Art, Design and Technology

This club is for students who have an interest in buildings of any kind, from high-rise skyscrapers to tree houses and sheds! Each term we will look at architecture movements, architects and individual buildings. You will have the chance to design and make buildings in 2D and/or 3D.

• The emphasis in the Michaelmas Term is on you using architecture as inspiration for artwork.
• The emphasis in the Lent Term is following a design brief and coming up with a design.
• The emphasis in the Summer Term is making mini models in 3D.

Do you have creative flair and love art? You will be taught how to draw, research and respond to art. You will go on a trip and create your own piece of work on a theme and your research. At the end of the course you will gain a qualification for your portfolio work. You will set up an exhibition that will display your outcomes.

Note: You will need to dedicate time to this Other Half activity for the whole year.

Making sculptures from clay.

The workshop facilities are open to offer the students to develop their design and technology skills. They can either work through some existing project briefs or even develop their own to work on.

Try new approaches and get tips on how to improve drawing.

Drawing club is a chance for students to work on quick or sustained drawings. They are free to use a variety of materials and techniques and will be given individual help so that they can realise their intentions. There will be lots of reference materials to inspire new ways of working and we hope they produce work they are proud of.

Learn how to create colourful layered prints using Gelli plates /inks and rollers. This techniques is great for creating surface patterns / textures and giftware.

Each week you will be given a theme and will use the 45 minutes to design and build something that fits the brief. At the end of the session there will be a group critique when you will get the chance to explain your thinking behind your building.

Are you into fire and metal? Would you like to make your own copper and silver rings using raw materials and tools, sawing, filing, soldering? Then join the silversmiths. You will get to learn basic metal skills such as sawing, filing, bending and soldering before making a final piece for yourself or another person.