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A school programme

of creativity and well-

being

Perfect for Covid Catch-up Government Funding & Pupil Premium

Funding.

It has been a difficult time for children, schools, families, artists and communities, but now it is time to find ways to recover and reinvigorate

ourselves. We believe creativity has magical powers. It energises and engages us to learn, it allows us to connect with others, it sparks our imaginations, and can offer escapism from everyday lives.

This June for Art Builders Month, we challenge schools to bring art into the classrooms, using creativity as a way to boost well-being for pupils and teachers alike.

We are on a mission for everybody to get creative and feel good in 2021!

Bringing people together, inspiring, soothing and sharing: these are the powers of art, the importance of which has been made emphatically more obvious during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO ”“

How to get started?Start planning and organising art projects for your school with Art Builders.

1. REGISTER your school as an Art Builders School 2021. It’s free and you will be first in-line to:

• Hear about opportunities (especially the funded projects!)• Access toolkits and resources for your project• Be part of the Art Builders School Network• Receive digital resources including the ‘Art Builders School 2021’ badge.

2. PUT IT IN THE DIARY! Friday 25 June 2021 is ART BUILDERS DAY June is Art Builders Month! Plan a fabulous whole day of art for the whole school! You probably already schedule a sports day, so why not an Art Builders Day?

3. THEME YOUR ART ACTIVITY You can programme art activity under any topic, but this year the Art Builders team

will be creating resources and projects under the theme of ‘Lotions & Potions’.

We will be offering a series of our smash-hit ‘Artist Toolkits’ which promote better

well-being through the arts, following the NHS’s 5 Ways To Well-Being.

There is bound to be a creative recipe to make you feel good!

4. BUY ARTIST TOOLKITS This year, we are offering a range of Artist Toolkits, which are filmed workshops with

a supporting PDF guide. They are created and led by fantastic, professional artists and creatives. Download the toolkits and use in classroom or as part of whole school art

projects. They are designed to introduce real-life, practicing artists, who will bring new skills, ideas and guided activities to you and your pupils.

Instead of one day, plan art activites throughout June. Invite artists to work with you (discover a brilliant team at www.animateartscompany.com), create exhibitions, line-up performances & demos of art skills, weekly crafternoon sessions …. You’ve got a blank canvas so let your imagination go wild!

To register visit www.artbuilders.co.uk/schools/

Lotions & Potions

WHAT IS AN ART BUILDERS TOOLKIT? Art Builders Toolkits have been designed, created and filmed by professional artists from Animate Arts Company. They have created filmed and written resources to inspire and guide art activity within your setting. They introduce real-life practicing artists, provide practical activities to do and suggest further

follow-on activities to explore and extend the learning.

WHAT’S IN A TOOLKIT? Each Toolkit includes at least 1 x filmed workshop. You will meet the artist, learn about their practise

and it includes a step-by-step creative activity, suitable for the classroom. Toolkit films are about 15-20 minutes long and aim to provide activity for about two hours – depending on your class’s abilities and dynamics. You will also receive 1 x PDF booklet which includes an invitation to participate in a

big finale project The Recipe Book Of Happiness, and further activities and suggestions to continue the learning and creativity in your class. We also provide templates where necessary.

You can view a sample Artist Toolkit from 2020 on the Resource page of our website.

WHAT MATERIALS WILL WE NEED? You will need tools and materials to complete activities. We provide a list with each Toolkit. The artists work very hard to create activities using low-cost materials and tools that can be found in your school

- or easily sourced. We strive to promote greener ways to make art, so we often use materials like cardboard box packaging and newspapers. You will, of course, need equipment to play the film, and

download/print the PDF booklet.

HOW ARE THE TOOLKITS DELIVERED?We will digitally deliver your Toolkits to the email address that you provide when purchasing.

WHERE CAN I PURCHASE A TOOLKIT?Simply go to our website shop and select the Toolkit that you would like! You can buy any number of Toolkits. We offer discounts if you buy multiple Toolkits, and you can also select any combination of

Toolkits. www.artbuilders.co.uk/shop

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Toolkit1

ARTIST TOOLKIT 1Story Map Recipe

This is a recipe of active map-making with professional artist Rob Turner and his dog Fred. You’ll create a ‘Story Map’ artwork, inspired by a journey in your local environment.

You can journey anywhere - classrooms, playgrounds, your walk to school or even the great outdoors! From the Toolkit, you will learn how to create your own map, based on experiences, feelings and observations…. and if you want to work as a team, Rob shows you how to combine everybody’s story into one big collaborative map!

This potion will get eyes and bodies moving and creativity travelling!

