Years 5 and 6 went on our first school trip of the year at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park today. This is to enhance our upcoming art and sculpture topic next half term and to give the children some inspiration for sculpting.
Before talking about the trip, it’s important to acknowledge how fantastic our St James pupils were. All staff (and members of the sculpture park) commented on how well the children conducted themselves and how engaged they all were at all times. They represented the school brilliantly and I’m so proud to be their teacher.
In the morning, Year 5 went out as a group to explore the park. We took our sketch books to practise drawing small parts of sculptures (as they had so much detail within them). Children worked calmly and safely in the park and we really enjoyed exploring lots of different work by sculptors. We then visited the underground exhibition where William Kentridge’s The Pull of Gravity was being displayed. We absolutely loved this exhibition – the children could even get creative and make some of their own sculptures!
In the afternoon, we took part in a workshop led by an artist from the YSP. They led us around different sculptures and gave us some top tips for drawing and sculpting. Here are some pictures from our fantastic day!
Help at home:
Next half term, we will be focussing on three key sculptors: Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Thomas J Price. Perhaps research some of their current work – are there any similarities and differences between the sculptors?