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Creativity Council

 

We are the Creativity Council!

In the Creativity Council, we have a number of different roles and responsibilities. We work with local artists on designing art events in and outside the school and work on whole-school projects adding our own creative touch!

We also like to hear what the children of Mellor think about art and their visits to Cross Corners.

We make sure that art is at the heart of everything we do!

Meet the Team

  

Report to Governors

Spring Term 23/24

Last term, we took part in a project run by the organisation ‘Living without abuse’. In this project, we worked with our resident artist at Cross Corners (Kate Griffiths) to create a collaborative piece of art based on the theme of ‘Freedom of Expression’. We decorated a table and chairs with messages of how we feel loved and cared for and this was exhibited at the High Cross Shopping Centre over the Christmas period. Kate was so impressed with our efforts that she organised a follow up session afterwards so that we could complete the Arts Award Explore Award! This has been completed and we now all have our certificates to take home.

This term, we will be starting the Take Over day project which will take place in May. There will be some sessions in school to help us prepare and organise the day and we will also be given the opportunity to visit the venues with other schools nearer the time. We are really excited to get started on this project and can’t wait to see out ideas turn into real events!  To help support SPARK Arts employ a new artist for the Take Over Day process, we took part interviewing candidates for the role. We met with Hazel and Chris from SPARK Arts beforehand to devise questions and suitable tasks for the interviews, then we actually interviewed the artists! It was a great experience for us and SPARK Arts actually chose the artist that we selected which made us feel really valued.

This term, we are planning to set the new theme for the Mellor Art Gallery and after that, we will be meeting to judge the winners. We are also going to be working alongside other pupil groups to help judge the Mellor Thought competition which is running this term.

Autumn Term 23/24

This year, we have recruited a new team for the Creative Council! Four of the team from last year have stayed on as ambassadors and we have recruited 6 new members from years 4, 5 and 6. Children were asked to submit an application form saying why they would be a good Creative Councillor and completed a short creative task as well. We have had a chance to meet up together and say hello and we are looking forward to working together as a new team!

One project we have been invited to take part in is the Living Without Abuse exhibition. This will be a joint project working alongside the School Council in small groups. We will be working with the Cross Corner’s resident artist and creating artwork which will be displayed at the High Cross shopping centre.

We will also be judging the artwork that will go up on the Mellor Art gallery. This term, pupils have created artwork based on the artists they studied during Black History month.

Looking ahead, we will be meeting with Hazel Townsend from SPARK Arts to start making plans for the Take Over Day next year and any other art-based projects that we can take part in.

Reports to Governors 22/23

Summer Term 22/23

This term, we are working on a few projects which we aim to get finished by the end of the year. The new staff cartoon photos are now all uploaded onto the school website and ready to view. It took a while to get them all done but we think they look great!

We have also started working on creating the artwork for the new calm area at Mellor. The Globe that we created for the ‘World Reimagined Project’ is going to be used as a permanent sculpture and we have started creating some wind chimes to be hung up.

We have also almost finished the Arts Award Explore process. We are working with Kate Bull in June to complete the final part so that our booklets can be assessed and ready for award by July. We have never completed the Arts Award Explore at Mellor before so we are hoping to be the first pupils to successfully complete it in the school!

The other projects that we are in the process of completing are judging the Art work for the Mellor Art Gallery (the deadline is June 19th) and collecting children’s opinions on their visits to Cross Corners this year. Children’s thoughts and opinions are important as Kate Bull would like to start thinking about how we can use Cross Corners more effectively next year.

Finally, we met with Hazel Townsend this term to discuss how we can work with SPARK Arts next year. Hazel has taken over as ‘Learning Creative Producer at The Spark Arts for Children’ so we will be meeting with her a lot to plan for another fantastic and creative year at Mellor!

Spring Term 22/23

This term has been another busy term for the Creativity Council! We worked hard planning the Take Over day which was on February 18th at the Phoenix Theatre. The theme of the event was ‘Protest’. Over the last few months, we have had a range of different meetings with SPARK Arts about how to plan for the event, manage a budget and advertise the event successfully. The day was a great success and we loved the experience of being responsible for such a large event.

We have also been working hard on gaining our ‘Explore Arts Award’. We have been completing various tasks with SPARK Arts to help work towards this and we will be creating an animation with Kate Bull as our final creation. This is the first time Mellor pupils have attempted an Explore Arts Award so we are very excited about it!

