Lesson 5: Art of Peace exhibition Background for teachers:
Since establishing the United Nations ceasefire/ non-vi- olence day, Peace One Day has worked to raise global awareness of the day. In this lesson we have put together a guide for schools to organise an exhibition of pupils’ peace artwork and projects, ideally to be held on, or in the run up to, Peace Day 21 September. Such an event supports the process of awareness-raising and enables students to further reinforce their learning about peace and Peace Day by producing creative work in a range of media on peace-related issues.
For older children, the exhibition could include artwork, commentary, photographs, and factual information on the evolution of Peace Day, the United Nations and Peace One Day.
Materials for the exhibition could be completed through the summer term and collated at the beginning of the new school year. This project will require planning and timetabling and could run from 5 to 50 hours.
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KS1 – pupils learn to: represent their own ideas and feelings about the chosen theme (see below); work on their own or with others on art works in different dimensions/sizes using a variety of materials/pro- cesses, painting, collage etc.
KS2 – pupils learn to: collect visual/other information (clippings/images/materials/use a sketchbook) to aid them in the creative process; use their own experiences/imagination to inform their work; thoughtfully review the content/development of their work; think about the stages involved in holding an exhibition.
Learning outcomes:
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KS1 – pupils can: work on their own or with others to create a piece of art using a variety of tools and pro- cesses which expresses their ideas relating to the specified themes.
KS2 – pupils know: how to collect and draw upon a variety of stimuli to help them when creating a piece of art, from conception to completion, including sketches, clippings and samples as well as observations/ imagination; about what needs to be considered when staging an art exhibition.