Programme
Term programme:
Autumn
Sat 12 September - 12 December (14 weeks)
Sat 12 September
Misfit Masks
Using scavenged and foraged materials such as wood, dried grasses and stones, we’ll create quirky mythical guardians to watch over the woodland. Children will build and decorate their own misfit masks.
Inspired by: Jean-Michel Basquiat & Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Sat 19 September
Fruity Feet
What happens when your feet become your paintbrush? Inspired by Frida Kahlo’s playful fruit paintings and studies of the body, we’ll use brushes strapped to our feet and paint-dipped toes to create fruity, foot-powered artworks.
Inspired by: Frida Kahlo
Sat 26 September
Please Draw Freely
No rules, no plan and no need to stay inside the lines. We’ll layer doodles, scribbles, words, patterns and marks, filling the paper with a joyful medley of free expression.
Inspired by: Yoshihara Jirō
Sat 3 October
Pictoral Pastels
Using bold shapes and colourful pastels, we’ll create pictorial maps of our everyday worlds. From homes and schools to favourite places and imaginary adventures, children will tell stories through pictures, patterns and symbols.
Inspired by: Clementine Hunter
Sat 10 October
Crushing it
We’ll crush and push chalk across brown paper, creating powdery blends and unexpected colour combinations. Then we’ll work back into the soft layers with bold chalk and pastel marks, building rich, tactile artworks full of colour and texture.
Inspired by: Wolf Kahn
Sat 17 October
Blown Away
Pour, blow and watch the paint take on a life of its own. Using straws and battery-powered blowers, we’ll send puddles of paint racing across the paper, experimenting with movement, direction and unpredictable colour blends.
Inspired by: Jules Olitsk
Sat 24 October
Spider Sculptures
We’ll bend, twist and sculpt wire and aluminium foil into spooky, spindly spiders. Exploring line in three dimensions, children will create their own creepy crawly sculptures with plenty of personality.
Inspired by: Louise Bourgeois
Sat 31 October
The Upside Down
What happens when the world is turned upside down? Inspired by Georg Baselitz, we’ll create hanging, upside-down spooky characters using black, white and expressive marks. Think skeletal figures, vampires, bats and mysterious creatures lurking in the shadows.
Inspired by: Georg Baselitz
Sat 7 November
Colourful Characters
On a black canvas, we’ll bring colourful characters to life using bright pastels, chalk and collage. We’ll experiment with bold patterns, vibrant colour and layered textures to create expressive figures bursting with personality.
Inspired by: Pacita Abad
Sat 14 November
Food Stamps
Forget traditional printing blocks, we’ll head to the kitchen for our tools. Using mushrooms, lettuce, sweetcorn and other surprising ingredients, we’ll explore the shapes and textures of food to create bold, graphic prints.
Inspired by: Iwasaki Tsunemasa
Sat 21 November
Collage Self Portraits
Using photographs of ourselves, we’ll collage, cut and layer flowers, wings, patterns and other unexpected elements to create imaginative self-portraits that reveal our personalities.
Inspired by: Hannah Höch
Sat 28 November
Scratch Masters
We’ll build up layers of colourful pastels before covering them with a dark wash. Then comes the magic: scratching back through the surface to reveal the hidden colours underneath, creating vibrant drawings through negative space.
Inspired by: Jean Dubuffet
Sat 5 December
Festive Folky Foils
We’ll transform foil sheets into beautiful festive decorations, embossing patterns, textures and folk-inspired designs into the surface. A hands-on exploration of line, texture and repetition, with a little Christmas magic.
Inspired by: Enikő Eged
Sat 12 December
Snowball Splatter
A wintery twist on splatter painting. We’ll throw paint-covered ‘snowballs’, flick slushy brushes and drip icy colours across the paper, building energetic snowy scenes where controlled painting meets joyful chaos.
Inspired by: Jackson Pollock & Sam Francis