What do you think art is? What should it look like? What is its purpose? Can artworks communicate ideas as effectively as written or spoken language?   How might you expect artwork to reflect the time and place it was made in?

Using strategies like we just practiced, students will use their creative and critical thinking skills to explore and describe artworks. They will then begin to interpret them & to experiment with using language in new ways. They will then begin to create drafts of work and to evaluate & reflect on the methods and tools the used in the session.

Ask students to think about what some of these words might mean Ask students to think about what some of these words might mean. Which might they need to use as part of this programme? What do they think they might find challenging? What might help them to deal with these challenges?

We will push students to try to do things they may not be comfortable with at first, but will support them and ensure they are ‘winnable’. We will encourage them to work together and share ideas. The process will be started at the Gallery but finished at school.

Discuss the Gallery rules and procedures (see also ‘Checklist for a successful visit’). Why does the Gallery have these? These are gallery procedures that everyone (including staff) keep to. If anyone is unsure when in the gallery a gallery assistant (in black ‘Toi o Tamaki’ shirt) will be able to help.