Set Projects for Key Stage 3 & 4
Here are a few project options that are suitable for key stage 3 and 4 to spark of some ideas. All of the project listed here can be adapted to fit in with a particular theme that the class may be studying.
Here is a quote from Anita Jonson - Art Teacher at Penkford Secondary School (a special school for pupils with social, emotional and behavioral difficulties)
“ Hannah was hired by the art department at Penkford school to assist alongside the NCFE ceramics qualification and the GCSE art qualification.
…Hannah was a great support during this process and the pupils appreciated working with a practicing artist… Pupils thoroughly enjoyed these sessions and created interesting, creative sculptures. “
Here is a quote from Anita Jonson - Art Teacher at Penkford Secondary School (a special school for pupils with social, emotional and behavioral difficulties)
“ Hannah was hired by the art department at Penkford school to assist alongside the NCFE ceramics qualification and the GCSE art qualification.
…Hannah was a great support during this process and the pupils appreciated working with a practicing artist… Pupils thoroughly enjoyed these sessions and created interesting, creative sculptures. “
Breeze Block Sculpture
This project is a great hands-on sculpting project, that could include looking at the artists Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Antony Gormley. The pupils will learn how to sculpt using just a chisel, a hammer and a breeze block, before going on to create their own sculpture.
Batik
Batik is an art form that dates back to as early as the 4th century B.C in Egypt and later developed in other African and far eastern countries such as Senegal and Indonesia. This project aims to look at the history of batik by experimenting with African batik methods such as using starch to resist dye as well as using modern-day electric batik pots. The pupils will experiment with different techniques before working towards a final textile piece which may include various methods of batik and embellishment.
Paper Installation
This fun project aims to help smaller groups of students to be expressive on a big scale, by creating a landscape from long strips of coloured paper which they can attach to walls and ceilings. The paper strips can overlap and intertwine with each other to produce a large scale 3D image.
Collage
This more personal project gives the students a chance to express themselves through gathering and displaying a series of found objects. This maybe in the form of childhood photographs, newspaper clippings of toys, buttons, or coins. These items are then artistically displayed on a canvas or a tile. The collage project also looks at some examples of collage through history, from the photomontages of David Hockey to the more political collages of Hannah Hoch and Richard Hamilton and the current collage installations of Sarah Sze.
General Sculpture
This option is very free for the teacher or youth worker to pick and choose the elements of sculpture that they think would be suitable for the group. Pick all or some from wire, clay, soap, willow, mixed media or breeze block sculpting with an extra option of a half hour interactive slide show presentation about sculpture in different cultures through the ages.
