on my face,” one pupil said. The second strand of the programme featured artist-led after-school workshops for children in years 3 to 6, who have been identified as gifted and talented in art. The activities aimed to nurture talent, BOW Arts’ education programme takes world class artists into schools to improve the lives and learning of children, raise attainment and provide memorable experiences. And over the last year the educational arts charity worked with ten schools in the Poplar Partnership, a consortium of organisations working to make lasting improvements to the lives of children. Bygrove, Mayflower, Stebon, Lansbury Lawrence, St Saviour’s, Manorfield, Wellington, Marner and Woolmore primary schools and Langdon Park Secondary School were involved in the programme. Each school hosted a bespoke, artist-led project, developed in response to the school’s individual needs or objectives. The projects aimed to offer pupils high quality learning experiences and increase their skills, knowledge and understanding of the arts – ventures ranged from the making of permanent artworks to improve school grounds, to skills-based programmes and cross-curricular projects. Year 3 children at Stebon School worked with Jane Rogers to learn willow-working skills. Pupils produced natural forms such as vines, flowers and leaves by bending and weaving the willow. Jane and the children then used the willow shapes to construct a rainforest-inspired sculpture on a wall in the school playground. Sculptures also included real plants and tree branches, and replicas of creatures that live in the rainforest. “The children had many i d e a s o f wonderful things they were going Artist Reza Ben Gajra worked with students at Langdon Park School to create a three-dimensional, figurative wire sculpture (pictured) to add to their mad rainforest,” Jane said. At Lansbury Lawrence, Carl Stevenson worked with children to create a permanent mural outside the pupil entrance. The mural spells out the school’s name in large relief letters and features 3D objects chosen by each class to represent their experiences at the school. Art co-ordinator Hannah Taylor said: “The head teacher is really impressed, and especially pointed out all the vibrant colours. She is very happy with it. Well done, and thank you for all your hard work.” Artist and designer Lorna Syson worked with pupils in all year groups at St Saviour’s Primary to produce foam-printed imagery to reflect and celebrate the Right: Mariahah Ahmed and Matilda Trumbla Centre: enjoying the day Far right: Pupils share a joke breadth of work and activity that goes on at the school. The project is now being used to design flags to mark the school’s 150th anniversary. “I have learnt to always have fun with painting. I have also learnt not to put paint Pupils show off artistic talents A year-long programme of artist-led activity for children and young people in Poplar, culminated in a celebration of their work, as Jessica Odubayo reports. I have learnt to always have fun with painting. I have also learnt not to put paint on my face.” Right: Young artists at the Spotlight Youth Centre, Poplar Centre: pupils at Stebon Primary School with their sculpture Far right: Mackenzie Hamilton, Dew Anderson and Sarah Tasneem Right: Max Knowles and Dwin Kadir 18 NEWS FROM TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 13 – 19 APRIL 2015
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