Is it Art for Art's Sake?

As part of our inquiry, the Senior Team hosted a series of visits by local artists. The artists, working in a variety of traditional and electronic media, spoke to the children about their sources of motivation and their experiences. Our thanks to Anthony Ritchie (composer), Parry Jones (animator), Jared Smith (musician), Anna Henare (actress) and Mary-Ann Roberts (painter and sculptor). Watch this space while we work on using the Arts to express our perspective about a current issue...