The visual arts curriculum comprises interrelated activities in making art and in looking at and responding to art. It presents a range of activities in perceiving, exploring, responding to and appreciating the visual world.

In St. Patrick’s BNS, we nurture these skills in our pupils and allow them to explore their creativity through many different media.

Our pupils also look at and respond to the work of particular artists at each class level. We believe that this opens their minds and allows them to further appreciate the world around them.

Our school is part of an education network with the National Gallery of Ireland and our pupils enjoy guided tours there each year. Click here to read about 3rd Class’ trip in February 2023.

Each month, we celebrate work from our own artists here in St. Patrick’s with our Artist of the Month feature, which you can see below.

Class Artist
Junior Infants Van Gogh
Senior Infants Seurat
1st Class Picasso
2nd Class Jack Yeats
3rd Class Monet
4th Class Da Vinci
5th Class Norah McGuinness
6th Class Munch
Artist of the Month
April 2023

Matthew

Senior Infants, Ms Corr

March 2023

John L

4th Class, Ms Flood

February 2023        

Fionn

5th Class, Mr Leen

January 2023

Euan

3rd Class, Ms Flanagan

December 2022

Mariano

2nd Class, Ms O’Brien

November 2022

Tom I

1st Class, Ms Gillespie

October 2022 October Josh

Josh

4th Class, Ms Dunne

September 2022 September Lewis                                   Lewis

2nd Class, Ms McCann