AGES: Whole school KS1 & KS2

SUBJECTS:Art & Design, PSHE

Geography

NHS 5 WAYS TO WELL-BEING:

Get Active

ARTIST TOOLKIT 2The Magic of Colours

This Toolkit by Jo Dyer is a lotion for the senses, using colour-mixing, light, smell and sound to promote happiness and curiosity.

Jo is a theatre designer, fascinated with cardboard and paper. She’ll help you find tool and materials from the everyday to create an artwork that can transform your space into magical world. Toolkit 2 also features an extra video, meeting musician Paul Richards, who has created a special soundtrack inspired by colour, which you can use for your own exhibition in your school!

This Toolkit is also provided with BSL and subtitled versions.

AGES: Whole school

KS1, KS2 & SEN

SUBJECTS:Art & Design, Music, Design

& Technology, PSHE

NHS 5 WAYS TO WELL-BEING:

Learn New Skills

Toolkit2

ARTIST TOOLKIT 3 Potion Poetry

This Toolkit will help you catch words and language to conjure up creativity – and to see a better view of the world. Neelam Neelam Saredia-Brayley is a performance poet with a passion for discovering who we are and what makes us unique through the power of words.

In this Toolkit, Neelam will guide you to create visually striking concrete poems inspired by the positively good things that surrounds us.

The kit includes templates and warm-up activities to help build up a potion of words, ready to create your final, feel-good poem to share with others.

This charming Toolkit is created by Becky Vincer, who is a printmaker, collager, artist and campaigner for kindness.

Work with Becky in this Toolkit to learn print-making skills using everyday materials, including the brilliant technique of collagraphy printing.

The potion will release a burst of stars into your classrooms, not only from the act of making but also by gifting stars of kindness and positivity to your friends.

From this toolkit, you will inspire the spirit of giving in your settings.

Toolkit 3

AGES: Ideal for KS2

Can adapt for KS1

SUBJECTS:English, Art & Design,

PSHE

NHS 5 WAYS TO WELL-BEING:

Take Notice

AGES: EYFS & KS1

SUBJECTS:Art & Design

PSHE

NHS 5 WAYS TO WELL-BEING:

Give to Others

ARTIST TOOLKIT 4Charming Printmakers

Toolkit4

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ARTIST TOOLKIT 5Wizardry Puppetry

Discover your construction and design skills with Hannah Whittaker, a brilliant maker who uses performance, digital and visual arts in her work.

This Toolkit will bring together all these magical ingredients to promote imagination, storytelling, and creativity! In the Toolkit you will learn how to create your very own moving shadow puppets, which explore the theme of ‘connections’, both in their construction and by Art Builders working together as a puppetry team.

Hannah also suggests ways to bring your puppets to life, including staging and music to entertain your audiences!.

Art Builders 2021 School Membership

1 x Artist Toolkit

2 x Artist Toolkits

3 x Artist Toolkits

4 x Artist Toolkits

5 x Artist Toolkits

Bespoke Toolkit for your school

FREE £99 £198 £270 £350 £400 Price on request

Be part of the network, access information, opportunities and

news. Also receive the official Art Builders

2021 badge!

15% discount for small schools (0-100 pupils on roll)

Simply use promocode ‘SmallSchool21’ at checkout

Contact us on info@artbuilders.co.uk with details of what you are looking for. We can offer ideas,

advice and free quotes.

As a charitable organisation, we rely on your purchases, our kind supporters and funders, Arts Council England, to make these high-quality resources. This support enables us to subsidise the

production costs, reducing the costs to all participating schools.

Toolkit5

AGES: Ideal for KS2

Can adapt for KS1

SUBJECTS:Art & Design, Design &

Technology, PSHE

NHS 5 WAYS TO WELL-BEING:

Connect

Every purchase made in 2021 will be re-invested to fund Art Builders 2022!

Art Builders is a creative programme for schools, spearheaded by Animate Arts Company.

Art Builders is about inspiring schools to programme art activity, giving all young children and teaching staff an opportunity to get

involved in the arts and be creative. Whether daily art lessons, week-long art weeks or big art days, we believe that creativity should be a valued part of the education system. Art Builders

champions art experiences for every child, every academic year.

In June, Art Builders invites schools to make more art happen in the classrooms, halls, playgrounds and beyond. We encourage schools to connect with local and professional artists who can bring a wealth of ideas and inspire learning in creative ways.

The programme offers:• engaging toolkits to use in classrooms• connections with professional artists

and cultural venues• creation of unique and impressive

art works• involvement in multi-school ‘big build’

experiences• CPD and support for teaching staff

Schools that pledge to make more art happen can access this bank of resources and experiences.

To find out more and register your school visit www.artbuilders.co.uk/schools/