalas.
Ceramics
Clay leaf bowl, slab formed boxes, textures tile, jewellery, coiled vase, name plaques, pinch pots.
Textiles
Sewing skills, costumes, T-shirt decoration, Create and decorate bags, Hattery workshop – based on Alice in wonderland, kite making, Batik and Tie dye, Textile weaving.
Seasonal Activities
Christmas decorations, Chinese New Year, Easter bunting, Halloween - Witches, wizards and monsters. etc
