What can you do in the art room that costs practically nothing? What can you create when you have no budget left? Most art teachers have to manage on a really tight budget, so here are some ideas from The Arty Teacher. If you like just one of them, it might save you a few […]
Even the best, most dedicated, Art Teacher can sometimes feel the marking and assessment burden. Homework and classwork mount up and it all needs marking. Here I have 15 excellent suggestions for homework tasks that still move our students forward, but don’t need marking. Many of them also lead to you having an excellent starter […]
Having stumbled up the card sculptures of artist Warren King on Pinterest, I just had to find out more. I knew these amazing card sculptures would inspire Art Teachers and students alike. I got in touch with King and this is what he told me. He travelled to China for the first time and Inspired […]
This outstanding unit of work was completed by Eleanor (Age 15). It started with the artist Adele Carney visiting the school and working with Year 10 for a full day. The pupils were really inspired by her work which broached controversial issues such as anorexia, body image and obsessive exercising. Eleanor started in her sketchbook […]
This blog post is in progress! It’s a growing list of US state birds as grid drawings. Keep checking back to see if your state is here. What is the Alabama State Bird? The Alabama state bird is the Northern Flicker, also known as the Flicker. The Northern Flicker is a large, brown woodpecker with […]
