The Arty Teacher

If you are looking for art exams to use at KS3 or middle school or junior high, you’ve come to just the right place.  Below are three art exams.  A drawing art exam, a colour theory art exam and an art analysis art exam.  Each has versions for the UK and US with different, appropriate […]

For those of you who regularly read my blog, you’ll know I’m taking part in sketchbook circle this year.  You can see my first post about this here and read more about what Sketchbook Circle is at the bottom of this post. One of the lovely aspects of taking part in an initiative like this […]

Managing art group work can be a challenge and seem like more trouble than it’s worth.  How can you assess a single student when it’s group work? What are you assessing them on?  What do you do if someone is not contributing? Despite these worries, I am in favour of group art projects. Of course, […]

I have been lucky enough to be sent a copy of the photography book ‘Open Aperture.  The Evolution of Photography in an Abstract World’ by its author Paul Matte.  I’m really pleased that it has been brought to my attention as the more I’ve looked at it, the more I’ve realised that it is pure […]

What is a Courtroom Sketch Artist? A courtroom sketch artist is someone who draws pictures of what happens in a courtroom during trials and legal events. They do this because cameras are not allowed in courtrooms. The sketches help people see what’s going on, and they’re often used by the media. What Skills does a […]

Are you being asked to design a recovery curriculum for your art and design department? A recovery curriculum is a curriculum, as suggested by Barry Carpenter, CBE, Professor of Mental Health in Education, Oxford Brookes University, UK and Matthew Carpenter, Principal, Baxter College, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, UK, that uses the five levers ‘Relationships’, ‘Community’, ‘Transparent Curriculum’, […]