Walker Art Gallery

Curriculum topics available: Vocabulary grammar and punctuation.

Big Art EYFS - The artwork on display, alongside the act of taking part in a scavenger hunt, invites children to think and say what it is they are seeing and experiencing, boosting their visual literacy. Pencils, crayons and chalk are readily available for children to pick up and put to paper.

Big Art KS1 - Students will listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers and ask relevant questions to extend their understanding and knowledge. They will use relevant strategies to build their vocabulary, and articulate and justify answers, arguments and opinions and give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes. Students will participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play/improvisations and debates.

Adventures in Art KS1 - Students will be encouraged to participate in discussion about what is read to them, taking turns, and listening to what others say. There will be an opportunity to discuss and clarify the meanings of words, linking new meanings to known vocabulary. Students will have an opportunity to ask and answer questions.

Storytelling with the Greeks KS2 - Students will use discussion to learn about the artwork and artist, developing their speaking and listening skills. They will gain experience of drawing inferences from the painting-inferring characters’ feelings, thoughts and motives for their actions and how to justify these with evidence. This workshop is the perfect way to unlock the rich and varied literary heritage of Ancient Greece and Greek myths, and increase students’ familiarity with a wide range of books, including myths, legends and traditional stories.

Tour and Draw KS2 - Students will consider and evaluate different viewpoints, attending to and building on the contributions of others, as well as using standard English confidently. They will be able to give short speeches and presentations, expressing their own ideas and keeping to the point.

Amazing Tudor Portraits KS2 - Students will consider and evaluate different viewpoints, attending to and building on the contributions of others, as well as using standard English confidently. They will be able to give short speeches and presentations, expressing their own ideas and keeping to the point.

Curriculum topics available: Drawing, Sculpture, Design, Painting, History of Art.

Big Art EYFS - Students are able to experiment with collage materials and mark making. There are opportunities for imaginative and creative play through small world toys, block play, costumes, puppets and musical instruments.

Big Art KS1 - Students will use a range of materials creatively to design and make products, and will learn to use drawing painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas. During the workshop we will look at the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and encourage students to make links to their own work.

Adventures in Art KS1 - Students will learn to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences, and imagination. This workshop will help them develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using colour, pattern, texture, line, shape, form, and space. During the workshop they will look at the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, where a demonstrator will describe the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and encourage students to make links to their own work.

Storytelling with the Greeks KS2 - Students will have the opportunity to evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, as well as increasing awareness of different kinds of art, craft and design. This workshop will assist students in learning about a range of artists, describing similarities and differences to other artworks and making links to their own work.

Tour and Draw KS2 - Students will learn to evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design. They will come to know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms. They will improve their mastery of art and design techniques.

Amazing Tudor Portraits KS2 - Students will evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design. They will know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms. They can improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay].

History Through Art KS3 - Students will learn about great artists, craft makers and designers and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.
They will also learn about the history of art, craft, design and architecture, including periods, styles and major movements from ancient times up to the present day.

Curriculum topics available: Greek life and achievements, Greek influence on the western world.

Storytelling with the Greeks KS2 - Students will explore continuity and change and compare life in Ancient Greece to the present day, as well as looking at the legacy of Greek culture on art and literature. This workshop compliments the study of Greek life and achievements and how this has influenced the Western world.

Curriculum topics available: Henry VIII.

Amazing Tudor Portraits KS2 - Students can note connections, contrasts and trends over time and develop the appropriate use of historical terms. They should regularly address and sometimes devise historically valid questions about change, cause, similarity and difference, and significance. They should construct informed responses that involve thoughtful selection and organisation of relevant historical information