Art and Design (Year 8)

See Year 8s Art ‘Schedule of Learning’ for the 2025/26 academic year

What will you study?

Masks – Inspired by the Natural World create a 3D relief clay response
representing the future World
Look at masks from around the
world and explore meaning
and visual appearance.
Skills focus- 3D relief and
paper mâché
Material Focus – drawing and
digital work—using procreate

So you want to be:
Animator – lego stop motion
Typographer
Illustration made into a book
Lino cut printer, Angie Lewin
Digital artist procreate
A collection of short 2 week
projects that cover all the above
elements

So you want to be:
Photographer
Plain air painter – outside inspired by Neil Vaughn – local artist.
An introduction to abstraction on a small canvas

Useful tips and resources

Visit the Horniman Museum and or other London Galleries specifically looking at Masks
Look up the artist inspiration – Frank Bowling
Neal Vaughan

What super curricular activities can KS3 students engage with at school?

Art Club – happens Autumn and Spring Term
School visit to look at masks from around the world