09 Nov Black History Month Art Competition and Artist Visit
As part of the school’s BHM focus on artists and authors, Kelvin Okafor visited the school and delivered an inspiring assembly to KS1 and KS2. Kelvin is a world-renowned portrait artist from Tottenham who began drawing when he was a teenager. He shared his artistic journey, practice and early works with the children, encouraging them to persevere with the pursuits they love.Kelvin also announced the winners of our whole school BHM art competition, inspired by his work and the work of Sonia Boyce. The winners were:
Year 6 – Alison
Year 5 – Otto
Year 4 – Leonardo
Year 3 – Ibrahima
Year 2 – Nicolo
Year 1 – Viola
Reception – Ivy
Nursery – Cleo
Excitingly, Kelvin has given free access to his online drawing academy to all our winners. He also gifted signed catalogues of his work to each key stage. It was wonderful to have Kelvin with us and he was blown away by the children’s enthusiasm and creativity across the school.