Hewett Academy’s creative arts

Division Becomes A Viral Success

Hewett Academy’s Art Department was bowled over by the substantial national and international attention the recording of their artistic kinetic performance received, with numerous artists and art teachers from all over the world getting in touch with the school’s Art Lead to request the lesson plan be shared with them, alongside the subject philosophy.

The exercise, which explored the theme of ‘Play’ encouraged Hewett’s GCSE students to participate in a kinetic performance, inspired by the physical and geometric works of American artist, Heather Hansen, and saw the school’s iconic Walter Roy Theatre get covered in paper while students were given graphite sticks and loose instructions to mark their physical space with full body movements. The video generated over one million views on Instagram as well as over 115,000 likes, with no sign of slowing down!