Art and Design

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The subject lead for Art and Design at Darwen St James is Mrs Gonzalez.

‘Art has the role in education of helping children become like themselves instead of more like everyone else.’ - Sydney Gurewitz Clemens.

Creativity is a central element to the delivery of the curriculum as a whole; there are no boundaries between subjects. Our aim is to provide every child with an engaging, inspirational and challenging curriculum that equips them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design. Through Art and Design, children learn to appreciate and understand the importance of culture and diversity by studying a range of artists and gaining an understanding of how some of these artists have shaped our history.  A variety of skills including drawing, painting, and sculpture amongst others are taught in what forms an integral and often cross-curricular part of our work.