Our team consists of Miss Long and Miss Whitfield who are both qualified in Art and Design. Miss Long is a trained Set Designer, specialising in Scenic Design, she is a qualified Art teacher and has completed the foundation course in Art Therapy.

Here at Egerton we pride ourselves in providing an interesting and creative art experience which will 'bring out the artist in you!' We focus on the development of art form skills, including: the use of art materials, the development of specific techniques, observational drawing skills and research into art forms and specific artists. Students also produce work using information and communications technology (ICT) and other less traditional media. At Egerton we are very excited to offer a number of unique Arts Award qualifications, which assists students to grow as artists and arts leaders, inspiring them to connect with and take part in the wider arts world through setting personal challenges in an art form of their choice. Through the teaching of our core values: such as Love, compassion and humility we link to current world issues and topics to connect our students to the world around us, gaining an understanding and a sense of responsibility for our decisions and actions which impact on our lives.

Through The Arts Award, young people gain a nationally recognised qualification (Level 1, 2&3) enabling them to progress into further education and employment. They not only gain art from knowledge and understanding but also develop leadership, creativity and communication skills.

This term will start by discussing the effect culture, recent events and societal trends have on the world. We will look at the world map and identify different art styles which originate from each country and their history, finally focusing on the UK. We will then be looking at how the current world Pandemic Covid-19 has brought communities together and how the nation has applauded the NHS workers as heroes. We will be looking at the celebrated NHS and the role of heroic key workers within the pandemic. We will begin the topic by looking at the Artist Damien Hirst, who created a number of rainbow designs using butterflies, he has now sold these pieces and donated the money to the NHS. We will be looking at street art that responds to the pandemic, the culture and heritage that has been affected, the restrictions which countries have had to live with, impacting on community and individual experiences, isolation and mental health. These ideas are represented through many art forms, starting with how street art is a platform for an artist to tell large audiences about their lives, feelings and experiences. We will then be looking at how cultures and traditions unite to create a fusion of styles, artists become influenced by new and interesting cultures, other than their own, mixing it into their style to create vibrant art work. Students will research the many ways street art can be created, such as spray, mosaics, sculpture, performance, etching into concrete and wall plaques, amongst many more. We will be looking at Subway art from around the world, looking at train carriage designs on metro lines. We will be looking at cartoon and character designs from all around the world, how through childhood we are exposed to different cultures character designs (e.g. Hello Kitty), influencing us early in our lives, this will feed into gaming culture. We will also be looking at how symbols represent similar or different things dependent on the cultural relationship.

You can find out more about The Arts Award on their website:

http://www.artsaward.org.uk/

Art Progression Grid.pdf

Our Classroom!

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Recent work:

This Half term we have been working on mosaics and Glass fusing. We have had the utmost privilege to work with a local Manchester Glass Fusion Artist called Chantal Foy. The process involves joining compatible sheet glasses together in a kiln until the glass fuses at approximately 1490 degrees Fahrenheit. It grants you the power to create colourful, dynamic works of glass art that are completely unique. Unlike many other glass forms, glass fusing allows you as much time as you need to bring your designs to life since you are working with the glass while it is cold. Fused glass is used to fabricate plates, tiles, bowls, jewellery, wall hangings, and other artistic creations. Here are some of our creations:

Cyanotypes:

Cyanotypes are light sensitive images, they utilise the UV rays from the sun and iron salt solutions rather than silver salt solutions of early photographic processes. The image is first created by combining ferric ammonium citrate potassium ferricyanide to make an iron-rich sensitiser solution. The solution is then brushed evenly over paper or other porous surfaces. As the sensitiser chemicals react to light when exposed, the coating process takes place in dim light. These chemicals are then exposed to UV light such as sunlight, which creates ferric ferrocyanide, also known as Prussian Blue. The last step in the process is a water rinse to wash away the sensitiser solution, and the blue darkens as the print dries to reveal the final product. We followed this process in class but also then used pre-prepared 'sun sensitive' paper to see if this provided us with a different quality of print.

Global Warming Project (crimes against nature) & Pop Art Bottles.

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La Catrina- Our Manchester Bee Sculpture (Summer 2018).

Nurture Art projects:

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Community artists:

We had the street artist Mr Dabl at Egerton, working with a number of students on individual name designs along with a massive mural in our common room too. We learned how to use spray paints, different effects, shading and font design. Mr Dabl has worked on many Manchester projects and has work in the Northern Quarter. Here are some of the students work along with the giant Mural that was created…