Arts & Culture Sessions
Drama
Environmental Art
Mask Making
Young people work in teams to create, rehearse and perform a radio play. To ensure a successful production they must use communication, teamwork and imagination as well as making best use of each group member’s strengths.
An engaging introduction to environmental art, Young people learn about the genre, developing knowledge of natural resources used and understanding the colour wheel and design principles.
Young people will enjoy getting ‘hands on’ as they make masks moulded from the faces of the group. They’ll also learn about the importance of masks in different cultures, both in the past and present.
The task
The task
The task
Each group is given five random objects from a box of props. They must then write the script for a radio play lasting around five minutes that includes the five props. Every member of the team must have a role to play, either as a character or operating a prop.
The session begins with particpants looking at examples of environmental art and learning about some wellknown artists. After discussing different art forms, they look at the potential resources available with sustainability in mind. This gives them the knowledge to create their own sculptural piece or design.
Particpants use ‘ModRoc’ to make masks of their faces, working in pairs or groups of three. If there’s time, hands or feet can also be done. After a minimum 24-hour drying time, they will decorate their masks before discussing how masks are used within other cultures.
Session learning outcomes
Session learning outcomes
Session learning outcomes
By the end of the session, participants will have developed communication and performance skills, working together to come up with and perform their play. Each member of the group will have shown what they can bring to the task.
Participants will finish the session having learned about some of the well-known environmental artists, developed their own knowledge of trees and plants and having created their own unique artwork.
On completion of the sessions, each participants will have made and decorated their own mask and will have learned where masks come from, how they can be produced and how they’re used across the world.
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