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Park Art

Year 9 pupils have used a variety of materials in collaboration with the Thought Foundation Art Gallery, local artists and scientists to create a sculpture inspired by climate change. They have used cement, found plastic and plaster to create their response to how society views...
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Class of 2018: Art and Design GCSE Digital Show

Our GCSE Art and Design classes have worked extremely hard over the past 3 years to create portfolio’s of work which explore a variety of topics  such as politics, mental health, social media and football. We are very proud of their achievements and wish them the very best...
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Class of 2018: Creative Photography

Our GCSE photography students at Sandhill View Academy have done us proud this year! Browse through ideas such as small cities made from pencil sharpeners and batteries to heavily tattooed cartoon people to newspaper articles reporting on the issues of our city. Well done class...
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Action Packed Art in Newcastle

A jam-packed adventure in Newcastle saw our Year 9 pupils embark on a photo challenge on Northumberland Street, a visit to Fenwick’s window and an explorative workshop at the Hatton Gallery in the city centre.  Students learned how to creatively respond to Pop Art work from the...
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The Big Draw

Big Draw STEAM powered (adding ARTS to STEM) took over tutor groups last month where pupils were asked to become architects and redesign famous local buildings, inspired by a piece of scrunched up paper! Pupils developed their creativity, team work and presenting skills. Feedback...
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Creativity Celebration!

SHV Creativity Celebration Summer Term Sandhill View pupils from all year groups show off their creative skills across the curriculum. From masks to maps, portraits to pop art, they have been a busy bunch! Watch out for more creative happenings in the theatre this term with the...
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Yr 9 Exhibit at the Laing

Year 9 art students visited the Laing art Gallery in Newcastle in April to see the result of their project work on display. They had taken part in the ARTiculate project along with five other schools and responded to the brief of ‘Changing Landscapes’. Students worked...
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Big Results from Big Draw!

Back in October the school hosted Big Draw Week. Amongst other school wide projects for the event, our brave year ten students took on the task of venturing into tutor groups across the school to ask students to create drawings to promote our school summer production of THE LION...
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Amazing Work Alert!

Year 11 art students have been working extremely hard this term to create contemporary sculptures inspired by their Yorkshire Sculpture Park visit in the summer and Banksy’s Dismaland themepark. The themes addressed are extremely diverse ranging from vanity, teenage pregnancy and...
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Baltic Creative Careers Visit

  As a way to kick start a brand new GCSE course at SHV we took the entire photography cohort to the Baltic centre for contemporary art in Gateshead and to the Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens to take some exciting shots for their projects. Students attended various...
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Big Draw Month!

October is Big Draw month! SHV will be celebrating 19th-23rd October by creating a whole school animated film with a drawing from every pupil! The creative team at SHV have actively been involved in delivering exciting Big Draw activities over the years in school and with local...
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Art & Design Showcase

Starting on Tuesday 7th July our G.C.S.E art students got to the chance to show off their creative talents in the Summer Art Show which took place in the school theatre. From the opening preview night on the 7th the show was open to the public on the evenings and to the students...
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