Duncan (the creative Elephant)
Created by: Herewoode Academy
Sponsored by: AMPA Foundation
Location: DMU – The Gallery
Overview
Students were challenged to design an elephant in the style of their favourite artist to represent the diversity of cultures and styles within the school. The best sixteen were given a space to put some of their design onto. In lessons students took turns adding dashes in the style of Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night.’ In addition within KS3 English lessons student worked on creating the character of the elephant and wrote stories about the elephant’s life.
Location
DMU – The Gallery
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