Another project we are ready to make a start on is developing the new calm space at Mellor. All resources have been ordered and we are ready to create some sculptures to go into this space. We are also ready to start working on creating new staff photos in a cartoon style for the school website! Both projects are on track to be completed by the end of the Spring Term.

Autumn 22/23

This year, we are involved in a few projects in and out of school. We are working with SPARK Arts to deliver another Take Over Day at the Curve Theatre in February 2023! The idea behind this is that we take charge of the building for a day and run a series of fun, interactive sessions for the public to take part in. This year we are teaming up with Ash Field School. We will be attending planning sessions for the big day and working on how to manage a budget of over £1000! Over the year, we will be working towards our Arts Award Explore by using the Take Over Day as our main focus – something that has never been achieved by any Mellor pupil!
We will also be taking part in some ‘Unpacking the Arts’ sessions. These are designed to help us understand more about Art appreciation and how to create our own opinions on different art forms. Following on from last year, we will also be working on the Mellor Art Gallery in the main corridor. Each year group will come up with a theme and set it as a whole school challenge. The first theme will be based on Black History Month and artwork from all classes will be displayed in the gallery. To help celebrate the wonderful work from across the school, we will be putting up previous artwork from the Mellor Art Gallery using the frames around the school.
Finally, we will also be working on creating some sculptures for the calm area. This will involve working with a budget and creating some interesting and calming models to be displayed in the area.

 

Projects

Summer Term 23-24

Planning for the Take Over Day 2024

Take Over Day 2024

Spring Term 23-24

This term, the Creative Council have started planning for the Take Over Day in May with SPARK Arts. We met with an artist called Sam who helped us plan some ideas for the big event!

Take Over Day 2024

 

 Autumn Term 23-24

Living Without Abuse Project - Autumn Term

In November, we were asked to work alongside the Mellor School Council to create some artwork for the Living Without Abuse exhibition. The theme was all about what makes you feel safe and our Artwork was displayed in the High Cross Shopping Centre!

Projects 22-23

Over the Autumn term, the Creative Council have been working hard with SPARK Arts and 3 other Primary Schools to plan for a Take  Over Day in February 2023. The event will be held at the Phoenix Theatre and involve a range of different arts events for families to take part in.

On Saturday 18th February, the Creative Council worked with SPARK Arts to deliver a Take Over Day at the Phoenix Theatre. The children lead and managed the day which was full of fun, interactive arts activities. It was a great success and the Creative Council loved being in charge!

Take Over Day February 2023

On Saturday 18th February, the Creative Council worked with SPARK Arts to deliver a Take Over Day at the Phoenix Theatre. The children lead and managed the day which was full of fun, interactive arts activities. It was a great success and the Creative Council loved being in charge!

 

Projects 21-22

The World Reimagined Globe

As a school, we have been involved in the World Reimagined Project. This is a ground-breaking, national art education project to transform how we understand the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans and its impact on all of us. Part of this project involves the school creating a globe for a nationwide competition and for it to be displayed across Leicester. The Creative Council have been responsible for taking a range of different ideas from the pupils and painting them onto the globe to get the key messages across.

The globe will be displayed around Leicester in the Summer of 2022.

Reimagined Globe

 

Curve Theatre Take Over Festival

Take Over Day Planning (21-22)

Visiting the Curve theatre to plan for the Take Over Day

First planning session and collecting ideas for the Take Over Day

Final planning session at the Curve Theatre, one week before the Take Over Day

The Creative Council Team at the Take Over Festival – Saturday 12th February

The Radio Podcast Project

Radio Podcast Project (21-22)

The Radio Podcast Project: The year 4 Creative Council record their own podcasts about the SPARKs performances they watched.

Meeting Theatre Critics

Theatre Critics (21-22)

The Creative Council met with theatre critics to discuss how to review a performance.

Exhibition Setup

Setting Up Exhibition

The year 4 Creative Council children setting up the exhibition at Cross Corners to celebrate the year 4 Arts Award project based on ‘Light’.

Evaluation

Take Over & Radio Podcast Evaluation (21-22)

The Creative Council pupils evaluating the Take Over and Radio Project with SPARK Arts.

 

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